''Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji'' is the
holy book
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of the
Ravidassia religion
Ravidassia or the Ravidas Panth is an Indian religion based on the teachings of Ravidass, who is revered as a satguru.
Historically, Ravidassia represented a range of beliefs in the Indian subcontinent, with some devotees of Ravidass counting the ...
.
History
''Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji'' was compiled and edited by
Ramanand Dass
, Title = Sant Of Ravidassia Religion
, Period = 1973-74 to 2009
, ordination =
, post = Sant
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Alawalpur
, death_date =
, death_place ...
of
Dera Sach Khand
Dera Sach Khand Ballan () is a socio-religious social organization (dera) based in the village of Ballan near Jalandhar, Punjab, India. It was founded by devotees of Guru Ravidas.
Dera Sach Khand Ballan is devoted to the cause of leading com ...
. The holy book's completion was announced by the Sant Samaj and by Dera Sach Khand at
Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan
Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan Mandir, Seer Goverdhanpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India is the ultimate place of pilgrimage or religious headquarters for followers of the Ravidasi religion from communities like Ad-Dharmis, Ramdasia Sikhs, C ...
on 30 January 2011, the 633rd anniversary of the birth of
Ravidas
Ravidas or Raidas, was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a ''guru'' (teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punj ...
.
On 1 February 2012, the second anniversary of the creation of the
Ravidassia religion
Ravidassia or the Ravidas Panth is an Indian religion based on the teachings of Ravidass, who is revered as a satguru.
Historically, Ravidassia represented a range of beliefs in the Indian subcontinent, with some devotees of Ravidass counting the ...
, ''Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji'' was placed at a shrine dedicated to Ravidass in
Bootan Mandi
Bootan Mandi is in Jalandhar City of Punjab state India. The ward number for Bootan Mandi is 54.
Demographics
Bootan Mandi is located in Jalandhar City. Its neighbouring areas are Abadi Jallowal, New Model Town, Model House, Basti Sheikh, Swam ...
,
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
.
Contents
Teachings
''The Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji'' contains ''bani'' of Ravidass. The title page features the
Har Nishaan symbol and a statement enjoining readers to wish each other "Jai Gurdev". The book contains photos of Ravidass and of Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan. The book also includes a list of the teachings of Ravidass and general principles of the Ravidassia religion.
Ragas
''Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji'' contains 240 ''
raga
A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradit ...
s'' culled from Ravidass' teachings. The book also contains 140 ''
shabads'', 40 ''pade'', ''painti akhri'', ''bani haftawar'', ''bani pandran tithi'', ''baran maas updesh'', ''dohra'', ''saand bani'', ''anmol vachan'' (''milni de samen''), ''laawaan'', ''suhag ustat'', ''manglachar'', and 231 ''salok''. There are 177 pages in the book. ''Ragas'' from ''Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji'' are recited daily in
Ravidassia ''bhawans''. The original language of ''Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji'' is
Gurmukhi
Gurmukhī ( pa, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). It is used by Punjabi Sikhs to write the language, commonly r ...
, the mother tongue of Shri Guru Ravidass ,
Punjabi other language translations have also been published.
References
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