Garib Das
Saint Garibdas Maharaj was a Spiritual leader and spiritual reformer. He took birth in 1717 A.D. to a family of Dhankhar jats in village Chudani, District Jhajjar, Haryana, India. He was a rich farmer. His spiritual journey started when Almighty God Kabir came to meet him and gave him initiation at the age of 10 years. After getting spiritual awareness from Almighty God Kabir, he uttered many Banis that are collected as holy book Shri Sat Granth Sahib. Garibdas Panth is also a Kabirpanth. Saint Garib Das Ji told through his Banis that Kabir Sahib is the supreme  God in Satlok. Garibdas Ji left this earth in 1778 A.D., and over his remains a memorial was established. Family and early life. Sant Garibdas Ji was born in 1717 A.D. in the village Chhudani, district Jhajjar, Haryana in a Dhankhar family of Jats. His father's name is Shri Balram Ji and his mother's name is Shrimati Rani Devi Ji. Village Chhudani is the maternal's village of Garib Das Ji Maharaj. His father belonged to theDhankhar gotra of Karontha village, district Rohtak, Haryana. His father Shri Balaram Ji was married to Rani Devi, daughter of Shivlal Singh  in village Chhudani. Shri Shivlal Ji had no son. Therefore, Shri Balaram Ji was kept in the house. After 12 years of marriage Sant Garib Das Ji Maharaj Ji was born in the village Chhodani. Shri Shivlal Ji had 2500 Bighas (big Bigha which is 2.75 times bigger than today's Bigha and counts for 1400 acres of land). Shri Balaram was the heir of all that land and after him, his only son Sant Garib Das Ji inherited all that land. Garib Das Ji used to go to cow grazing with other cowherds since childhood. Spiritual Journey. Saint Garib  Das's spiritual journey started when Respected Kabir God met him at the age of 10 years. After taking initiation from Kabir Saheb, he went to Satlok with him. On the way, Lord Kabir also showed him heaven. When they reached Satlok, he (child Garib das) saw Lord Kabir was sitting on the throne. Then, child Garib das became shocked because Lord Kabir was also standing along with him in the form of Zinda Mahatma. After a moment, the two forms of Lord Kabir merged, and only Lord Kabir on the throne remained. Then, God Kabir sent him back to  earth. After coming back to earth, he started telling all the villagers and everyone about lord Kabir. The knowledge received from God got written in seven months in Garib das's garden of berries by sitting under a Khejri (Jand) tree, and thus the handwritten Holy Book Sri Sat Granth Sahib (Amarbodh, Amargranth) was composed. Mahatma Garib Das Maharaj went to Satlok in 1778 at the age of 61. A memorial, Chhatri Saheb, was cremated at the village Chhudani.  After this, appearing in the same body, he lived in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh for 35 years.  There is also a memorial  Chhatri Sahib built in his name. Kabirpanth. The sect ongoing from Saint Garib Das Ji Garibdas Panth is also a Kabirpanth. And, in the Holy Kabir Sagar chapter Kabir Bani (Bodh Sagar) and chapter Kabir Charitr Bodh, Garibdas Panth is written as the twelfth sect (Panth) of Kabirpanth and that the twelfth Panth would be "the Dawn". It is also written in the Holy Kabir Sagar that the thirteenth Panth will emerge from the twelfth Panth only when Kabir Sahib himself would come in the twelfth Panth. Work. The Banis uttered by him are revered by his followers as Holy  SatGranth Sahib a Holy Book that has the collection of the Banis of Sant Garib Das Ji Maharaj alone. Philosophy. Just after Kabir Sahib Ji left Sant Garib Das Ji's soul back on earth, Sant Garib Das Ji uttered numerous Banis saying that Kabir Sahib only is the Supreme God in Satlok. Just like Kabir Sahib Ji, Sant Garib Das Ji has also criticised both Hindus' and Muslims' spiritual leaders for ignorantly preaching wrong worship and knowledge in the society.