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Guru Angad
Second Sikh guru from 1539 to 1552 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552;[2] Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː əŋgəd̯ᵊ]) was the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism. After meeting Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, becoming a Sikh, and serving and working with Nanak for many years, Nanak gave Lehna the name Angad ("my own limb"),[3] and chose Angad as the second Sikh Guru.[4][5][6]
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Guru Angad | |
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ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ | |
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Born | Lehna (1504-03-31)31 March 1504 |
Died | 29 March 1552(1552-03-29) (aged 47) |
Religion | Sikhism |
Spouse | Mata Khivi |
Children | Baba Dasu (1521–1598) Baba Dattu (1524–1575) Bibi Amro (1529–1601) Bibi Anokhi (1531–1608) |
Parent(s) | Mata Ramo and Baba Pheru Mal |
Known for | Standardising the Gurmukhi Script |
Other names | Second Master Second Nanak |
Religious career | |
Based in | Khadur |
Predecessor | Guru Nanak |
Successor | Guru Amar Das |
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After the death of Guru Nanak in 1539, Guru Angad led the Sikh tradition.[7][8] He is remembered in Sikhism for adopting and formalising the Gurmukhi alphabet.[9][5] He began the process of compiling the hymns of Nanak and contributed 62 or 63 Saloks of his own.[5] Instead of his own son, he chose his disciple Amar Das as his successor and the third Guru of Sikhism.[7][8]