The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (904 page)
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he is distinct from God (
iva
).
Among Sikhs, the term refers primarily to Gur
N
nak and his nine successors,
A
gad
,
Amar D
s
,
R
m D
s
,
Arjan Dev
,
Hargobind
,
Har R
i
,
Har Krishan
,
Tegh Bah
dur
, and
Gobind Si
gh
. All manifested the one divine light, just as one lamp is lit from another. This belief in the essential oneness of the Gur
s is central to Sikhism. On the death of Gobind Si
gh, Gur
ship was vested in the
di Granth
iva).
Among Sikhs, the term refers primarily to Gur
Nnak and his nine successors,A
gad,
Amar D
s,
R
m Ds,
Arjan Dev
,
Hargobind
,
Har R
i,
Har Krishan
,
Tegh Bah
dur, and
Gobind Si
gh. All manifested the one divine light, just as one lamp is lit from another. This belief in the essential oneness of the Gur
s is central to Sikhism. On the death of Gobind Sigh, Gurship was vested in thedi GranthOther books
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