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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
- 1The village where Guru Amar Das was born and later hid himself in meditation.
- 2The second Guru, whom Amar Das served devotedly and who made him the next Guru — Guru ___.
- 8Guru Amar Das's daughter who married Bhai Jetha — Bibi ___.
- 9Guru Angad's daughter whose singing of Gurbani first drew Amar Das to the Guru — Bibi ___.
- 10The hard-working orphan who sold boiled grams, married Bibi Bhani, and became Guru Ram Das — Bhai ___.
- 11The township on the River Beas that Guru Amar Das built as his centre.
- 12The fourth Guru, formerly Bhai Jetha, chosen by Guru Amar Das — Guru ___. — two words.
Down
- 1The revered elder, Baba ___, who searched out Amar Das and brought him back to the Sangat.
- 3The Mughal emperor who had to eat in the langar before he could meet Guru Amar Das.
- 4One of the 22 preaching zones Guru Amar Das set up, each with a head missionary.
- 5The free common kitchen everyone, even a king, had to eat in before seeing the Guru.
- 6The holy river Amar Das visited twenty times before he found a true Guru.
- 7The cruel custom of burning a widow on her husband's pyre, which Guru Amar Das fought to end.
- 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