Amritdhari Sikhs

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Amritdhari Sikhs are initiated Sikhs who have undergone the Amrit Sanchar ceremony and strictly follow the Khalsa code of conduct, including the Five Ks and daily prayers.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Amritdhari Sikhs canonical 11
Khalsa Sikh 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh community subgroup ⓘ
religious adherent group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Khalsa Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Khalsa

initiated Sikhs ⓘ
communityInstitution Gurdwara ⓘ
coreBelief equality of all humans ⓘ
oneness of God (Ik Onkar) ⓘ
rejection of caste discrimination ⓘ
seva (selfless service) ⓘ
simran (remembrance of God) ⓘ
dailyPractice recitation of Jaap Sahib ⓘ
recitation of Japji Sahib ⓘ
recitation of Kirtan Sohila ⓘ
recitation of Rehras Sahib ⓘ
ethicalCode honest living ⓘ
remembering God in all activities ⓘ
sharing with others ⓘ
follows Khalsa code of conduct ⓘ
Rehat Maryada ⓘ
genderPolicy open to men and women equally ⓘ
historicalOrigin Khalsa founded by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 ⓘ
identityMarker kirpan worn on body ⓘ
steel kara on wrist ⓘ
unshorn hair and turban (for most men and some women) ⓘ
initiationAdministeredBy Panj Pyare ⓘ
initiationCeremonyLocation in presence of Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
initiationSubstance Amrit (sweetened water stirred with double-edged sword) ⓘ
languageOfScripture Gurmukhi ⓘ
observes Five Ks ⓘ
Kachera ⓘ
Kangha ⓘ
Kara ⓘ
Kesh ⓘ
Kirpan ⓘ
participatesIn Langar (community kitchen) ⓘ
performs Nitnem ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ
prohibits idol worship ⓘ
superstitious rituals ⓘ
religion Sikhism ⓘ
scripture Dasam Granth (in some traditions) ⓘ
linked to: Dasam Granth

Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
symbol Khanda emblem ⓘ
undergoes Amrit Sanchar ceremony ⓘ
linked to: Amrit Sanchar
vowsAtInitiation abstain from adultery ⓘ
abstain from hair cutting ⓘ
abstain from halal meat (kutha) ⓘ
abstain from intoxicants ⓘ
abstain from tobacco ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benti Chaupai → associatedWith → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
Panj Kakke → requiredFor → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
Sahibzada Ajit Singh → religiousTradition → Khalsa Sikh ⓘ
linked to: Amritdhari Sikhs
Nitnem → associatedWith → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
subject linked to: Nitnem (daily prayers)
Nitnem → consideredObligatoryFor → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
subject linked to: Nitnem (daily prayers)
Five Ks of Sikh identity → requiredFor → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
Dastar → wornBy → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
Kachh → wornBy → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
Nitnem → performedBy → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
Kachhhera → requiredFor → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
Dasmesh Pita → usedInCommunity → Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ