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Confidence
Belief overview
Guru Granth Sahib as eternal Guru
The sacred scripture occupies the place of supreme spiritual authority after the human Gurus.
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Neutral
What it is: After the tenth human Guru, the Guru Granth Sahib came to be recognized as eternal Guru in a scriptural and communal sense.
How the tradition understands it: Authority does not belong only to a book as object, but to the divinely inspired teaching preserved and honored as normative presence of the Guru-ship.
Textual basis and context: The formation of the Adi Granth and its later institutional centrality decisively marked Sikh identity.
Debates and variations: The status of other texts and traditions is discussed, but the centrality of the Guru Granth Sahib is broadly consensual.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
Guru Granth Sahib as Guru
Passages and tradition on the authority of the sacred text.
Reference: Sikh tradition and liturgical practice surrounding the Guru Granth Sahib.
Content: The text is treated as supreme spiritual authority and as the normative presence of the Gurus' teaching.
Use in debate: It is indispensable for the doctrine of the eternal Guru.
Sikh Rehat Maryada
A widely recognized code of conduct.
Reference: Sikh Rehat Maryada.
Content: The document defines practices, discipline, norms of worship, and communal identity in many Sikh contexts.
Use in debate: It is a central source for practice, Khalsa, and communal organization.