ORIGINS
Gurdwara Amrit Parchar Dharmik Diwan was founded in the early 1980's by Sri Maan 108 Sant Baba Gian Singh Ji Johalanvale. (Pictured Below)
A Sant is a person who has achieved spiritual enlightenment by contemplating the Lord. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Maharaaj describes the qualities of a Sant:
Meditating, meditating in remembrance, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
Doubt and scepticism do not affect them at all.
They behold the manifest glory of the Lord.
The holy saints that reach this destination;
To them, Nanak is forever a sacrifice.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji,
Raag Gauree Baavan Akhri, Ang
250)
The Sant tradition (its informal name, it is more formally called the Nirmala tradition) was itself, established by Sahib Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji in the 1690s, on the banks of the river Yamuna, at Sri Paonta Sahib.
After a Brahmin scholar had refused to teach Sanskrit to the Sikhs on the premise that they were low caste and wore the uniform of warriors, the Tenth Master, Sahib Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji sent five Singhs, by the names of Baba Karam Singh, Baba Vir Singh, Baba Ganda Singh, Baba Saina Singh and Baba Ram Singh, to the city of Benares to learn the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Guru Maharaaj ordered them to wear "Sadhu'an da Bana" or "the uniform of holy men". This type of clothing is referred to as "Gatee" in Punjabi, and is still worn by Sants of the Johalanvala Dera (Ashram).
Painting of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji instructing five Singhs to Banares Upon completing their studies and returning from Benares, the five Nirmalas were placed under the command of Bhai Daya Singh Ji and Bhai Dharam Singh Ji, two of the original Panj Pyare. Today, the majority of traditional Sants trace their lineage back to them.
The lineage of Johalanvale Sant begins with Sahib Sri Bhai Daya Singh Ji and the current head Sant is Sri Maan 108 Sant Baba Jeet Singh Ji Maharaaj.
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