Guru Angad

Guru Angad
ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ
Miniature painting depiction of Guru Angad
Personal
Born
Lehna

(1504-03-31)31 March 1504
Died29 March 1552(1552-03-29) (aged 47)
ReligionSikhism
SpouseMata Khivi
ChildrenBaba Dasu (1521–1598)
Baba Dattu (1524–1575)
Bibi Amro (1529–1601)
Bibi Anokhi (1531–1608)
Parent(s)Mata Ramo and Baba Pheru Mal
Known forStandardising the Gurmukhi Script
Other namesSecond Master
Second Nanak
Religious career
Based inKhadur
PredecessorGuru Nanak
SuccessorGuru Amar Das

Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552;[2] Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː əŋgəd̯ᵊ]) was the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism. After meeting Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, becoming a Sikh, and serving and working with Nanak for many years, Nanak gave Lehna the name Angad ("my own limb"),[3] and chose Angad as the second Sikh Guru.[4][5][6]

After the death of Guru Nanak in 1539, Guru Angad led the Sikh tradition.[7][8] He is remembered in Sikhism for adopting and formalising the Gurmukhi alphabet.[9][5] He began the process of compiling the hymns of Nanak and contributed 62 or 63 Saloks of his own.[5] Instead of his own son, he chose his disciple Amar Das as his successor and the third Guru of Sikhism.[7][8]

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