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Udasi and Udasin is derived from the Sanskrit word Udāsīn, which means one who is indifferent to or disregardful of worldly attachments, a stoic, or a mendicant. [9] [1] The word Udasi is derived from the Sanskrit word udasin, [10] meaning 'detached, journey', reflecting an approach to spiritual and temporal life, [5] or from udas ('detachment'), signifying indifference to or renunciation of ...
He established the Udasi order who travelled far and wide to spread the Word of Nanak. Mata Khivi ( ਮਾਤਾ ਖੀਵੀ ) (1506–1582) is the only woman mentioned in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. She was the wife of Guru Angad, and established the langar system, a free kitchen where all people were served as equals.
The Sikh experience through the years gave rise to this type of ideal martyrdom. Qazi Rukunudin (alternatively spelt as Qazi Ruknuddin) [3] was the first Sikh martyr [4] at the time of Guru Nanak. Qazi Rukunudin [5] became a Sikh, [6] when Guru Nanak visited Arabia during his fourth Udasi.
Member Party Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Avraham Taviv: Mapai: 20 April 1950 [1]: 60-61 Yehezkel Hen: Mapai: 4 April 1952 69-70 Eliezer Kaplan
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Died crushed by rubble when an IDF bulldozer demolished his house. The IDF admitted it compelled at gunpoint Nidal Abu M'khisan (19) to act as a human shield and get the victim out of his house. Jarrar shot the youth, believing he was an IDF soldier. The victim was wheelchair-bound. Israel suspected him of preparing a bomb an Israeli high-rise ...
[18] [19] In 1891 Census of British India, which was the first to categorize Sikhs into sects, 579,000 people identified themselves as "Hindu Nanakpanthi" and another 297,000 as "Sikh Nanakpanthi". The other major Sikh categories were Sikh Kesdhari and Gobind Singhi Sikhs in this census. [20] Many Muslims also consider themselves as Nanakpanthis.
Between 140 [2] and 260 [3] Sikhs were killed, including children, by the Udasi Custodian Narayan Das and his mercenaries, [4] in retaliation for a confrontation between him and members of the reformist Akali movement, who accused him of both corruption and sexual impropriety. The event constitutes an important part of Sikh history.