Guru Amar Das - Definition and Overview

Guru Amar Das Ji (5 April 1479 - 1 September 1574) was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 26 March1552 following in the footsteps of Guru Angad Dev ji, who died 29 March 1552.

Before Guru Ji died, he nominated Guru Ram Das as the fourth Guru of the Sikhs.

The Third Sikh Guru contributed the following to the people of the world:

• All visitors to Gurdwaras to take Langar Free Food.
• Guru lifted the status of women as equal to men. Prohibited the practice of Sati
• Established a Administration system for management of congregations
• Gift of the prayer called Anand Sahib

External links

• allaboutsikhs.com (http://allaboutsikhs.com/gurus/guruamar.htm)
• sikhs.org (http://www.sikhs.org/guru3.htm)
• sikh-history.com (http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak3.html)

Audio

• srigurugranthsahib.org (http://www.srigurugranthsahib.org/audio/g3.htm)

Also see Sikhism and Sikh Sites

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