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Term used in religious traditions in India
Panth (also panthan, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called the Sampradaya, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya in guru-shishya parampara, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition.
List of prominent Panths
Some of the major panths in India are:
- Khalsa Panth (Sikh)
- Sahaj Panth (Buddhist and Hindu)
- Kabir Panth (Part of the Sant Mat)
- Dadu Panth (Part of the Sant Mat)
- Tera Panth (Jain)
- Taran Panth (Jain)
- Nath Panth (Hindu)
- Varkari Panth (Hindu)
- Sat Panth (Sufi, Shia, Islamic)
- Ravidas Panth (Independent religion)[1]
See also
References
- Kabir and the Kabir Panth by G. H. Wescott, South Asia Books; (July 1, 1986)
- The Bijak of Kabir by Linda Hess and Shukdev Singh, Oxford University Press, 2002
- One Hundred Poems of Kabir: Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Assisted by Evelin Underhill, Adamant Media Corporation, 2005
- Crossing the Threshold: Understanding Religious Identities in South Asia by Dominique Sila-Khan, I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies; (November 4, 2004)
References
- ^ "India's 'untouchables' declare own religion - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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