A full account, in English, of the place and contribution to the Panth of Namdhari Sikhs. Contents include: the Namdhari movement in the 19th century, when it came to prominence; the concept of guruship, and the history of caretaker gurus since 1872; the events between the assassination attempt on Guru Bobind Singh at Nanded and the exiling of Guru Ram Singh to Burma; the concept of the amritdhari Sikh; the special place of the writings of the Tenth Guru (the Dasam Granth) in worship and prayer; the Namdhari practice of meditation; the Code of Conduct - protection of cows, wholesome drug/alcohol/smoking free living, and Namdhari ethics - pacifism and vegetarianism; festivals and ceremonies; and Namdharis in the Diaspora.
- ISBN10 1902210476
- ISBN13 9781902210476
- Publish Date 31 October 2000
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 February 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Sussex Academic Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 176
- Language English