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di Granth(Pañj
b
, ‘first volume’, the second being
Dasam Granth
, i.e. ‘tenth book’). Sikh scriptures. The
di Granth is usually called the Gur
Granth S
hib in recognition that it is the embodiment of the
Gur
. Sikhs also call it
Gurb
(the Gur
's utterance). They believe that before his death Gur
Gobind Si
gh
declared the
di Granth his successor. The
Ard
s
concludes with the injunction ‘Gur
b, ‘first volume’, the second beingDasam Granth
, i.e. ‘tenth book’). Sikh scriptures. The
di Granth is usually called the GurGranth Shib in recognition that it is the embodiment of theGur
. Sikhs also call itGurb
(the Gur's utterance). They believe that before his death GurGobind Sighdeclared the
di Granth his successor. TheArd
sconcludes with the injunction ‘Gur
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