The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (375 page)
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). Its influence is still felt today, not only in India, but—because of its use by the K
a Consciousness movement—throughout the world.
a Consciousness movement—throughout the world.
Bh
go, M
t
or M
Bh
go
go, Mtor MBhgo(Pañj
b
, ‘mother’;
b. 17th cent. CE).
Sikh heroine. M
Bh
go rallied the ‘forty immortals’ at
Mukts
r
, vowing that she would, if necessary, die for Gur
Gobind Si
gh
. Wearing men's clothing, she fought bravely, killing several men of the local Mughal governor, Wazir Kh
n, and was blessed by the Gur
. Apparently she subsequently lost her reason and died at
Nander
.
b, ‘mother’;b. 17th cent. CE).
Sikh heroine. M
Bhgo rallied the ‘forty immortals’ atMukts
r, vowing that she would, if necessary, die for Gur
Gobind Sigh. Wearing men's clothing, she fought bravely, killing several men of the local Mughal governor, Wazir Kh
n, and was blessed by the Gur. Apparently she subsequently lost her reason and died atNander
.
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