Panth
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Panthan is the term used for several religious traditions in India.
A panth is founded by a guru
or an acharya
, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition.
Some of the major panthas in India are:
A panth is founded by a guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
or an acharya
Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition.
Some of the major panthas in India are:
- Khalsa Panth (Guru Gobind Singh'sGuru Gobind SinghGuru Gobind Singh is the tenth and last Sikh guru in a sacred lineage of ten Sikh gurus. Born in Patna, Bihar in India, he was also a warrior, poet and philosopher. He succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of Sikhs at a young age of nine...
Sikhism) - Nanak Panth (SikhismSikhismSikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
) - Sahaja PanthSahajaSahaja is a term of some importance in Indian spirituality, particularly in circles influenced by the Tantric Movement...
(Universal) - Kabir Panth (Part of the Sahaja)
- Dadu PanthDadu DayalDadu Dayal was a sant from Gujarat, India. "Dadu" means brother, and "Dayal" means "the compassionate one".He was reputedly found by an affluent business man floating on the river Sabarmati...
(Part of the Sahaja) - Tera PanthTerapanthTerapanth or Tera Panth may refer to:* Digambar Terapanth, a sect of the Digambara tradition of Jainism* Svetambar Terapanth, a sect of Svetambara Jainism-See also:Taran Panth, also a Digambar Jain sect, should not be confused with Terapanth...
(Jain) - Satnami PanthGuru GhasidasSatguru Ghāsidās is a Hindu saint, successor of the Satnam sect of Chhattisgarh, migrated from Narnaul Hariyana. Satguru Ghasidas was born on Monday 18 December 1718. The date of death of Satguru Ghasidas is unknown. No kabra no samadhi place present of Satguru Ghasidas...
(HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
) - Nath PanthNathThe Sanskrit word nāthá or नाथ, is the proper name of a Hindu initiatory tradition and the word itself literally means "lord, protector, refuge"...
(Hindu) - Varkari PanthVarkariVarkari is a Vaishnava religious movement within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism, geographically associated with the Indian states of Maharashtra and northern Karnataka. Varkaris worship Vithoba , the presiding deity of Pandharpur, regarded as a form of Krishna, an Avatar of Vishnu...
(Hindu) - Sat PanthSatpanthSatpanth is a subgroup of Nizari Ismailism and Ismaili Sufism formed by conversions from Hinduism 700 years ago by Pir Sadruddin and 600 years ago in the 15th century by his grandson Pir Imam Shah , the latter of which differs slightly from the Khoja in that they reject the Aga Khan as their...
(Shia, Islamic) - Rasul Panth (Islamic)
- Pagal Panth (Islamic)