Английская Википедия:Bhai Bala
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Bhai Bala (Шаблон:Lang-pa 1466–1544), born in Talwandi Rai Bhoi into a Sandhu Jat family[1] (now called Nankana Sahib in Pakistan),[2][3] was a childhood friend and lifelong companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak. According to the Bhai Bala Janam Sakhis, he traveled with Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana on all of their great journeys around the world including China, Mecca, and around India. He supposedly died in Khadur Sahib, in his late 70s, in 1544.[2][4]
Historicity
There has been considerable discussion as regards to Bhai Bala's existence, particularly within the Sikh academic field. The reasons for this are:
Bhai Gurdas, who has listed all Guru Nanak's prominent disciples (in his 11th Var), does not mention the name of Bhai Bala (this may be an oversight, for he does not mention Rai Bular either). However Bhai Mani Singh's Bhagat Ratanwali, which contains essentially the same list as that by Bhai Gurdas, but with more detail, also does not mention Bhai Bala.[5] There are a number of other anomalies, which Dr. Kirpal Singh has explicated in his Punjabi work 'Janamsakhi Tradition.'[6][7]
Dr. Trilochan Singh counters some of the points raised by stating that Mehma Parkash and Mani Singh Janamsakhi both mention Bhai Bala. Bala is further mentioned in Suchak Prasang Guru Ka by Bhai Behlo written during Guru Arjan Dev’s time. Bhai Behlo says, “Bala discarded his body there, At the holy city of Khadaur, Angad, the master, preformed the rites, Graciously with his own two hands.” He also raises the point that Bhai Bala’s family is still living in Nankana Sahib and that Bala’s samadhi exists in Khadaur.[8] According to H.S. Singha, some scholars argue that Bhai Bala was a genuine person, however his Janamsakhi hagiographies had been corrupted by heretical sects such as the Minas, Handaliyas, and others.[9] The earliest extant Bala version rendition of the Janamsakhis itself claims to date to 1525 but this has been refuted by W.H. McLeod.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 McLeod, W.H., Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion. Oxford, 1968.
- ↑ A Gateway to Sikhism | Early Gursikhs: Bhai Bala Ji - A Gateway to Sikhism
- ↑ Max Arthur Macauliffe, 1909
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Singh, Dr Kirpal, Janamsakhi Tradition (An Analytical Study). Singh Brothers, 2004.(page 10)
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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