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Old 01-02-2010, 11:52 PM
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Default What is the difference between Nirankari and sikhism religion?

What is the difference between Nirankari and sikhism religion?
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Old 01-06-2010, 11:52 PM
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I'm not a hailstone, AK, Ravid's etc
Im a Santana Sikh.

Nirankaris are not part of HalsSAanth or hindu dharam. They are a sect with THEIR OWN interpretation of Gurbani. However, they base their teachings solely on the Guru Granth Sahib and not the Dasam Granth or Sarabloh Granth

Nirankaris, are not sikh/ hindus.
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Old 01-11-2010, 11:52 PM
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Sikhism came out from Hinduism, but now a separate religion and theory is based on GURU and GRANTH is their GURU, they believe in re-births and cremations like Hindus..There population in India is fourth it is 1.9% of population.
The Nirankaris believed that at their time contemporary Sikhs had become lax in their practice of Nam-simaran (remembrance of the divine Name), and had fallen into the ritualistic practices of Hinduism. They revived the focus on inner repetition of the name via the mantra: Dan Dan Nirankar, glory to the Formless One!) They rejected all gods and goddesses (usually of the Hindu pantheon) and all types of offerings made to them. Similarly, they rejected all Brahmanical rites and rituals, and pilgrimages. For example they do not bury the dead (as Muslims do) nor do they burn them (like Hindus), but simply throw them into the river. They believed that the death of a body is to be rejoiced and not mourned. They do not drink, smoke or eat any meat. The Nirankaris believed that women are not impure at childbirth, that marriages and other important events should not be fixed according to paid astrologers, that dowries should not be publicly displayed, and that no fee should be charged for performing ceremonies (as is the custom for Brahmin priests). They believed and emphasized the formless aspect of the divine: Nirankar, hence their name. However the key belief that questions their orthodoxy is the belief in the continuation of the line of human Gurus after Guru Gobind Singh. They therefore do not believe in the orthodox view of the Adi Granth being the last and only Guru Eternal for all Sikhs.
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Old 01-16-2010, 11:52 PM
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Nirankari is an organization committed to spread true Sikhism. Their day starts with reading Guru Granth sahib. This was started by Baba Dyal during the later part of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Baba Dyal faced many difficulties during his life time from the hands of Hindus and polluted Sikhs. He used to say 'Dhan Nirankar'. Various miracles are associated with his life. He dared to reject those rituals which are against the philosophy of Guru Granth Sahib. He was the one who uplifted the practice of Anand Karj and widow marriage in Sikhism. He believed in honest working, Nirankaris do not take home any money received through offerings, instead all the nirankari heads were working hard. Various allegations were put against Baba Dyal, but he won against all the odd. Their present head is Gurbax singh and head office is chandigarh.
There is another organisation like Sant Nirankari, also called fake Nirankaris. It was started by Buta Singh an alochol edict who was expelled from Nirankari Darbar. He was followed by son Avtar Singh and later Avtar's son Gurbachan Singh. Gurbachan brought forward a book called Avtar Bani, which contained derogatory remarks against Sikhs. The part of book contained translation of Japji and Sukhmani by a muslim author in urdu without mentioning the source and telling the truth to the public. He also initiated Seven beloved one in comparison with Guru Gobind Singh selecting five beloved ones. he declared himself God, waheguru and Allah. He was fully protected under the leadership of Hindu rulers Desai and Indira.Desai publically admitted taking money from him. Gurbachan openly challenged Sikhs to lead a conference on the day of Vaisakhi at Amritsar[Vaisakhi can be compared with Christmas ] which resulted into clashes killing 15 people including 13 Sikhs, all these sikhs were killed by illegal weapons but none of culprit was punished, this was followed by killing 13 Sikhs in Kanpur and three at Delhi. He was murdered by two Sikhs later on and his son Hardev became head of Nirankari movement. Unlike his father he has avoided any confrontation with the Sikhs. While earlier nirankaris were alcoholic, Gurbachan, a few years before his death banned alcohol.
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