The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1654 page)

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, Gur
Gobind Si
gh was stabbed by a Path
n, and, although at first the wound apparently healed, he died on 7 Oct. 1708. In Nande
there are several sites revered by Sikhs.
Nandi
.
The bull vehicle of the god
iva
. His image often has a shrine of its own at the entrance to temples dedicated to
iva. The bull image is usually shown kneeling, facing the temple entrance, implying that Nandi gazes always at his Lord. Because of this his expression is gentle and smiling, full of joy at being in the presence of
iva.
Nand L
l ‘Goy

(
‘one who speaks’,
c.
1630–1712)
. Eminent contemporary of Gur
Gobind Si
gh
. Nand L
l ‘Goy
’ composed predominantly philosophical works in Persian, notably
D
v
n
and
Zindag
-n
m
.

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