Bhai Dasa Explained

Bhai Dasa
Religion:Sikhism
Lineage:Suryavanshi
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Nationality:Indian
Birth Name:Dasa
Profession:Merchant, Masand

Baba Dasa Labana (Gurmukhi: ਬਾਬਾ ਦਾਸਾ ਲਬਾਣਾ) (also called Bhai Dasa) was a Labana trader and a devout Sikh.[1] [2] He belonged to Mota Tanda. He was the father of Makhan Shah Labana.[3] [4] According to Sikh Historian Harpal Singh Kasoor, Bhai Dasa was Masand of Africa region, appointed by Guru Ram Das.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Page 40, Guru Kian Sakhian, Saroop Singh Kashish
  2. Page 202, The Sikh Reference Book, Harjinder Singh Dilgir, Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark, 1997
  3. Page 62, The Sikh Review, Volume 56, Issues 1-6, Sikh Cultural Centre, 2008
  4. Page 80, The Sikh Review, Volume 24, Issues 265-276, Sikh Cultural Centre. 1976
  5. First Masand Of Africa, Dasa Lubana, Father of Makhan Shah Lubana.: Retrieved from Harpal Singh Kasoor's personal website:satguru.weebly.com