Swami Ram Tirath
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Swami Ram Tirath also known as Dandi Sannyasi, was a mystic who after a prolonged spiritual quest turned to the Guru Granth Sahib
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scriptures throughout his life but once disillusioned, turned towards learning about other religions. He studied Sri Guru Granth Sahib
, the holy scripture of the Sikhs at Nankana Sahib
. He was deeply impressed by the Saloks of Guru Teg Bahadur
Ji, the ninth guru of the Sikhs and towards the later part of his life became inclined towards Sikhism
. He later became Amritdhari, got baptized into Sikhism
and formally entered the Sikh
religion.
Guru Granth Sahib
Sri Guru Granth Sahib , or Adi Granth, is the religious text of Sikhism. It is the final and eternal guru of the Sikhs. It is a voluminous text of 1430 angs, compiled and composed during the period of Sikh gurus, from 1469 to 1708...
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Life
He was born in the village of Tauhra, now in the district of Patiala, he was christened Svami Ram Tirath by Svami Narayan Tirath, an ex-principal of Queens College at Calcutta in 1937. He studied HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
scriptures throughout his life but once disillusioned, turned towards learning about other religions. He studied Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib
Sri Guru Granth Sahib , or Adi Granth, is the religious text of Sikhism. It is the final and eternal guru of the Sikhs. It is a voluminous text of 1430 angs, compiled and composed during the period of Sikh gurus, from 1469 to 1708...
, the holy scripture of the Sikhs at Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib , earlier known as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, the central figure in Sikhism who was born here, so it is a city of high historic and religious value and is a popular pilgrimage site...
. He was deeply impressed by the Saloks of Guru Teg Bahadur
Guru Teg Bahadur
Guru Tegh Bahadur became the 9th Guru of Sikhi on 20 March 1665, following in the footsteps of his grand-nephew, Guru Har Krishan. Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi....
Ji, the ninth guru of the Sikhs and towards the later part of his life became inclined towards Sikhism
Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
. He later became Amritdhari, got baptized into Sikhism
Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
and formally entered the Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
religion.