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Singh (IPA: / ˈ s ɪ ŋ / SING) is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, [1] it was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Das) for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice [2] and to emulate Rajput naming ...
The term Sikh has its origin in the Sanskrit word śiṣya, meaning 'seeker', [88] ' disciple ' or ' student '. [89] [90] [91] According to Article I of Chapter 1 of the Sikh Rehat Maryada (' code of conduct '), the definition of Sikh is: [92] Any human being who faithfully believes in One Immortal Being; Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to ...
Nirmala (Punjabi: ਨਿਰਮਲੇ, lit. "those without blemish") also known as Nirmala Saṁpardā or Nirmal Paṅth, is a Sikh sect of ascetics. [1] According to the traditional beliefs, the Sanatan Nirmala Sikh tradition was founded by Guru Gobind Singh in late 17th century when he sent five Sikhs to Varanasi to learn Sanskrit and Vedanta texts.
Khalsa (meaning "pure and sovereign") is the collective name given by Guru Gobind Singh, [169] [170] to those Sikhs who have been fully initiated by taking part in a ceremony called ammrit sañcār (nectar ceremony). [171]
Sikh names often have the following format: First name – Religious name – Family name. [1] [2] Sikh first names serve as personal names and are selected through the Naam Karan ceremony, where a random page of the Guru Granth Sahib is opened by a granthi (Sikh preist) and the first letter of the first prayer on the opened page is used as the basis for the first name as an initial.
Guru Gobind Singh's birthplace in Patna, Bihar Guru Tegh Bahadar and a young Gobind Das at the Anandpur Darbar Artistic depiction of "Dusht Daman", the alleged previous incarnation of Guru Gobind Singh as narrated in the "Bachittar Natak" Gobind Singh was the only son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru, and Mata Gujri. [36]
In northern and middle part of India as well as southern India Sinhraj/Sinharaj/Sinharaja or Rajasinha is also used, having the meaning Lion/Leo king. [8] The more common surname Singh in India has the same root. Jayasinghe and other surnames like 'Wijesinghe', 'Weerasingha', 'Edirisinghe', 'Singaiariyan' in Sri Lanka may also share this root.
Udasi, derived from the Sanskrit word "Udasin", [22]: 78 meaning "detached, journey", reflecting an approach to spiritual and temporal life, [23] is an early sect based on the teachings of Guru Nanak's elder son Sri Chand (1494–1643), who, contrary to his father's emphasis on participation in society, propagated ascetic renunciation and ...