gurU Amr dws jI dI bytI BwnI (30.4.1533 – 9.4.1698) dw jnm bwsrky ig`lW ivc hoieAw sI[ ies dw ivAwh BweI jyTw (gurU rwm dws) nwl 16 P`gx 1599 (11 &rvrI 1543) dy idn hoieAw sI[ ies ny iqMn pu`qrW nUM (ipRQI cMd 1548, mhWdyv 1550, gurU Arjn swihb 13 ApRYl 1553) jnm id`qw sI[
sMn 1574 ivc joqI-joiq smwaux vyly gurU Amr dws swihb ny gurg`dI dI syvw ies (mwqw BwnI) dy pqI gurU rwm dws nUM sONpI sI[ ieh pihloN gurU pu`qrI sI, hux gurU pqnI bxI sI qy iPr 1581 ivc jd ies dy pu`qr gurU Arjn nUM gurg`dI imlI sI qW gurU mwqw bx geI sI[
BwvyN gurU Amr dws swihb ny 1552 ivc gurg`dI sMBwlI sI; pr auh 1540 qoN hI gurU AMgd swihb kol rihx lg pey sn[ ieM\ bIbI BwnI nUM 58 swl (sMn 1540 qoN 1598 qk) swl gurU drbwr Aqy sMgqW dI syvw krn dw mwx hwisl hoieAw sI[ies ny AwpxI aumr dw bhuqw ih`sw goieMdvwl Aqy gurU-dw-c`k (AMimRqsr) ivc ibqwieAw sI[ ies dI mOq goieMdvwl ivc hoeI sI[
mwqw BwnI bwry sMqoK isMG ny bhuq Zlq iliKAw hY ik iek vwr jd gurU Amr dws swihb nhw rhy (jW BgqI kr rhy) sn qW pIVHI dw pwvw tu`t igAw qy mwqw BwnI ny aus Q~ly pYr rK id`qw qW jo aunHW dI “smwDI” nw tu`t jwvy[ ies qoN ^uS ho ky aunHW bIbI nUM ikhw ik jo mMgxw hY mMg lY; bIbI ny ieh mMigAw ik ‘A`gy qoN gurg`dI myry Gr hI rhy’[ sMqoK isMG ny ie`Qy iqMn izAwdqIAW kIqIAW hn: 1. is`K &ls&y ivc AijhI koeI BgqI nhIN ijhVI pIVHI t`tx nwl BMg ho jWdI hY 2. vr mMgx/dyx dw &ls&w is`KI dw nhIN hY[ ieh bwhmxvwdI prcwr hY 3. gurg`dI hr iek gurU nUM aus dy guxW kr ky imlI sI nw ik ieh g`dI ^wndwnI sI jW BwnI nUM imly vr kwrn imlI sI[ ieh gurg`dI dy &ls&y nUM CuitAwauxw hY[
iek hor Zlq prcwr sMqoK isMG ny PYlwieAw sI ik iek vwr gurU Amr dws swihb ny bIbI BwnI nUM ikhw ik qyry pqI dI mOq CyqI hox vwlI hY qW bIbI BwnI ny AwpxI n`Q lwh ky gurU jI dy pYrW ivc r`K id`qI ies ’qy gurU Amr dws jI ny AwpxI aumr dy s`q swl gurU rwmdws nUM sONp id`qy sn qy Awp joqI joiq smw gey sn[ ies ivc vI gurmiq dy ault prcwr kIqw hoieAw hY: 1. is`K Drm ivc n`Q pwauxw mnHw hY 2. mOq Akwl purK dy h`Q ivc hY koeI iksy nUM AwpxI aumr b^S nhIN skdw[ ieh vr, krwmwq Awid gurmiq ivroDI prcwr hn[ ieho ijhw bhuq swrw JUT sMqoK isMG qy igAwnI igAwn isMG dIAW ilKqW ivc imldw hY.