The Ten Gurus
From Guru Nānak to Guru Gobind Siṅgh, and the eternal Gurū Granth Sāhib — each life and its gift to the path, in order.
The founder of the Sikh path, who taught that there is One God present in all, and that the truest worship is honest work, sharing, and remembrance of the Name.
Shaped the Gurmukhī script and built up the young community through discipline of body and spirit.
A great social reformer who used the institutions of the faith to dissolve caste and lift the standing of women.
Founder of the city of Amritsar and composer of the Lāvāṅ, the hymns of the Sikh wedding.
Compiled the first scripture and built the Harmandir Sāhib — and became the first Sikh martyr, bearing torture in serene surrender to the Divine Will.
Joined the spiritual and the temporal — wearing two swords of mīrī and pīrī — and raised the Akāl Takht as the seat of worldly authority.
A gentle Guru known for compassion, healing herbs and care for all living things.
The child Guru, who gave his life serving the sick during an epidemic in Delhi.
Gave his life defending the right of others — Kashmiri Pandits — to their own faith: the 'shield of India'.
Founder of the Khālsā, who shaped the Sikhs into saint-soldiers and made the scripture the eternal Guru.
The living Guru of the Sikhs — the Word itself, to which every Sikh turns directly for guidance.