- Sehajdhari
In
Sikhism , a sehajdari (also transliterated as sahajdari) is a person who disregards the religious prohibitions against haircuts and shaving, but otherwise observes the tenets of theGuru Granth Sahib : they are often gradualist converts.As a general rule, Sehajdari are not given the surname of "
Singh ".Sehajdhari sikh is a term used for persons who have cut hair or shaven beard but they do believe in the gurus and the granth sahib ji. [Punjabi Book - Masa Rangad sgpc publications page 12 - When Ram and his parivaar visit sabo di talwandi , and inform a sikh jathedar to tell that The golden temple has been converted into a private place by Masaa Rangad , and he is drinking liquor and having mujras . The jathedar runs towards the bhora sahib of Baba Deep Singh ji, saying "Baba ji , amritsaron kuch log aayein ne teh jo samachar unna liyanda oh sun ke tuhada clayja vi kamb uthu teh dolay fadkan lag jaan ge, bahut anarth ho riha hai. Then Baba deep singh asks the Jathedar "kaun aaya hai eh samachar le ke ? Koi sikh hai? Jathedar replies "nahi" . Then Baba deep singh ji replies "Fir koi Sehajdhari sikh hone ge jathedar replies yes.]
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*http://www.sarbloh.info/htmls/article_whoiskhalsa3.html
*http://www.amritworld.com/english/misc/sehajdhari.html
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