Damdami Taksal

Damdami Taksal
Jatha Bhindran-Mehta
ਦਮਦਮੀ ਟਕਸਾਲ
Formation7 August 1706
FounderGuru Gobind Singh
PurposeSikh seminary
HeadquartersGurdwara Gurdarshan Parkash
Location
Coordinates31°40′01″N 75°14′52″E / 31.66690°N 75.24788°E / 31.66690; 75.24788
Harnam Singh Khalsa
Websitehttps://www.damdamitaksal.com/

The Damdamī Ṭaksāl, Jatha Bhindra(n), or Sampardai Bhindra(n)[1] is an orthodox Khalsa Sikh cultural and educational organization, based in India.[2] They are known for their teachings of vidya as well as gurbani santhiya. Its headquarters are located in the town of Mehta Chowk, approximately 40 km north of the city of Amritsar.[3] It has been described as a seminary or “moving university” of the Sikh countryside.[4]

The Damdami Taksal borrows many foundational aspects from the Giani Samparda (headed by the Giani family), the Girivari Samparda, the Damdami Samparda, the Namdhari Samparda and the Dera Naurangabad.

  1. ^ Singh, Nirbhai. Philosophy of Sikhism: Reality and its manifestations. Atlantic Publishers & Distri, 1990.
  2. ^ "Baba Thakur Singh of Damdami Taksal dead". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. ^ Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley (November 1996). Fighting for Faith and Nation: Dialogues with Sikh Militants. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8122-1592-2.
  4. ^ C. K. Mahmood (1996). Why Sikhs Fight (Anthropological Contributions to Conflict Resolution). The University of Georgia Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780820317656.