# The Sikh Religion/Volume 1

THE SIKH RELIGION
MACAULIFFE
HENRY FROWDE, M.A.
PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD LONDON, EDINBURGH, NEW YORK TORONTO AND MELBOURNE
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THE AUTHOR AND SOME OF HIS SIKH ASSISTANTS
THE SIKH RELIGION
ITS GURUS, SACRED WRITINGS AND AUTHORS
BY
MAX ARTHUR MACAULIFFE
ਫੂਟੇ ਆਂਡਾ ਭਰਮ ਕਾ, ਮਨਿਹ ਭਇਓ ਪਰਗਾਸ; ਕਾਟੀ ਬੇੜੀ ਪਗਹ ਤੇ, ਗੁਰੁ ਕੀਨੀ ਬੰਦ ਖਲਾਸ.
The egg of superstition hath burst; the
mind is illumined:
The Guru hath cut the fetters off the feet
and freed the captive.
Guru Arjan
IN SIX VOLUMES
VOL. I
OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1909
OXFORD
PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A. PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY
CONTENTS OF VOL. I
* PAGE
* Preface................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
* Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................xxxix
* Life of Guru Nanak................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Twelve Months................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................138
* Japji................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................195
* Asa ki War................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................218
* Rahiras................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................250
* Sohila................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................258
* Guru Nanak's Hymns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................261
* Additional Sloks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................379
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
* PAGE
* VOLUME I
* The Author and some of his Sikh assistants................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Frontispiece
* Guru Nanak, the Founder of the Sikh Religion................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* VOLUME II
* Guru Angad and a Pupil................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Guru Amar Das................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
* Guru Ram Das Receiving His Disciples................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................253
* VOLUME III
* Guru Arjan Reading the Granth Sahib................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* The Tank and Temple of Amristar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
* General View of Amristar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20
* Guru Arjan's Shrine................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101
* VOLUME IV
* Guru Har Gobind................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* The Akal Bunga................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
* Baba Atal's Shrine................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................132
* Guru Har Rai Blessing Young Phul................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................275
* Guru Har Krishan................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................315
* Guru Teg Bahadur................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
* VOLUME V
* Guru Gobind Signh................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Fatatgarh................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................199
* An Akali................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................210
* Mukstar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................214
* The Sikh Temple (Hazur Sahib) at Nander................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................246
* VOLUME VI
* Namdev's Shrine at Ghuman................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
* Followers of Ramanuj and Ramanand................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................105
OXFORD PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A. PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY