Akal Takht Jathedar
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The Akal Takht Jathedar is the highest temporal authority in Sikhism, serving as the chief spokesperson and decision-maker on religious and community matters from the Akal Takht in Amritsar.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jathedar | 2 |
| Jathedar of Akal Takht | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh religious title
ⓘ
religious office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
SGPC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedFrom | Sikh clergy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Khalsa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sikh Panth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityBasis | Akal Takht as supreme temporal seat of Sikhs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityScope | Sikh community ⓘ |
| authorityType | temporal authority ⓘ |
| city | Amritsar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | appointments sometimes disputed within Sikh community ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionForm |
gurmata
ⓘ
hukamnama ⓘ |
| expectedQualities |
adherence to Sikh Rehat Maryada
ⓘ
knowledge of Sikh scriptures ⓘ moral integrity ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Akal Takht established by Guru Hargobind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | global Sikh Panth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Punjabi ⓘ |
| location | Amritsar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn |
Akal Takht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harmandir Sahib complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | major Sikh organizations ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| responsibility |
coordinating with other Takhts
ⓘ
issuing religious directives to Sikhs ⓘ maintaining discipline in Sikh institutions ⓘ |
| role |
arbiter in major religious disputes
ⓘ
chief decision-maker on Sikh community matters ⓘ chief spokesperson on Sikh religious matters ⓘ guardian of Sikh doctrine and tradition ⓘ interpreter of Sikh Rehat Maryada ⓘ issuer of hukamnamas ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Gurmukhi ⓘ |
| seat | Akal Takht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatLocatedIn |
Golden Temple complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Harmandir Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
political (within Sikh context)
ⓘ
religious ⓘ social ⓘ |
| state | Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Punjabi ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | leader (jathedar) of the Akal Takht ⓘ |
| tradition | Khalsa tradition ⓘ |
| worksWith | jathedars of other Sikh Takhts ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Jathedar of Akal Takht
this entity surface form:
Jathedar of Akal Takht
this entity surface form:
Jathedar
this entity surface form:
Jathedar