Rahit

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 403 words | Copyright

Rahit, Rahat (Pañjābī, ‘code’). Rahit Maryādā, Sikhs' code of discipline. In 1945 the Shiromaṇi Gurdwārā Parbandhak Committee approved the Rahit Maryādā (Code of practice), published 1950 (Rehat Maryādā).

After defining a Sikh, the Rahit Maryādā prescribes conduct expected of the individual and the Panth.

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