The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1777 page)

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Pañj py
re
(Pañj
b
, ‘five beloved ones’).
1
Five men who volunteered their heads for Gur
Gobind Si
gh
on
Bais
kh
1699. All were renamed Si
gh. They subsequently fought bravely for the Gur
. The pañj py
re are remembered daily in
Ard
s
, and a portion of
ka
h pra
d
is taken out in their memory before general distribution.
2
Five baptized Sikhs who administer
kha
e-di-pahul

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