Religious initiation rites
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Many cultures practice or have practiced initiation rites, including the ancient Greeks, the Hebraic/Jewish, the Babylonian, the Mayan, and the Norse cultures. The modern Japanese practice of Miyamair
A young Buddhist monk takes his vows at Wat Yannawa in Bangkok (2016)
Gurbani
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Gurbani is a Sikh term, very commonly used by Sikhs to refer to various compositions by the Sikh Gurus and other writers of Guru Granth Sahib. In general, hymns in the central text of the Sikhs, the G
Gurbani from Nitnem Pothi Sahib
Painting of Bhai Mani Singh (left) scribing Gurbani alongside Guru Gobind Singh dictating (right), artwork kept at Takht Damdama Sahib
A Pothi Sahib (Nitnem prayerbook) is commonly wrapped in a similar cloth as a mark of respect
Historical gutka manuscript of the Dasam Granth from the 18th century