Am analysis of the Adi-granth of the Sikhs compiled in 1604 in no way suggests a lack of respect for the sacredness of the scripture. Human hands and memories were needed to give a form to the divine inspiration which started with Guru Nanak early in the 16th century. It was the genius of a human medium that put that inspiration in writings. It was not only an inspiration of a moment or of a few months but of several centuries as is testified to by the numerous hymns of Bhagats prior or contemporary to Guru Nanak.
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WINAND M. CALLEWAERT is Professor of Sanskrit at the KULeuven, Belgium.
Besides numerous research articles he has published 17 books in English or
Hindi and 12 in Dutch.