Panthan

Panthan or Panth (meaning "path" in Sanskrit) is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition.

Some of the major panthas in India are:

  • Khalsa Panth (Guru Gobind Singh's Sikhism)
  • Nanak Panth (Sikhism)
  • Sahaja Panth (Universal)
  • Kabir Panth (Part of the Sahaja)
  • Dadu Panth (Part of the Sahaja)
  • Tera Panth (Jain)
  • Satnami Panth (Hindu)
  • Nath Panth (Hindu)
  • Varkari Panth (Hindu)
  • Sat Panth (Shia, Islamic)
  • Rasul Panth (Islamic)
  • Pagal Panth (Islamic)
  • References

  • Kabir and the Kabir Panth by G. H. Wescott, South Asia Books; (July 1, 1986)
  • The Bijak of Kabir by Linda Hess and Shukdev Singh, Oxford University Press, 2002
  • One Hundred Poems of Kabir: Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Assisted by Evelin Underhill, Adamant Media Corporation, 2005
  • Crossing the Threshold: Understanding Religious Identities in South Asia by Dominique Sila-Khan, I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies; (November 4, 2004)
  • Podcasts:

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    Beneath

    by: After Forever

    Bewildered by silence
    Stuck by its questions and lucid ways to make us aware
    I did not know how cruel that could be
    That so many cases will never be solved
    That so many stories will never be told
    I did not know how cruel that could be
    Fighting a war that rages inside
    The world can't see the hate that burns in there
    How can we face what lies beneath,
    If we just fear and don't fight back?
    How many questions left unanswered?
    How many tears and inner strength shall we need?
    How any times can we encounter this again and again?
    How many things exist that blind us?
    How many forms of brutal violence can we see?
    How many images of pain will make us numb
    So hard, so cruel, we fail to see, we fail to feel?
    So afraid, even without thecourage of despair?
    Fighting a war that rages inside
    The world can't see the hate that burns in there
    How can we face what lies beneath,
    If we just fear and don't fight back?
    Afraid of ourselves, arfaid to stand up
    I did not know how cruel that could be
    We failed to see, we failed to feel
    Still afraid, what if you love someone?
    What if this happened to your loved ones?
    What would you do if you were there at that time?
    What makes you act like nothing happened?
    Nothing's wrong, you're doing fine?
    What makes you think you are immune to this?
    What drove us so far to the edge of tolerance?
    If judging and accusing is so easy, then why
    Why still?
    Fighting a war that rages inside
    The world can't see the hate that burns in there
    How can we face what lies beneath,




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    Yogi for digitisation of relics linked with Nath Panth

    Hindustan Times 26 Mar 2025
    GORAKHPUR Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday emphasized the need for digital documentation to preserve the rich spiritual heritage of the Nath Panth, a prominent tradition in Indian yoga.
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