Khande di Pahul

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Khande di Pahul is the Sikh initiation ceremony through which individuals formally join the Khalsa, committing to the faith’s spiritual and martial discipline.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Khalsa initiation
Sikh initiation ceremony
religious ritual
aimsTo create saint-soldiers (Sant Sipahi)
alsoKnownAs Amrit Sanchar
Amrit Sanchar
surface form: Amrit initiation
associatedEvent Vaisakhi
surface form: Vaisakhi of 1699
associatedWith Khalsa
category Sikh rituals
initiation rites in religions
centralText Guru Granth Sahib
firstPerformedAt Anandpur Sahib
historicalOrigin 1699
includesAct collective recitation of prayers
drinking Amrit
sprinkling Amrit on eyes
sprinkling Amrit on hair
taking new Khalsa names
institutedBy Guru Gobind Singh
languageOfName Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
literalMeaning nectar of the double-edged sword
performedBy Panj Pyare
five initiated Sikhs
performedFor Sikhs seeking to join the Khalsa
precondition acceptance of Guru Granth Sahib as eternal Guru
acceptance of ten Sikh Gurus
belief in one God
willingness to live by Khalsa code of conduct
religion Sikhism
requiresRecitationOf Anand Sahib (first five and last pauris)
surface form: Anand Sahib (first five and last stanza)

Benti Chaupai
Jaap Sahib
Japji Sahib
Tav-Prasad Savaiye
requiresVowOf abstaining from adultery
abstaining from halal meat
abstaining from intoxicants
abstaining from tobacco
keeping the Five Ks
observing Sikh Rehat Maryada
resultsIn obligation to wear a ceremonial sword (Kirpan)
obligation to wear a steel bracelet (Kara)
obligation to wear a wooden comb (Kanga)
obligation to wear cotton shorts (Kachera)
obligation to wear uncut hair (Kesh)
symbolizes commitment to Sikh martial discipline
commitment to Sikh spiritual discipline
formal entry into the Khalsa
rebirth as a Khalsa Sikh
usesObject bowl of water
khanda (double-edged sword)
patashas (sugar crystals)

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Amrit Sanchar alsoKnownAs Khande di Pahul