Nirmala (sect)

Nirmala
ਨਿਰਮਲੇ
Painting of a Nirmala Sikh by Kapur Singh, Amritsar, ca.1860–65
Founder
Bir Singh, Ganda Singh, Karam Singh, Ram Singh, and Saina Singh
Regions with significant populations
PunjabGangetic Plains
Religions
SikhismHinduism (specifically Vedanta) syncretism
Scriptures
Guru Granth SahibVedantic texts
Languages
PunjabiSanskrit

Nirmala (Punjabi: ਨਿਰਮਲੇ, lit. "those without blemish") also known as Nirmala Saṁpardā or Nirmal Paṅth, is a Sikh sect of ascetics.[1] According to the traditional beliefs, the Sanatan Nirmala Sikh tradition was founded by Guru Gobind Singh in late 17th century when he sent five Sikhs to Varanasi to learn Sanskrit and Vedanta texts.

  1. ^ Nirmala: Sikhism, Encyclopaedia Britannica