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Sevapanthi (Sikh Order)
Sewapanthi (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਸੇਵਾਪੰਥੀ; meaning "fellowship of service"), alternatively spelt as Sevapanthi, and also known as Addanshahi, is a traditional Sects of Sikhism, Sikh sect or order (''Sampradaya, samparda'') that was started by Bhai Kanhaiya, a personal follower of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur.Kaur, Sukhdeep. "THE NIRANKARI SECT IN THE 19 TH CENTURY." Kanhaiya was instructed by the Guru to go out and serve humanity, which he did by establishing a Dharmasala, Dharmsala in the Attock district of Punjab and serving indiscriminately.Mahal, Ramandeep. "Bhai Kanhaiya ji: A Humanitarian Soul." Sewa Panthis are also known as 'Addan Shahis'. This name is derived from one of Bhai Kanhaiya's disciples, Addan Shah. History Guru Tegh Bahadur had a follower known as Bhai Kanhaiya, Kanhaiya Lal, a Dhamman (Dhiman) Khatri who was born in 1648, in a town called Sohadara, now in Pakistan. He became a drawer of water to the Guru's horses. The Guru ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhai Kanhaiya
Bhai Kanhaiya (1648–1718; also spelt as Bhai Ghanaiya), known as Khat Waro Bao and Khaatwala Baba in Sindh, born to Mata Sundari ji and father Sri Nathu Ram's home village Saudra district Sialkot now in Pakistan, was a Sikh disciple of Guru Tegh Bahadur and was requested to establish the Sewapanthi or Addanshahi order of the Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh. He was known for pouring water for all the wounded members of the battlefield no matter whether they were Sikhs or fighting against the Sikhs. During his youth he also spent a lot of time in the company of Nanua Bairagi, who belonged to a Saini agriculture family and was also a disciple and comrade of last three Sikh gurus. Nanua Bairagi was a renowned poet-mystic of Punjab and he left a deep imprint on Bhai Kanhaiya's spiritual and humanitarian outlook in his formative years. Biography Bhai Kanhaiya was born in 1648 in the Dhamman Khatri community of Sodhara, to Mata Sundari ji and father Sri Nathu Ram's near Wazirabad in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
