Definition
''Bhagat'' is a Punjabi language, Punjabi word derived from the Sanskrit word ''Bhagavata'', which means: a devotee of the Lord (''Bhagvan''). It usually defines the relationship between a lord and his devotee and the pure offering from a bhagat to his bhagvaan. Many such Hindu devotees are followers of the ''bhakti'' tradition, who adhere to a prayer-led path of Self-realization, realization. ''Bhagat'' is also a Hindu, Buddhist and Jain surname, found in various communities though it is most prevalent in the northern states of India.Sikhism
Sikhism's central scriptural book, Guru Granth Sahib, has teachings of 15 ''Bhagats'', along with ''Gurbani, bani'' of Sikh Gurus, ''Bhats'' and ''Gursikhs''. Because Sikhism believes in one human creed (no one belongs to a higher or a lower social status or caste) and that accounts to adding ''Bani'' of various authors, a total of 36, in Guru Granth Sahib irrespective of many belonging to religions other than Sikhism. Religious writings of those ''Bhagats'' were collected by Guru Arjan. Some of them lived before Guru Nanak, but came to have a monotheism, monotheistic as opposed to a God in Hinduism, polytheistic doctrine. Broadly speaking, therefore, a ''Bhagat'' is a holy person or a member of a community whose objectives involve leading humanity towards God in Sikhism, God and highlighting injustices in the world. Below is a list of the ''Bhagats'' who contributed towards Sri Guru Granth Sahib: *Bhagat Kabir *Bhagat Ravidas *Bhagat Farid *Bhagat Ramanand *Bhagat Beni *Bhagat Namdev *Bhagat Sadhana *Bhagat Bhikhan *Bhagat Parmanand *Bhagat Sain *Bhagat Dhanna *Bhagat Pipa *Bhagat Surdas *Jayadeva in Sikhism, Bhagat Jaidev *Bhagat TrilochanSee also
*Sant (religion)Notes
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* Sikh Bhagats, Titles and occupations in Hinduism {{Sikhism-stub