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The Japji of Guru Nanak : a new translation with commentary

Title
The Japji of Guru Nanak : a new translation with commentary / by Rupinder S. Brar ; with an introduction by Paul Michael Taylor.
Author
Brar, Rupinder S. (Rupinder Singh), 1961-
Publication
  • Washington, DC : Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution ; [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Nānak, Guru, 1469-1538.
  • Taylor, Paul Michael, 1953-
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Asian Cultural History Program.
Description
168 pages : color illustrations; 31 cm
Summary
The Japji is by far the best-known work of Guru Nanak (1469-1539) -- poet, philosopher, historian, composer, First Sikh Guru and founder of the Sikh faith. Many Sikhs recite its sacred verses daily. Its title derives from the root "jap-" meaning to recite or chant. Dr. Rupinder Singh Brar provides in this book a compelling new translation with commentary. He also examines its core concepts, and presents the Japji as a condensed summary of Guru Nanak\u0027s philosophy. Dr. Brar notes that, perhaps due to its exalted status as a religious text, the Japji remains under-appreciated as a literary and philosophical gem, and that its importance within South Asia\u0027s literary and cultural heritage is still little known outside the Sikh community. This highly readable translation and commentary are published by the Smithsonian\u0027s Asian Cultural History Program in conjunction with the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak\u0027s birth (1469-2019). -- Introduction.
Subject
  • Nānak, Guru, 1469-1538 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Nānak, Guru, 1469-1538
  • Japujī (Nānak, Guru)
  • Sikh philosophy
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-167).
Language (note)
  • Text in English; Japujī in Panjabi, in Gurmukhi script and transliteration, with English translation.
Contents
Introduction / Paul Michael Taylor -- Part I. The Japji in context. Reading Guru Nanak in the Third Millennium ; "As appeared the true Guru Nanak" ; The Japji as literature ; The Japji as philosophy: between reason and faith -- Part II. The Japji: text, transliteration, and translation. The Japji verses -- Part III. Interpreting the Japji: virtue and grace. Being human: understanding the five Khands of Japji ; Cultivating virtue: the Dharam Khand ; Shattering ego: the Gyan Khand ; Creating mindfulness: the Saram Khand ; Taming desire: the Karam Khand ; Transcendence and eternity: the Sach Khand ; Virtue and grace: Living in harmony with the five Khands -- Part IV. Epilogue. The House of Nanak.
ISBN
  • 9780972455725 (hardcover)
  • 0972455728 (hardcover)
OCLC
  • on1126541619
  • 1126541619
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries