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Rehat Maryada

What is the Rehat Maryada?

What is the Rehat Maryada?

This document is the Official Sikh Code of Conduct. There were a number of unsucessful attempts in the eighteenth century following the death of Guru Gobind Singh to produced an accurate portrayal of Sikh conduct and customs. These attempts were

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Article XXVII – Appeals against Local Decisions

An appeal can be made to the Akal Takht against a local congregation’s decision. Source – Sikhs.org

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Article XXVI – Method of Adopting Gurmatta

(a) The Gurmatta can only be on a subject that affects the fundamental principles of Sikh religion and for their upholding, such as the questions affecting the maintenance of the status of the Gurus or the Guru Granth Sahib or

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Article XXV – Method of Imposing Chastisement

(a) Any Sikh who has committed any default in the observance of the Sikh discipline should approach the nearby Sikh congregation and make a confession of his lapse standing before the congregation. (b) The congregation should then, in the holy

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Article XXIV – Ceremony of Baptism or Initiation

a) Ambrosial baptism should be held at an exclusive place away from common human traffic. (b) At the place where ambrosial baptism is to be administered, the holy Guru Granth Sahib should be installed and ceremonially opened. Also present should

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Article XXIII – Panth’s Status of Guruhood

The concept of service is not confined to fanning the congregation, service to and in the common kitchen-cum-eating house, etc. A Sikh’s entire life is a life of benevolent exertion. The most fruitful service is the service that secures the

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Chapter XIII , Article XXII – Facets of Corporate Sikh Life

The essential facets of Panthic life are: (1) Guru Panth (the Panth’s Guru status); (2) The ceremony of ambrosial initiation; (3) The statute of chastisement for aberrations; (4) The statute of collective resolution; (5) The appeal against local decisions. Source-Sikhs.org

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Chapter XII , Article XXI – Voluntary Service

Voluntary service is a prominent part of Sikh religion. Illustrative models of voluntary service are organized, for imparting training, in the gurduwaras. Its simple forms are: sweeping and plastering the floors of the gurduwara [In olden times, buildings, particularly in

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Article XX – Other Rites and Conventions

Apart from these rites and conventions, on every happy or sad occasion, such as moving into a new house, setting up a new business (shop), putting a child to school, etc., a Sikh should pray for God’s help by performing

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Article XIX – Funeral Ceremonies

(a) The body of a dying or dead person, if it is on a cot, must not be taken off the cot and put on the floor. Nor must a lit lamp be placed beside, or a cow got bestowed

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Article XVIII – Anand Sanskar (Lit. Joyful Ceremonial: Sikh Matrimonial Conventions and Ceremony)

Sikh marriages are usually arranged. However, the word ‘arranged’ is not always properly interpreted by people in Western societies. An arranged marriage does not mean forcing a boy or a girl into a wedlock of parents’ choice only. It is

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Chapter XI , Article XVII – Ceremonies pertaining to Birth and Naming of Child

a) In a Sikh’s household, as soon after the birth of a child as the mother becomes capable of moving about and taking bath (irrespective of the number of days which that takes), the family and relatives should go to

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