The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (899 page)

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mañj
beneath a canopy. The floor is carpeted for the congregation to sit, men on one side, women on the other, facing the
di Granth.
Gurmat
.
‘The teachings of the
Gur
s
’, the collective teaching and disciplinary instructions of the Sikh Gur
s, and thus the Sikh name for what in English is called ‘Sikhism’.
Gurmat
(Pañj
b
, ‘Gur
resolution’). Decision affecting Sikh community, taken before the
Gur
–now in the presence of
di Granth
.

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