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AMRIT [4 records]

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Record 1 1995-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oriental Religions
CONT

... in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, created the Khalsa Panth, the "Brotherhood of the Pure, "by administering Amrit("Nectar, "used in the rite of initiation) from the same bowl to the first members(the "Five Beloved"), and by instituting the five K's the symbols of the faith worn by all dedicated Sikhs.

OBS

Sikhism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religions orientales
CONT

C'est ainsi qu'à Anandpur ou «cité de la Joie», où Guru Gobind Singh a administré l'amrit pour la première fois aux cinq Biens-Aimés Sikhs, une fête est célébrée chaque année dont le clou est constitué par une grande procession appelée Holâ Maholâ.

Key term(s)
  • cinq Préférés

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oriental Religions
CONT

... in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, created the Khalsa Panth, the "Brotherhood of the Pure, "by administering Amrit("Nectar, "used in the rite of initiation) from the same bowl to the first members(the "Five Beloved"), and by instituting the five K's, the symbols of the faith worn by all dedicated Sikhs.

OBS

Sikhism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religions orientales
CONT

À travers cet acte de prise d'amrit, les sikhs d'aujourd'hui participent à ce qui s'est passé en ce premier jour d'initiation.

OBS

Guide illustré des religions dans le monde, Éditions du Centurion, 1985, page 201.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oriental Religions
CONT

... in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, created the Khalsa Panth, the "Brotherhood of the Pure, "by administering Amrit... and by instituting the five "K's", the symbols of the faith worn by all dedicated Sikhs. These are kesh(uncut hair), kangha(comb), kirpan(actual or symbolic sword), kachs(short trousers worn under outer clothes), and kara(steel bracelet worn on right wrist). Each Khalsa brother is given the name Singh(lion), and each sister Kaur(princess).

OBS

Sikhism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religions orientales
CONT

Singh : «lion». Titre donné par Gobind Singh à ses cinq Préférés; depuis, le nom est porté par les hommes sikhs comme Kaur l'est pour les femmes.

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oriental Religions
CONT

... in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, created the Khalsa Panth, the "Brotherhood of the Pure, "by administering Amrit... and by instituting the five "K's", the symbols of the faith worn by all dedicated Sikhs. These are kesh(uncut hair), kangha(comb), kirpan(actual or symbolic sword), kachs(short trousers worn under outer clothes), and kara(steel bracelet worn on right wrist). Each Khalsa brother is given the name Singh(lion), and each sister Kaur(princess).

OBS

Sikhism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religions orientales
CONT

Singh : «lion». Titre donné par Gobind Singh à ses cinq Préférés; depuis, le nom est porté par les hommes sikhs comme Kaur l'est pour les femmes.

Spanish

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