Guru Granth Sahib

The primary holy scripture of Sikhism
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Guru Granth Sahib
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Summary

Guru Granth Sahib is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,583 views/month, #31 of 6,426).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Sikhism[3]
  • Instance of: Sikh scriptures[4]
  • Genre: religious literature[5], religious text[6]
  • Commons category: Guru Granth Sahib[7]
  • Language of work or name: Punjabi[8], Lehndi[9], Prakrit[10], Apabhraṃśa[11], Sanskrit[12], Bhojpuri[13], Sindhi[14], Marathi[15], Marwari[16], Bangla[17], Persian[18], Arabic[19], Braj Bhasha[20], Haryanvi[21]
  • Country of origin: India[22]
  • Has part(s): Ang[23]
  • Has edition or translation: Adi Granth[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Guru Granth Sahib[25]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26]
  • Title: ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ[27]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]

Why It Matters

Guru Granth Sahib has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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