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Gurmukh
(Pañj
b
, ‘person oriented towards the
Gur
’). A pious Sikh responsive to the Gur
's word. In contrast to the
manmukh
, the gurmukh embodies the living teaching of the
di Granth
.
b, ‘person oriented towards theGur
’). A pious Sikh responsive to the Gur's word. In contrast to themanmukh
, the gurmukh embodies the living teaching of the
di Granth.
Gurmukh
(Pañj
b
, ‘from the mouth of the
Gur
’). Sacred script of the Sikhs. The Gurmukh
alphabet consists of thirty-five letters and is simpler than, but closely related to, the Devan
gr
script used for Sanskrit and Hind
.
b, ‘from the mouth of theGur
’). Sacred script of the Sikhs. The Gurmukhalphabet consists of thirty-five letters and is simpler than, but closely related to, the Devangrscript used for Sanskrit and Hind.Other books
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