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Sikhism: Social and Historical Developments in Religious Thought

Equality of men and women in Sikhism

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What did Guru Nanak say about the standing of women, and what are those passages cited for?

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What did Guru Nanak teach about the worth of women?

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What does Ādi Granth 473 say about the place of women in human life?

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    What did Guru Nanak teach about the worth of women?

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    Nanak asked why anyone should call a woman inferior when kings are born of her. The Āsā kī Vār verses at Ādi Granth 473 make that argument.

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    What does Ādi Granth 473 say about the place of women in human life?

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    The passage notes that woman gives birth, nurtures and continues the human line. Contempt for women is therefore contempt for the source of life itself.

  3. 3

    Which principle do the passages at Ādi Granth 62 and 473 support?

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    The passages are cited for the equal dignity of women in Sikh teaching. Birth, status and sex are denied any power to determine spiritual worth.

  4. 4

    What did Guru Amar Dās do for women in the Sikh community?

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    Guru Amar Dās appointed women as preachers and teachers within his organisation. Satī and the veil were condemned by him, and widow remarriage was permitted.

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    What was the mañjī system?

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    Guru Amar Dās divided the Sikh community into districts, each under an appointed preacher. Women were among those given charge of a district.

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    How did Guru Gobind Singh treat women in the Khālsā?

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    Women received amrit on the same terms as men from 1699 onwards. Mātā Sāhib Kaur is honoured as mother of the Khālsā.

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