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traditions. The language of the Shri Guru Granth Sahib is Gurumukhi, which was standardized by Guru Angad Dev.
When studying the Granth Sahib, one feels well acquainted with the way of communal harmony and social unity. The celestial banis of the Shri Guru Granth Sahib are read and chanted daily in the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab; in Sheeshganj and Bangla Sahib gurudwaras (the abode of Guru; temple) located in Delhi; and in hundreds of other Sikh temples in India and throughout the world.
Central Doctrines of Sikhism
Guru Nanak taught a monotheistic view of divinity instead of the polytheistic approach. Just as many other mystics and saints, he regarded God as One, without a second. He spoke of this One Divine Reality as Truth, Timeless, Omniscient, Indescribable and Mysterious. This Reality is, indeed, the object of worship and is brimming with Love. According to Guru Nanak, one is able to have knowledge of the divine only through the grace of a spiritual preceptor.
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