The Japji of Guru Nanak : a new translation with commentary / by Rupinder S. Brar ; with an introduction by Paul Michael Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brar, Rupinder S. (Rupinder Singh), 1961- author.

Taylor, Paul Michael, 1953- author of introduction, author of introduction.

Contributor:

Nānak, Guru, 1469-1538.

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Asian Cultural History Program.

Language:

English

Panjabi

Subjects (All):

Nānak, Guru, 1469-1538--Criticism and interpretation.

Nānak.

Nānak, Guru, 1469-1538. Japujī--English.

Nānak, Guru, 1469-1538.

Sikh philosophy.

Japujī (Nānak, Guru).

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

168 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution ; [2019]

Language Note:

Text in English; Japujī in Panjabi, in Gurmukhi script and transliteration, with English translation.

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's 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's literary and cultural heritage is still little known outside the Sikh community. This highly readable translation and commentary are published by the Smithsonian's Asian Cultural History Program in conjunction with the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak's birth (1469-2019). -- Introduction.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-167).

Related Work:

Nānak, Guru, 1469-1538. Japujī. English

ISBN:

9780972455725

0972455728

OCLC:

1126541619