Origin Attested throughout the Adi Granth, compiled by Guru Arjan in 1604, with final recension attributed to Guru Gobind Singh in 1706.
Humility, one of the five Sikh virtues (Panj Gun) opposing the Panj Vikar, held as the direct counter to ahankar (ego, the fifth of the Five Thieves) and embodied institutionally in practices such as seva (selfless service) and the shared, hierarchy-levelling meal of the langar.
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Origin PeriodSourced to the subject's own accountAttested throughout the Adi Granth, compiled by Guru Arjan in 1604, with final recension attributed to Guru Gobind Singh in 1706. 1 Place of OriginSourced to the subject's own accountPunjab, in the Sikh community centered on Amritsar during the compilation of the Adi Granth. 1 Origin of the NamePunjabi/Gurmukhi nimrata, humility or meekness. 2 Attributed Author / CompilerSourced to the subject's own accountThe Guru Granth Sahib, the compiled scripture of Sikhism. The base text was compiled by Guru Arjan in 1604 and given final form, the Adi Granth, by Guru Gobind Singh in 1706, who conferred upon it the status of eternal Guru; no single human author beyond the Sikh Gurus and Bhagats whose compositions it collects is credited for the Panj Gun as an enumerated set. 1 Status
Status Within the TraditionStandard teaching, not formally defined 3 Doctrinal Status DetailSourced to the subject's own accountOne of the five Sikh virtues (Panj Gun) and the named opposite of ahankar, ego, itself counted among the Panj Vikar; embodied in practice through seva, service, and the shared langar meal. 1 Attestation
Meaning in the Attesting SourceHumility, one of the five Sikh virtues, the direct counter to ahankar (ego), embodied in seva and the shared meal of the langar. 3 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source The Encyclopaedia of SikhismHarbans Singh (editor-in-chief)
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Opposes
Sikh Five Virtues opposing the Five Thieves, Guru Granth Sahib teaching.
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1. Guru Granth Sahib
Compiled by Guru Arjan, 1604; final recension attributed to Guru Gobind Singh, 1706, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, 1604the holders' own accountView the Source 2. Sikhism
W. H. McLeod, Penguin Books, 1997on the Panj Gun opposing the Panj VikarView the Source 3. The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism
Harbans Singh (editor-in-chief), Punjabi University, Patiala, 1998the nimrata entryView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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