Japji Sahib

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Japji Sahib is a foundational Sikh prayer and spiritual hymn composed by Guru Nanak that opens the Guru Granth Sahib and outlines core Sikh theology and meditation on the divine.

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Japji Sahib canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh prayer
religious text
spiritual hymn
associatedGuru Guru Nanak Dev
linked to: Guru Nanak
associatedWith Nitnem
author Guru Nanak
centralTheme ethical living
hukam (divine will)
meditation on the divine
nam (divine Name)
oneness of God
spiritual liberation
compiledIn Guru Granth Sahib
containsLanguage Sant Bhasha
doctrine Ik Onkar (One Supreme Reality)
linked to: Ik Onkar

equality of all humans
formlessness of God
importance of grace
importance of truthful living
rejection of ritualism
emphasizesPractice acceptance of hukam
listening (suniai)
simran (remembrance of God)
genre didactic poetry
hymn
hasPart 38 pauris
Mool Mantar
final sloks
influenced later Sikh theology
language Gurmukhi
liturgicalUse daily Sikh prayer
recited in the morning
openingTextOf Guru Granth Sahib
outlines Sikh path of meditation
Sikh understanding of God
core Sikh theology
placeInPractice memorized by many Sikhs
positionInGuruGranthSahib opening composition
primaryLanguage Punjabi
religion Sikhism
religiousTradition Sikh scripture
reveredAs summary of Sikh philosophy
script Gurmukhi script
linked to: Gurmukhi
scriptureStatus foundational text in Sikhism
structure Mool Mantar introduction
pauris
sloks
timeOfRecitation Amrit Vela

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Guru Nanak notableWork Japji Sahib
Amrit Sanchar requiresRecitationOf Japji Sahib
Nitnem includesPrayer Japji Sahib
subject linked to: Nitnem (daily prayers)
Nitnem morningPrayersInclude Japji Sahib
subject linked to: Nitnem (daily prayers)