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In 1926 the Lahore High Court passed a judgement that Udasis are not Sikhs. A large number of differences between Sikhs and Udasis have been detailed. The most important are : | In 1926 the Lahore High Court passed a judgement that Udasis are not Sikhs. A large number of differences between Sikhs and Udasis have been detailed. The most important are : | ||
* Udasis wear clothes of ochre colour - Sikhs do not. | |||
* Udasis may or may not have long hair - Sikhs are enjoined to. Cutting the hair is an act of apostasy. | |||
* Udasis are not enjoined to keep the five kakkaars - Sikhs are. | |||
* Udasis need not be initiated in the ceremony of Pahul - Sikhs must. | |||
* Caps are the peculiar badges of Udasis - Sikhs are prohibited from wearing them. | |||
* Udasis observe Hindu rites and ceremonies - Sikhs do not. | |||
* The chief object of worship of Udasis is the ball of ashes - this is condemned by the Sikhs. Udasis adore samadhs - Sikhs do not. | |||
* Udasis may smoke - Sikhs may not. Smoking is an act of apostasy. | |||
* Udasis employ Brahmins - Sikhs are not allowed to. | |||
* Udasis perform shraadh (ancestral rites of offering food to the dead) - Sikhs do not. | |||
* Udasis observe the caste system - Sikhs do not. | |||
==See Also== | |||
* [[Udasi]] | |||
==References== | |||
* [http://sikhism101.com/node/228 Check] | |||
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[[category:Sikh Sects]] |
Latest revision as of 20:12, 14 January 2009
In 1926 the Lahore High Court passed a judgement that Udasis are not Sikhs. A large number of differences between Sikhs and Udasis have been detailed. The most important are :
- Udasis wear clothes of ochre colour - Sikhs do not.
- Udasis may or may not have long hair - Sikhs are enjoined to. Cutting the hair is an act of apostasy.
- Udasis are not enjoined to keep the five kakkaars - Sikhs are.
- Udasis need not be initiated in the ceremony of Pahul - Sikhs must.
- Caps are the peculiar badges of Udasis - Sikhs are prohibited from wearing them.
- Udasis observe Hindu rites and ceremonies - Sikhs do not.
- The chief object of worship of Udasis is the ball of ashes - this is condemned by the Sikhs. Udasis adore samadhs - Sikhs do not.
- Udasis may smoke - Sikhs may not. Smoking is an act of apostasy.
- Udasis employ Brahmins - Sikhs are not allowed to.
- Udasis perform shraadh (ancestral rites of offering food to the dead) - Sikhs do not.
- Udasis observe the caste system - Sikhs do not.
See Also
References
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