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

List of prominent Panths

Some of the major panths in India are:

1. Khalsa Panth ( Sikh)
2. Sahaj Panth ( Buddhist and Hindu)
3. Kabir Panth (Part of the Sant Mat)
4. Dadu Panth (Part of the Sant Mat)
5. Tera Panth ( Jain)
   1. Digambara Terapanth
   2. Śvetāmbara Terapanth
6. Taran Panth (Jain)
7. Nath Panth (Hindu)
8. Varkari Panth (Hindu)
9. Sat Panth ( Sufi, Shia, Islamic)
10. Ravidas Panth (Independent religion) ^[1]
    1. Satnampanth

See also

• Indian-origin religions

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)

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