{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Sikhism - Part 4: The Guru, the Granth, and the Seats of Power","description":"A sacred book is treated not as a text, but as a living teacher. Edicts are issued from marble thrones, while distant congregations debate codes and customs. In Sikhism, authority is at once scriptural, institutional, and deeply communal.\r\n\r\nThe central anchor is the Guru Granth Sahib. Compiled in sixteen oh four by Guru Arjan, this scripture contains the hymns of the Gurus along with the poetry of devotional saints from various backgrounds. Written in Gurmukhi script, the Guru Granth Sahib is more than literature. In Sikh tradition, it is the eternal Guru—respected, recited, and ceremonially carried in gurdwaras worldwide. When Guru Gobind Singh declared in seventeen oh eight that there would be no more human Gurus, he transferred spiritual authority to the scripture itself. This move answered a foundational question: how would the community maintain cohesion after the passing of charismatic leaders?\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thecreedarchive.com/creed/sikhism","author_name":"The Archive Network"}