Complaint to Akbar
How many manjis did Guru Amar Das Ji create?
22
Who were the two candidate to be the next Guru after Guru Amar Das Ji?
Guru Ram Das Ji and Bhai Rama who were both son-in-laws of Guru Amar Das Ji
What year was Guru Ram Das Ji born and where?
He was born in 1534 in the city of Lahore.
Why did the Brahmins complain to Akbar about Guru Amar Das Ji?
They were not happy about Guru Sahib preaching equality amongst castes and that people started to listen to the Brahmins less.
When the foundation stone of Amritsar was first laid, what was the town called?
Guru ka Chakk
What was the job of people in charge of the manjis?
To answer questions from their local Sikhs and preach Sikhi
What did Guru Amar Das Ji ask the two candidates to do to prove themselves ready to be the next Guru?
He asked both to construct a platform.
What happened when Guru Ram Das Ji was 7? Where did he move to and why?
His parents passed away at the age of 7 and he went to Basarke to live with his Nani.
What was Guru Ram Das Ji's response to the first complaint that Sikhs do not read the Gayatri which is supposed to be Recited 3 times a day according to the vedas?
He said that the vedas also say that untouchables cannot read the Gayatri which is unfair but the teaching of Guru Nanak Dev Ji are for everyone and that people should remember Vaheguru at all times and not just read something 3 times a day.
What year was construction of Amritsar started and how did Guruji get the land for the new town?
Construction was started in 1570 and Guruji bought the land from the people of the villages near the new town.
What two people did the Brahmin's send Goinda's son to complain to about the Guru?
The Governor of Lahore and the Mughal Emperor Akbar
How many times/days did both Bhai Rama and Guru Ram Das Ji construct and then destroy the platforms?
7 days
Who did Guru Ram Das Ji meet at Basarke and where did he go next?
He met Guru Amar Das Ji and moved to Goindwal with him to continue to do seva for him.
What was the response to the second complaint that Sikhs don't visit holy places of the Hindus?
Guru Ram Das Ji replied that these places were not sacred because of the water but because of learned men there who used to teach people. Now there are just Brahmins there who take people's money.
Who did Guru Amar Das Ji give the responsibility of building the town and what did this person set up for the people working on building Amritsar?
He put Guru Ram Das Ji in charge who started langar there to serve the Sikhs and other workers.
When the Brahmins complained again to Akbar in Lahore in 1566, who did Guruji send to respond to the complaints?
Guru Ram Das Ji
On the eighth day when Guru Amar Das Ji asked Bhai Rama and Guru Ram Das Ji to tear down the platform again, what was the difference in how they responded to Guruji? How did it prove who was worthy of being guru?
Bhai Rama refused and said Guru Amar Das Ji was forgetting due to his old age and that he constructed it properly. Guru Ram Das Ji asked Guru Amar Das Ji to bless him with intelligence so he could build it properly. This showed Guru Ram Das Ji's humility which proved he was worthy of being Guru.
Who did Guru Ram Das Ji end up marrying an in what year?
He married Bibi Bhaji who was the daughter of Guru Amar Das Ji in 1552.
What was the response to the third complaint that Sikhs don't believe in the caste system?
Guru Ram Das Ji says that the caste system was invented to keep the poor oppressed and that it was not made to help people improve their lives.
After becoming Guru, where did Guru Ram Das Ji shift his family to? What did people start calling the town at that point?
He moves his family to Guru ka Chakk and it started to be called Chakk Ram Das.
How did Akbar have langar when visiting Guruji in Goindwal? Did he sit separately or in a higher place than others?
He sat in the pangat with everyone else even though he was a king.
Before merging back to Vaheguru, what were Guru Amar Das Ji's instructions to his Sikhs?
That the Sikhs should not cry when he merges with Vaheguru or perform meaningless rituals and should instead do Naam Simran.
Why were Guru Ram Das Ji's relatives angry with Guru Amar Das Ji? How did Guru Ram Das Ji respond?
They were angry when they saw Guru Ram Das Ji who was a member of the higher Khatrinin class working alongside lower caste people and doing jobs that they were doing. He asked Guru Amar Das Ji not to be angry because they didn't understand that doing seva was important while caste is meaningless.
What was the response to the fourth complaint that Sikhs don't worship idols?
Guru Ram Das Ji replies that stone is not alive but Vaheguru is always alive and present everywhere at all times.
When did the town became known as Amritsar?
After the construction of the Amritsar sarovar.