Bhagat
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Bhagat is a term used in the Indian subcontinent to describe religious personalities who have obtain high acclaim in their community for their services and devoutness. It is also one of the
King Cobra[1]
and also a surname found among Marathas, Bania communities and Punjabi Brahmins.
Definition
Bhagat is a Hindi and
states of India
.
Sikhism
Bhagat Namdev, and Bhagat Pipa
.
Sikhism's central scriptural
Sikh Gurus, Bhats and Gursikhs. Because Sikhism believes in one human creed (no one belongs to a higher or a lower social status or caste) and that accounts to adding Bani of various authors, a total of 36, in Guru Granth Sahib irrespective of many belonging to religions other than Sikhism. Religious writings of those Bhagats were collected by Guru Arjan. Some of them lived before Guru Nanak, but came to have a monotheistic as opposed to a polytheistic
doctrine.
Broadly speaking, therefore, a Bhagat is a holy person or a member of a community whose objectives involve leading humanity towards God and highlighting injustices in the world.
Below is a list of the Bhagats who contributed towards
Sri Guru Granth Sahib:[2]
- Bhagat Kabir
- Bhagat Ravidas
- Bhagat Farid
- Bhagat Ramanand
- Bhagat Beni
- Bhagat Namdev
- Bhagat Sadhana
- Bhagat Bhikhan
- Bhagat Parmanand
- Bhagat Sain
- Bhagat Dhanna
- Bhagat Pipa
- Bhagat Surdas
- Bhagat Jaidev
- Bhagat Trilochan
See also
Notes
- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
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