Bhai Kanhaiya (1648–1718) was a

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Guru Tegh Bahadur ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ (Gurmukhi); ; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus who founded the Sikh religion and the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675 ...

and was requested to establish the Sevapanthi or Addanshahi order of the Sikhs by

Guru Gobind Singh Ji Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Si ...

. He was known for pouring water for all the wounded members of the battlefield no matter whether they were Sikhs or fighting against the Sikhs. During his youth he also spent a lot of time in the company of

Nanua Bairagi Nanua Bairagi, (~17th–18th century) also known as Nanua Bhagat and Jamala Singh, was a renowned mystic, humanitarian and Sikh warrior of Punjab.''Nanua Bhagat is a renowned ascetic and mystic and a Punjabi poet of the classical school'', Rose-gar ...

, who belonged to a Saini agriculture family and was also a disciple and comrade of last three Sikh gurus. Nanua Bairagi was a renowned poet-mystic of Punjab and he left a deep imprint on Bhai Kanhaiya's spiritual and humanitarian outlook in his formative years. He was also the founder of the Sevapanthi Sikh Sampradaya.

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www.khalsaaid.org

www.bhaikanhaiyaji.com

www.studentbmj.com

www.sikhnn.com/
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanhaiya, Bhai Indian Sikhs 1648 births 1718 deaths Sikh saints

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