Skip to content

The Sikh Encyclopedia

                          
ALL |0-9 |A |B |C |D |E |F |G |H |I |J |K |L |M |N |O |P |Q |R |S |T |U |V |W |X |Y |Z

Home Philosophy, Spirituality and Ethics Moral codes and Sikh practices

AMRITDHARI Print
AMRITDHARI (AMRIT, lit. nectar, commonly SIKH sanctified initiatory water + dhan= practitioner) is one who has received baptismal vows of the KHALSA initiated by GURU Gobind SINGH (30 March 1699) and abides by them and by the panj kakari rahit, distinctive insignia introduced by the Guru on that day comprising five symbols each beginning with the GURMUKHI letter " oT" (pronounced "kakka") or its Roman equivalent "k". These are kes (long unshorn hair and beard), kangha (a comb to keep the hair tidy), Jenpan (a sword), kara ( a steel bracelet worn about the wrist), and kachh (short breeches worn by soldiers). See PAHUL 1. Sikh RAHIT MARYADA, AMRITSAR, 1975
2. Kapur Singh, Parasaraprasna. Amritsar, 1989
3. Sher Singh, Giani, ed.. Thoughts on Forms and Symbols in SIKHISM. LAHORE, 1927
4. Uberoi, J.P.S., "The Five Symbols of Sikhism," in Sikhism. PATIALA, 1969
5. Nripinder Singh, The Sikh Moral Tradition. Delhi, 1990

Recommend this article...
 
< Prev   Next >
[ Back ]

On This Day in the Panth

 

Search Encyclopedia

Site Translation