Gurbilases
Folio of a Gurbilas Patshahi Dasvin manuscript | |
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| Religion | Sikhism |
| Author | Various |
| Period | 18th century |
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The Gurbilas literature, or Gurbilases, refers to a genre of Sikh chronicle literature that records the biographies and historical narrations of the sixth and tenth Sikh gurus, namely Guru Hargobind and Guru Gobind Singh. They are similar to the Janamsakhi literature that contains biographies on the life of Guru Nanak. All of the main Gurbilas texts are traditionally attributed to the 18th century but their dates of completion are contested by scholars, who date them variously.
Kripal Das Bhalla's Mahima Prakash Vartak (prose) and Sarup Das Bhalla's versified Mahima Prakash also details the life of the tenth guru but are not classified as Gurbilases.