Panth

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Panth (meaning a path in Sanskrit) 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:

  1. Kabir Panth
  2. Nanak Panth (Sikhism)
  3. Dadu Panth
  4. Tera Panth (in Jainism)
  5. Satnami Panth


[edit] 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
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