Japji Sahib

Japji Sahib
Japji Sahib
by Guru Nanak
	Japji Sahib composition of the Kartarpur Bir written by Bhai Gurdas under the supervision of Guru Arjan, ca.1604
Original title	ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ or ਜਪੁ ਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ
Written	16th century
First published in	Adi Granth, 1604
Language	Gurmukhi
Subject(s)	Spirituality
Genre(s)	Religion
Lines	38 Stanzas
Followed by	So Dar Aasa (ਸੋ ਦਰੁ ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧)

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Japji Sahib (Punjabi: ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ, pronunciation: [d͡ʒəpʊd͡ʒiː sɛː́b]) is the Sikh thesis, that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib – the scripture of the Sikhs. Jap is the name of the prayer and to show respect, it is called “Jap ji Sahib”. It was composed by Guru Angad, and is mostly the writings of Guru Nanak. It begins with Mool Mantra and then follow 38 paudis (stanzas) and completed with a final Salok by Guru Angad at the end of this composition.^[1] The 38 stanzas are in different poetic meters.^[2]

Japji Sahib is the first composition of Guru Nanak, and is considered the comprehensive essence of Sikhism.^[1] Expansion and elaboration of Japji Sahib is the entire Guru Granth Sahib. It is first Bani in Nitnem. Notable is Nanak's discourse on 'what is true worship' and what is the nature of God'.^[3]^[4] According to Christopher Shackle, it is designed for "individual meditative recitation" and as the first item of daily devotional prayer for the devout.^[2] It is a chant found in the morning and evening prayers in Sikh gurdwaras.^[5] It is also chanted in the Sikh tradition at the Khalsa initiation ceremony and during the cremation ceremony.^[1]

Related to Japji Sahib is the Jaap Sahib (Punjabi: ਜਾਪੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ), the latter is found at the start of Dasam Granth and was composed by Guru Gobind Singh.^[1]^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d HS Singha (2009), The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Hemkunt Press, ISBN 978-8170103011, page 110
^ ^a ^b Christopher Shackle (2014). Pashaura Singh and Louis Fenech (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.
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^ B Singh and GP Singh (2007), Japji, Hemkunt Press, ISBN 81-7010-182-4, pages 17–42
^ W.O. Cole; Piara Singh Sambhi (2016). Sikhism and Christianity: A Comparative Study. Springer. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-349-23049-5.
^ Cite error: The named reference asingh84 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[singha110-1] HS Singha (2009), The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Hemkunt Press, ISBN 978-8170103011, page 110

[SinghFenech2014p111-2] Christopher Shackle (2014). Pashaura Singh and Louis Fenech (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

[deol11-3] Cite error: The named reference deol11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] B Singh and GP Singh (2007), Japji, Hemkunt Press, ISBN 81-7010-182-4, pages 17–42

[ColeSambhi2016p123-5] W.O. Cole; Piara Singh Sambhi (2016). Sikhism and Christianity: A Comparative Study. Springer. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-349-23049-5.

[asingh84-6] Cite error: The named reference asingh84 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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