Panthan
Sign in to savePanth (also panthan, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called the Sampradaya, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya in guru-shishya parampara, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition.
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- List of prominent Panths
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Panth (also panthan, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called the Sampradaya, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya in guru-shishya parampara, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition.
== List of prominent Panths == Some of the major panths in India are: Khalsa Panth (Sikh) Sahaja Panth (Buddhist and Hindu) Kabir Panth (Part of the Sant Mat) Dadu Panth (Part of the Sant Mat) Tera Panth (Jain) Digambara Terapanth Śvetāmbara Terapanth Taran Panth (Jain) Nath Panth (Hindu) Varkari Panth (Hindu) Mahanubhav Panth (Hindu) Sat Panth (Sufi, Shia, Islamic) Ravidas Panth (Independent religion) Satnampanth
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