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CUSTODIANS OF SIKH SACRED SPACE AND WEALTH: GURU GOBIND SINGHJI AND ABOLITION OF MASANDS
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Author(s):
DR. AMANPREET SINGH GILL
Vol - 13, Issue- 10 ,
Page(s) : 169 - 174
(2022 )
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
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Abstract
This paper seeks to study the institution of Masands ,and how this institution was abolished by Guru Gobind Singhji before he prepared for introducing the new institution of Khalsa. Masands started misusing their spiritual and social position and started misappropriating the offerings of Sikh for their personal ends. They also saw themselves as a force to reckon with, whenever some conflicting claims to Gurugaddi arose within extended household of Gurus. This paper makes use of Gurmukhi literature to study the role of Guru Gobind Singhji in the abolition of Masands.
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