Guru Angad
Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː əŋgəd̯ᵊ]) was the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism. After meeting Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, becoming a Sikh, and serving and working with Nanak for many years, Nanak gave Lehna the name Angad ("my own limb"), and chose Angad as the second Sikh Guru.
Guru Angad | |
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ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ | |
Miniature painting depiction of Guru Angad | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Lehna 31 March 1504 |
| Died | 29 March 1552 (aged 47) |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Spouse | Mata Khivi |
| Children | Baba Dasu (1521–1598) Baba Dattu (1524–1575) Bibi Amro (1529–1601) Bibi Anokhi (1531–1608) |
| Parent(s) | Mata Ramo and Baba Pheru Mal |
| Known for | Standardising the Gurmukhi Script |
| Other names | Second Master Second Nanak |
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| Based in | Khadur |
| Predecessor | Guru Nanak |
| Successor | Guru Amar Das |
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After the death of Guru Nanak in 1539, Guru Angad led the Sikh tradition. He is remembered in Sikhism for adopting and formalising the Gurmukhi alphabet. He began the process of compiling the hymns of Nanak and contributed 62 or 63 Saloks of his own. Instead of his own son, he chose his disciple Amar Das as his successor and the third Guru of Sikhism.
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