Ram Rai

Ram Rai
ਰਾਮ ਰਾਏ
Detail of Ram Rai from a mural depicting Guru Nanak and Ram Rai listening to hymns together under a tree from the Bhai Bahlo Darwaza of the Darbar of Ram Rai in Dehradun, circa pre-1688
Detail of Ram Rai from a mural depicting Guru Nanak and Ram Rai listening to hymns together under a tree from the Bhai Bahlo Darwaza of the Darbar of Ram Rai in Dehradun, circa pre-1688
Head of Ramraiya sect
Preceded byNone (founder)
Succeeded byAud Dass (mahant)
Personal
Born1645
Died1687
ReligionSikhism
Spouse
  • Raj Kaur (d. 1698)
  • Maluki (d. 1701)
  • Panjab Kaur (d. 1742)
  • Lal Kaur (d. 1698)
Parents
SectRamraiya
Other namesGuru Ram Rai
RelativesGuru Har Krishan (brother)

Ram Rai (Gurmukhi: ਰਾਮ ਰਾਏ; rāma rā'ē; 1645–1687) was the excommunicated eldest son of the seventh Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai, and the founder of the Ramraiyas, an unorthodox and heretical sect in Sikhism.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Smith, R. V. (February 5, 2020). "In the light of the moon". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ "Rām Rāiyā | Sikhism". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  3. ^ Singh, Harbans (2013-04-01). Concise Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University. pp. 537, 538.

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