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Moral codes and Sikh practices
AKHAND PATH
Tags: reading, holy, akhand, granth, paths, recited, sikh, guru, sahib, continuous, path, service
AKHAND PATH (akhand = uninterrupted, without break; path = reading) is nonstop, continuous recital of the Guru Granth Sahib from beginning to end. Such a recital must be completed within 48 hours. The entire Holy Volume, 1430 large pages, is read...
AMRITDHARI
Tags: singh, sikh, sikhism, symbols, worn, guru, amritsar, rahit, hair, pahul, 1975, maryada
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,...
AMRIT SANSKAR.
Tags: pahul, sanskar, amrit
AMRIT SANSKAR. See PAHUL
AMRIT VELA
Tags: null, vela, amrit
AMRIT VELA
ANAND KARAJ,
Tags: marriage, bride, sikh, parents, groom, ceremony, lord, girl, guru, anand, gifts, granth
ANAND KARAJ, lit. joyful ceremonial occasion or proceedings is the name given the Sikh marriage ceremony. For Sikhs married state is the norm and the ideal; through it, according to their belief, come the best opportunities for serving God's purpose...
ATI AKHAND PATH
Tags: path, reader, kahn, singh, reading, performed, bhai, akhand, baba, period, narayan, patiala
ATI AKHAND PATH (ati = extreme, arduous, of superlative degree; akhand = nonstop, without a break; path = reading of the Holy Volume) means an unbroken path of the Guru Granth Sahib by a single reader in one continuous sitting without once getting...
AMRIT VELA
Tags: amrit, guru, nanak, divine, period, vela, geographical, season, change, rising, early, prayer
AMRIT VELA, is the time of about three and three quarters of an hour before sunrise, say from about 2.15 AM to 6AM. Guru Nanak urged his disciples to get up at this auspicious time and recite God's name. Literally it means the "period of divine...
ANCESTORS
Tags: ancestors, food, commanded, holy, devotion, prayer, animals, futile, ceremonies, feeding, priests, religious
ANCESTORS,In ancient Hindu scriptures, the honouring of human ancestors is commanded. Pitri or mass's to one's ancestors arc regarded as sacred funeral rights and Sradh (offerings of food) are considered obligatory for placating the spirits of the...
ANAND KARAJ
Tags: ceremony, sikh, marriage, guru, sahib, granth, aanand, kaaraj, baba, hymns, ardaas, singh
ANAND KARAJ: Aanand Kaaraj is the Sikh marriage ceremony. The exact date of its origin is not known but references can be found that the marriage of the children of Guru Sahib had been performed by way of this ceremony. Guru Sahib had made it...
AKHAND PATH
Tags: path, sikh, scriptures, aakhand, read, sikhs, perform, short, hours, century, reading, recitation
AKHAND PATH: Aakhand Path is nonstop recitation of Guru Granth Sahib. It is completed in approximately 48 hours. Several readers perform this recitation in a relay system. The reading goes, in a relay manner, continuously, day and night. At given...

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