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Women in Sikhism, the Glossary

The principles of Sikhism state that women have the same souls as men and thus possess an equal right to cultivate their spirituality with equal chances of achieving salvation.^[1]

70 relations: Akhand Path, Amrita Pritam, Baba Gurditta, Banda Singh Bahadur, Bebe Nanaki, Chand Kaur, Datar Kaur, Desan Kaur, Dowry, Gatka, Gṛhastha, Granthi, Guru, Guru Amar Das, Guru Angad, Guru Arjan, Guru Gobind Singh, Guru Har Rai, Guru Hargobind, Guru Nanak, Guru Ram Das, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Jind Kaur, Kabir, Kanhaiya Misl, Kaur, Khalsa, Kharak Singh, Khivi, Kirtan, Langar (Sikhism), Legal rights of women in history, Mai Bhago, Manji (Sikhism), Mansa Devi (Sikhism), Mata Bhani, Mata Ganga, Mata Gujri, Mata Kaulan, Mata Nanaki, Mata Nihal Kaur, Mata Sahib Devan, Mata Sundari, Mata Tripta, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Pangat, Politics of India, Polygamy, Queen consort, Ranjit Singh, ... Expand index (20 more) »
Sikhism and women

Akhand Path

Akhand Path (ਅਖੰਡ ਪਾਠ) The continuous and uninterrupted recitation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is known as Akhand Path Sahib.

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Amrita Pritam

Amrita Pritam (31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi.

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Baba Gurditta

Baba Gurditta (5 November 1613–15 March 1638, Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦਿੱਤਾ) was the son of Guru Hargobind (sixth Sikh guru), and the father of Guru Har Rai (seventh Sikh guru) of Sikhism.

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Banda Singh Bahadur

Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a general of the Khalsa Army.

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Bebe Nanaki

Bebe Nanaki, alternative spelt as Bibi Nanaki, was the elder sister of Guru Nanak, the founder and first Guru of Sikhism.

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Chand Kaur

Chand Kaur (1802 – 11 June 1842) was the fourth ruler of the Sikh Empire, proclaimed as Malika Muqaddisa (lit. Empress Immaculate) on 2 December 1840.

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Maharani Datar Kaur (born Bibi Raj Kaur Nakai; (c. 1784– 20 June 1838) was the queen consort of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire and the mother of his successor, Maharaja Kharak Singh. She was the daughter of Sardar Ran Singh Nakai, third ruler of the Nakai Misl and Sardarni Karmo Kaur.

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Desan Kaur

Sardarni Desan Kaur Waraich (1740 – 1794), also known as Mai Desan was the regent of the Sukerchakia Misl during the minority of her son from 1770.

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Dowry

A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride’s family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

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Gatka

Gatka (गतका; گَتکا) is a form of martial art associated primarily with the Sikhs of the Punjab and other related ethnic groups, such as Hindkowans.

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Gṛhastha

Gṛhastha (Sanskrit: गृहस्थ) literally means "being in and occupied with home, family" or "householder".

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Granthi

A Granthi (ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀ) is a person, female or male, of the Sikh religion who is a ceremonial reader of the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the holy book in Sikhism, often read to worshipers at Sikh temples called a Gurdwara.

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Guru

Guru (गुरु; IAST: guru; Pali: garu) is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field.

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Guru Amar Das

Guru Amar Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation:; 5 May 1479 – 1 September 1574), sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73.

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Guru Angad

Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ, pronunciation) was the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism.

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Guru Arjan

Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation:; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus.

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Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Das; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru.

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Guru Har Rai

Guru Har Rai (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ, pronunciation:; 16 January 1630 – 6 October 1661) revered as the seventh Nanak, was the seventh of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.

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Guru Hargobind

Guru Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644) was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of eleven, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.HS Syan (2013), Sikh Militancy in the Seventeenth Century, IB Tauris,, pages 48–55 Guru Hargobind introduced the process of militarization to Sikhism, likely as a response to his father's execution and to protect the Sikh community., Encyclopedia Britannica, Quote: "Guru Hargobind, sixth Sikh Guru, who developed a strong Sikh army and gave the Sikh religion its military character, in accord with the instructions of his father, Guru Arjan (1563–1606), the first Sikh martyr, who had been executed on the order of the Mughal emperor Jahangir."; "After Jahāngīr’s death (1627) the new Mughal emperor, Shāh Jahān, persecuted the Sikh community in earnest.

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Guru Nanak

Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation), also known as ('Father Nānak'), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.

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Guru Ram Das

Guru Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation:; 24 September 1534 – 1 September 1581) was the fourth of the ten Sikh gurus.

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Guru Tegh Bahadur

Guru Tegh Bahadur (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ (Gurmukhi);; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) was the ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and was the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675.

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Jind Kaur

Maharani Jind Kaur (– 1 August 1863) was regent of the Sikh Empire from 1843 until 29 March 1847.

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Kabir

Kabir (8 June 1398–1518 CE) was a well-known Indian mystic poet and sant.

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Kanhaiya Misl

The Kanhaiya Misl was one of the twelve misls of the Sikh Confederacy.

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Kaur

Kaur (ਕੌਰ / script), sometimes spelled as Kour, is a surname or a part of a personal name primarily used by the Sikh and some Hindu women of the Punjab region. Women in Sikhism and Kaur are Sikhism and women.

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Khalsa

Khalsa (ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ) refers to both a community that considers Sikhism as its faith,, Encyclopaedia Britannica as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs.

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Kharak Singh

Kharak Singh (22 February 1801 – 5 November 1840) was the second maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from June 1839 until his dethronement and imprisonment in October 1839.

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Khivi

Khivi (ਮਾਤਾ ਖੀਵੀ) (1506–1582) also referred to as Mata Khivi or Bibi Khivi was the wife of the second Sikh guru Angad, best known for establishing the Sikh tradition of langar (free kitchen).

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Kirtan

Indian harmoniums and ''tabla'' drums (a common and popular pairing), in Kenya (1960s) Kirtana (कीर्तन), also rendered as Kirtan or Keertan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing" of an idea or story, specifically in Indian religions.

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Langar (Sikhism)

In Sikhism, a langar (ਲੰਗਰ, pronunciation:, 'kitchen'Pashaura Singh, Louis E. Fenech, 2014) is the community kitchen of a gurdwara, which serves meals to all free of charge, regardless of religion, caste, gender, economic status, or ethnicity.

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Legal rights of women in history

The legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women.

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Mai Bhago

Mai Bhago also known as Mata Bhag Kaur, was a Sikh woman who led Sikh soldiers against the Mughals in 1705.

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Manji (Sikhism)

A Manji (Punjabi: ਮੰਜੀ ਪ੍ਰਥਾ) was a Sikh religious administrative unit, similar to a parish or diocese, for the propagation of Sikhism.

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Mansa Devi (Sikhism)

Mansa Devi (died 1569) was the wife of the third Sikh guru, Guru Amar Das.

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Mata Bhani

Bibi Bhani (Gurmukhi: ਬੀਬੀ ਭਾਨੀ; January 19, 1535 – April 9, 1598), also known as Mata Bhani (Gurmukhi: ਮਾਤਾ ਭਾਨੀ), was the daughter of Guru Amar Das, the third Sikh Guru.

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Mata Ganga

Mata Ganga (died 14 May 1621) was the wife of the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan.

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Mata Gujri

Mata Gujri (Gurmukhi: ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਜਰੀ; mātā gujarī; 1624–1705), also spelt as Mata Gujari, was the wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhism, and the mother of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhism.

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Mata Kaulan

Mata Kaulan (Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ ਕੌਲਾਂ), also referred to as Bibi Kaulan (Punjabi: ਬੀਬੀ ਕੌਲਾਂ) is believed to be a spiritual woman who lived during time of Guru Hargobind Sahib, the 6th Sikh Guru.

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Mata Nanaki

Mata Nanaki (1598–1678), alternatively spelt as Mata Nanki or with the prefix Bibi/Bebe, was the wife of the sixth Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind and the mother of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru.

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Mata Nihal Kaur

Mata Nihal Kaur (died 29 September 1644), popularly known as Mata Natti, also known as Ananti, Nihalo, and Bassi, was the wife of Baba Gurditta.

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Mata Sahib Devan

Mata Sahib Devan (1 November 1681 – 1747, ਮਾਤਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੇਵਾਂ.), also known as Mata Sahib Kaur and Mata Sahib Devi, was a wife of Guru Gobind Singh. Women in Sikhism and Mata Sahib Devan are Sikhism and women.

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Mata Sundari

Mātā Sundarī (died 1747, ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ) was a wife of Guru Gobind Singh.

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Mata Tripta

Mata Tripta (1446–1522; Punjabi: ਮਾਤਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾ; mātā tripatā) was the mother of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism.

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Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh

Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, also known as Nikky Singh, is an Indian-born American scholar in Sikhism, and professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, USA.

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Pangat

Pangat (Punjabi: ਪੰਗਤ) is a word derived from the Sanskrit word pankti that means a line, a row, or a group.

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Politics of India

Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution.

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Polygamy

Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses.

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Queen consort

A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social rank and status.

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Ranjit Singh

Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839.

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Rehat

Rehat (Punjabi: ਰਹਿਤ, alternatively transliterated as Rehit, Rahit, or Rahat) refers to the rules and traditions which govern the unique Sikh lifestyle and determines correct Sikh orthodoxy and orthopraxy.

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Sada Kaur

Rani Sada Kaur (Punjabi: ਸਦਾ ਕੌਰ; 1762 – 1832) was a Sikh leader.

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Salvation

Salvation (from Latin: salvatio, from salva, 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation.

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Sannyasa

Sannyasa (Sanskrit: संन्यास; IAST), sometimes spelled Sanyasa or Sanyasi (for the person), is life of renunciation and the fourth stage within the Hindu system of four life stages known as Ashramas, with the first three being Brahmacharya (on the path of Brahma), Grihastha (householder) and Vanaprastha (forest dweller, retired).

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Satguru Ram Singh

Namdhari Guru Ram Singh (3 February 1816 – 1885) is known to the Namdhari sect of Sikhism as the second guru (religious leader), whilst for mainstream Sikhs such as Damdami Taksal and Nihangs, he is regarded as a 'Saint' and not a Guru.

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Sati (practice)

Sati was a historical practice in Hindu communities in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre.

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Sharan Kaur Pabla

Sharan Kaur was a Sikh martyr who was slain in 1705 by Mughal soldiers while cremating the bodies two older sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji, the 10th physical form of Nanak, after the Battle of Chamkaur.

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Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC; Supreme Gurdwara Management Committee) is an organization in India responsible for the management of gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship, in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and the union territory of Chandigarh.

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Siege of Multan (1818)

The siege of Multan began in March 1818 and lasted until 2 June 1818 as part of the Afghan–Sikh Wars, and saw the Sikh Empire capture Multan (in modern-day Pakistan) from the Durrani Empire.

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Sikh Empire

The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

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Sikh feminism

Sikhism was founded in Punjab in 1469 by Guru Nanak on the foundations that everyone is equal, regardless of caste, age, or gender. Women in Sikhism and Sikh feminism are Sikhism and women.

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Sikh gurus

The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469.

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Sikhism

Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.

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Singh Sabha Movement

The Singh Sabhā Movement, also known as the Singh Sabhā Lehar, was a Sikh movement that began in Punjab in the 1870s in reaction to the proselytising activities of Christians, Hindu reform movements (Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj) and Muslims (Aligarh movement and Ahmadiyah).

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Soul

In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is the non-material essence of a person, which includes one's identity, personality, and memories, an immaterial aspect or essence of a living being that is believed to be able to survive physical death.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Sikhism

Also known as History of women in Sikhism, Sikh girl, Sikh girls, Sikh woman, Sikh women, Sikhism and women, Women and Sikhism.

, Rehat, Sada Kaur, Salvation, Sannyasa, Satguru Ram Singh, Sati (practice), Sharan Kaur Pabla, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Siege of Multan (1818), Sikh Empire, Sikh feminism, Sikh gurus, Sikhism, Singh Sabha Movement, Soul, Spirituality, Susheel Kaur, Women in India, Women in the Guru Granth Sahib, Women's rights.

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