Home›Sikh Orders and Jathas›Origin Period Start Year›19th centuryBrowse By19th centuryThis page groups religious orders by the year they were founded. Wikipedia notes that "religious life began in the Latin Church as early as the 3rd century, with the Order of Saint Benedict being formed in the 6th, in 529." Browsing by founding year lets a visitor compare how old one order is against another.Facts19th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 119th centuryFilter Results4 entriesRooted InAllNirmala (1)Udasi (1)Originated InAllIndia (2)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (3)Liturgical LanguageAllGurmukhi script and Sant Bhasha, the shared literary language in which Sikh scripture is composed (2)Sanskrit (2)Ordination PracticeAllAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination (2)Diksha Initiation (2)Doctrinal PositionAllAdvaita Vedanta Non-Dualism (2)Sainthood and armed readiness held as one inseparable doctrine, the saint-soldier ideal, rather than two separate roles (1)Kind of orderAllHindu Monastic Orders (2)Sikh Orders and Jathas (2)Who may joinAllOpen to All Genders (1)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (1)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (2)Spiritual Direction and Dhikr (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Bada Udasin Akhara19th centuryNamdhari19th centuryNirankari19th centuryNirmal Akhara19th centurySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.