Panth (also panthan, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called the Sampradaya, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya in Parampara, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition.
List of prominent Panths
Some of the major panths in India are:
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Khalsa (Sikhism)
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Sahaja (Buddhist and Hinduism)
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Kabir Panth (Part of the Sant Mat)
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Dadu Dayal (Part of the Sant Mat)
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Tera Panth (Jain)
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Digambara Terapanth
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Śvetāmbara Terapanth
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Taran Panth (Jain)
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Nath (Hindu)
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Varkari (Hindu)
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Mahanubhav Panth (Hindu)
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Satpanth (Sufi, Shia, Islamic)
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Ravidas Panth (Independent religion)
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Satnampanth
See also
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Kabir and the Kabir Panth by G. H. Wescott, South Asia Books; (July 1, 1986)
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The Bijak of Kabir by Linda Hess and Shukdev Singh, Oxford University Press, 2002
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One Hundred Poems of Kabir: Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Assisted by Evelin Underhill, Adamant Media Corporation, 2005
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Crossing the Threshold: Understanding Religious Identities in South Asia by Dominique Sila-Khan, I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies; (November 4, 2004)