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Guru Khalsa Panth
Sign in to saveThe term Khālsā (, ) refers to both a community that follows Sikhism as its religion, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh. Its formation was a key event in the history of Sikhism. The founding of Khalsa is celebrated by Sikhs during the festival of Vaisakhi.
Key facts
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- Khālsā
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- 150px|frameless|upright=0.6|class=skin-invert
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- Khanda
- Military unit.dates
- 13 April 1699present
- Military unit.allegiance
- Waheguru
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- 20px Khalsa Fauj (1699–1730s)20px Dal Khalsa (1730s–1799)20px Sikh Khalsa Army (1799–1849)20px Akali-Nihang (1700s–present)
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- Sikh religious order
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- Panj Takht, Akal Takht Sahib, Anandpur Sahib
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- Headquarters
- Military unit.motto
- Deg Tegh Fateh
- Military unit.colors
- Navy blue and xanthic
- Military unit.anniversaries
- Vaisakhi, Holla Mohalla, Bandi Chhor Divas
- Military unit.commander1
- Guru Gobind Singh Mata Sahib Kaur
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- Founders
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- Panj Pyare
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- disputed
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- Jathedar of the Akal Takht
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- Khanda
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Background
- Foundation
- Dress and code of conduct
- Prohibitions
- Guruship of the Khalsa (Guru Panth)
- Martiality
- Initiation
- Initiation of women
- Initial tensions with the non-Khalsa disciples
- Contemporary status
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Cited sources
- External links
The term Khālsā (, ) refers to both a community that follows Sikhism as its religion, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh. Its formation was a key event in the history of Sikhism. The founding of Khalsa is celebrated by Sikhs during the festival of Vaisakhi.
Guru Gobind Singh started the Khalsa tradition after his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded during the rule of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after the Hindu Brahmins requested for his help to save their religion. Guru Gobind Singh created and initiated the Khalsa as a warrior with a duty to protect the innocent from religious persecution. The founding of the Khalsa started a new phase in the Sikh tradition. It formulated an initiation ceremony (amrit sanskar, nectar ceremony) and rules of conduct for the Khalsa warriors. It created a new institution for the temporal leadership of the Sikhs, replacing the earlier Masand system. Additionally, the Khalsa provided a political and religious vision for the Sikh community.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guru Khalsa Panth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.