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Guru Amar Das Ji: The Third Guru

Solve the crossword on Guru Amar Das Ji — the Goindwal baoli, the 22 Manjis, the end of Sati, and the langar where even Emperor Akbar sat to eat.

Across

  1. 1The village where Guru Amar Das was born and later hid himself in meditation.
  2. 2The second Guru, whom Amar Das served devotedly and who made him the next Guru — Guru ___.
  3. 8Guru Amar Das's daughter who married Bhai Jetha — Bibi ___.
  4. 9Guru Angad's daughter whose singing of Gurbani first drew Amar Das to the Guru — Bibi ___.
  5. 10The hard-working orphan who sold boiled grams, married Bibi Bhani, and became Guru Ram Das — Bhai ___.
  6. 11The township on the River Beas that Guru Amar Das built as his centre.
  7. 12The fourth Guru, formerly Bhai Jetha, chosen by Guru Amar Das — Guru ___. — two words.

Down

  1. 1The revered elder, Baba ___, who searched out Amar Das and brought him back to the Sangat.
  2. 3The Mughal emperor who had to eat in the langar before he could meet Guru Amar Das.
  3. 4One of the 22 preaching zones Guru Amar Das set up, each with a head missionary.
  4. 5The free common kitchen everyone, even a king, had to eat in before seeing the Guru.
  5. 6The holy river Amar Das visited twenty times before he found a true Guru.
  6. 7The cruel custom of burning a widow on her husband's pyre, which Guru Amar Das fought to end.
  7. 8The deep stepwell Guru Amar Das built at Goindwal so all castes could draw water together.

What you'll learn

  • How Guru Amar Das became the third Guru through humble, lifelong service
  • The Goindwal baoli, the free langar, and the fight against Sati and untouchability
  • The 22 Manjis that carried the Guru’s message far and wide

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