Sat Gurū

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Sat Gurū. For Sikhs, the supreme Gurū, i.e. God. God is called by other names, e.g. Akal Purukh, Vāhigurū, but Gurū Nānak used the term Sat Gurū more than 300 times in the Ādi Granth, as the only source of true guidance. The term may also be used as an honorific title for gurus.

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