Home›Sikh Orders and Jathas›Practice Status›Living tradition, practised todayBrowse ByLiving tradition, practised todayThis page groups religious orders by whether they are still active today. Wikipedia notes that in Anglicanism alone "there are presently thirteen active religious orders for men, fifty-three for women, and eight mixed gender." Browsing by practice status lets a visitor tell a living order apart from one that has since died out.FactsLiving tradition, practised todaySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Living tradition, practised todayFilter Results8 entriesFounded ByAllBhai Kanhaiya (1)Who may joinAllOpen to All Genders (4)Kind of orderAllHindu Monastic Orders (3)Sikh Orders and Jathas (5)PolityAllJathedar-Led Dal Polity (1)Originated InAllIndia (2)Origin Period Start YearAll1812 (1)1825 (1)1862 (1)1902 (1)Doctrinal PositionAllAdvaita Vedanta Non-Dualism (3)Sainthood and armed readiness held as one inseparable doctrine, the saint-soldier ideal, rather than two separate roles (5)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (4)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (3)Military and Chivalric Service (1)Liturgical LanguageAllSanskrit (3)Sant Bhasha (5)Ordination PracticeAllAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination (4)Authority conferred through the Amrit Sanskar, the Khalsa initiation rite administered by five initiated Sikhs standing as the Panj Pyare (1)Diksha Initiation (3)Rooted InAllNirmala (1)Udasi (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Akhand Kirtani JathaLiving tradition, practised todayBada Udasin AkharaLiving tradition, practised todayDamdami TaksalLiving tradition, practised todayNamdhariLiving tradition, practised todayNaya Udasin AkharaLiving tradition, practised todayNihangLiving tradition, practised todayNirmal AkharaLiving tradition, practised todaySewapanthiLiving tradition, practised todaySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeCategory: Religious OrdersComments (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.