Sikh Gurus

The word "Guru" is a Sanskrit word meaning teacher, honoured person, religious person or saint. Sikhism though has a very specific definition of the word Guru. It
means the descent of divine guidance to mankind provided through ten Enlightened Masters. This honour of being called a Sikh Guru applies only to the ten Gurus who founded the religion starting with Guru Nanak in 1469 and ending with Guru Gobind Singh in 1708; thereafter it refers to the Sikh Holy Scriptures the Guru Granth Sahib. The divine spirit was passed from one Guru to the next as "The light of a lamp which lights another does not abate. Similarly a spiritual leader and his disciple become equal, Nanak says the truth."

Guru Nanak Dev Ji                1469 – 1539

Guru Angad Dev Ji                1504 – 1552

Guru Amar Das Ji                  1479 – 1574

Guru Ram Das Ji                   1534 – 1581

Guru Arjan Dev Ji                  1563 – 1606

Guru Har Gobind Ji               1595 – 1644

Guru Har Rai Ji                     1630 – 1661

Guru Har Krishan Ji              1656 – 1664

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji           1621 – 1675

Guru Gobind Singh Ji           1666 – 1708

Guru Granth Sahib Ji            1708 – Eternal