Sri Chand

Sri Chand (8 September 1494 – 13 January 1629; Gurmukhi: ਸ੍ਰੀ ਚੰਦ), also referred to as Baba Sri Chandra or Bhagwan Sri Chandra, was the founder of the Udasi sect of ascetic Sadhus. Sri Chand was the son of Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion. However, despite being Guru Nanak's son, he was passed over when it came to choosing a successor, with the mantle of Sikh guruship being bestowed upon a close follower of his father instead. Sri Chand would forge his own religious career and followed in his father's foot-steps by also embarking on travels, with him becoming an ascetic and leader of his own sect. He maintained relations with the successive Sikh gurus throughout his long life. Sri Chand would choose the son of a Sikh guru as his own successor. Sikh sources give his life the impressive dates of 8 September 1494 – 13 January 1629, which would have made him 134 years old upon his death but current scholarship attributes errors in the dates of his birth and death to conversion to different calendars and mistakes.