The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1282 page)

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Kha
e-d
-p
hul
(Pañj
b
, ‘sword initiation’). Sikh incorporation or initiation ceremony. On
Bais
kh
day 1699 (according to tradition), Gur
Gobind Si
gh
instituted kha
e-d
-p
hul or initiation. When the original
pañj py
re
had volunteered their lives,
Gobind Si
gh
stirred water with a kha

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