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Brahmgiani (Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਹਮਗਿਆਨੀ (Gurmukhi)) in Sikhism is a highly enlightened individual being who is one with Waheguru. In Sikhism, such a person has also been named a Gurmukh, Sadhu or Sant. Other derivations of Brahmgiani have come from one possessing the knowledge of Brahman.^[1]

Usage

Brahmgiani is explained in poetry from Guru Arjan and Guru Nanak in the Sukhmani.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

See also

List of Hindu gurus and sants
Sant Mat or Path of the Sants

References

^ Winternitz, M., History of Indian Literature. Tr. S. Ketkar. Calcutta, 1927
^ Sher Singh, The Philosophy of Sikhism.
^ Lahore, 1944 Nripinder Singh
^ The Sikh Moral Tradition. Delhi, 1990 Jodh Singh
^ Bhai, Gurmati Nirnaya. Lahore, 1932

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