# Panth > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Panth > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Panth.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panth > Source revision: 1356568940 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Term used in religious traditions in India **Panth** (also **panthan**, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called *[Sampradaya](/source/Sampradaya)*, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a [guru](/source/Guru) or an [acharya](/source/Acharya) in [guru-shishya parampara](/source/Parampara), and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition. With the backdrop of the [Sant](/source/Sant_Mat) and [Bhakti](/source/Bhakti) movements in mediaeval India, the followings of various religious leaders began to take on a "panthic" identity, which was a very fluid label in the 17th century. However, later the panthic identities became structured and distinct, such as the followers of [Nanak](/source/Guru_Nanak) and [Dadu](/source/Dadu_Dayal), who became the [Nanakpanthis](/source/Nanakpanthi) and Dadupanthis.[1] While the term panth is used sometimes interchangeably with the term *saṃpradāya*, a *panth* often is used to refer to religious movements from the [Sant tradition](/source/Sant_Mat).[2] ## List of prominent *Panths* Some of the major panths in India are: 1. [Khalsa Panth](/source/Khalsa) ([Sikh](/source/Sikhism)) 1. [Nanakpanth](/source/Nanakpanthi) (Sikh)[3] 1. [Udasipanth](/source/Udasi) 1. [Sewapanth](/source/Sewapanthi) (Sikh) 1. [Sahaja Panth](/source/Sahaja) ([Buddhist](/source/Buddhist) and [Hindu](/source/Hinduism)) 1. [Kabirpanth](/source/Kabir_Panth) (Part of the [Sant Mat](/source/Sant_Mat)) 1. [Dadupanth](/source/Dadupanth) (Part of the Sant Mat)[3] 1. [Satnampanth](/source/Satnampanth)[4] 1. [Tera Panth](/source/Terapanth_(disambiguation)) ([Jain](/source/Jain)) 1. [Digambara Terapanth](/source/Digambara_Terapanth) 1. [Śvetāmbara Terapanth](/source/%C5%9Avet%C4%81mbara_Terapanth) 1. [Taran Panth](/source/Taran_Panth) (Jain) 1. [Nath Panth](/source/Nath) (Hindu) 1. [Varkari Panth](/source/Varkari) (Hindu) 1. [Mahanubhav Panth](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahanubhav_Panth&action=edit&redlink=1) (Hindu) 1. [Sat Panth](/source/Satpanth) ([Sufi](/source/Sufi), [Shia](/source/Shia), [Islamic](/source/Islamic)) 1. [Ravidas Panth](/source/Ravidas_Panth) (independent religion)[5][6] ## See also - [Indian-origin religions](/source/Indian_religions) ## References - Kabir and the Kabir Panth by G. H. Wescott, South Asia Books; (July 1, 1986) - The Bijak of Kabir by Linda Hess and Shukdev Singh, Oxford University Press, 2002 - One Hundred Poems of Kabir: Translated by Rabindranath Tagore. Assisted by Evelin Underhill, Adamant Media Corporation, 2005 - 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) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:12_1-0)** Singh, Abha. “SATNAMIS OR SADHS: CHANGING IDENTITY OF THE SATNAMIS OF NARNAUL.” *Proceedings of the Indian History Congress*, vol. 61, 2000, pp. 505–06. *JSTOR*, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44148127. Accessed 6 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:4_2-0)** Zapart, Jarosław (16 May 2022). ["The Ideology of Patronage and the Question of Identity in the Early Dādūpanth"](https://doi.org/10.3390%2Frel13050447). *Religions*. **13** (5): 21. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.3390/rel13050447](https://doi.org/10.3390%2Frel13050447). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:123_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:123_3-1) Singh, Abha. “SATNAMIS OR SADHS: CHANGING IDENTITY OF THE SATNAMIS OF NARNAUL.” *Proceedings of the Indian History Congress*, vol. 61, 2000, pp. 501–09. *JSTOR*, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44148127. Accessed 6 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:122_4-0)** Singh, Abha. “SATNAMIS OR SADHS: CHANGING IDENTITY OF THE SATNAMIS OF NARNAUL.” *Proceedings of the Indian History Congress*, vol. 61, 2000, pp. 501–09. *JSTOR*, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44148127. Accessed 6 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["India's 'untouchables' declare own religion - CNN.com"](http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/03/india.new.religion/index.html). *www.cnn.com*. Retrieved 2024-06-19. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:02_6-0)** Duggal, Koonal (Apr 1, 2025). "Between Blasphemy and Martyrdom: The Formation of the Ravidassia Religion in Punjab". In Rawat, Ramnarayan S.; Satyanarayana, K.; Mohan, P. Sanal (eds.). *Dalit Journeys for Dignity: Religion, Freedom, and Caste*. State University of New York Press. 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