Guru Amar Das integral part of Sikhism. He is also remembered as the innovator who began the collection of hymns now known as "Goindwal Pothi" or "Mohan Pothi", the precursor to what became the "Adi Granth" – the first edition of Sikh scripture – under the fifth Sikh Master, which finally emerged as the "Guru Granth Sahib" under the tenth Sikh Master. The nearly 900 hymns composed by Guru Amar Das constitute the third largest part, or about 15%, of the "Guru Granth Sahib". Guru Amar Das Guru Amar Das (; 5 May 1479 – 1 September 1574) was the third of the
Guru Granth Sahib to give him the collection of the religious writings of the first three gurus. In addition, he sent disciples to go across the country to find and bring back any previously unknown religious writings of theirs. He also invited members of other religions and contemporary religious writers to submit writings for possible inclusion. Guru Arjan pitched a tent by the side of Ramsar tank in Amritsar and started the task of compiling the holy Granth. He selected hymns for inclusion in the Adi Granth and Bhai Gurdas acted as his scribe. While the holy hymns and verses were being put