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The Sant Nirankari Mission ((パンジャーブ語:ਸੰਤ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ਮਿਸ਼ਨ), (ヒンディー語:संत निरंकारी मिशन), SNM) and also known as Universal Brotherhood Mission, is a spiritual organisation based in India. The Sant Nirankari Mission identifies itself as "neither a new religion nor a sect of an existing religion, but an all-embracing spiritual movement dedicated to human welfare". Despite the similarity of name, the group is not (or is no longer) affiliated with the Nirankari movement started by Baba Dayal. The Sant Nirankari movement has been targeted for violence by some extremists among the orthodox Sikhs, who consider the group to be a heresy of Sikhism. The SNM has over 100 branches outside India, most prominently in Britain and North America. Its world headquarters is located in Sant Nirankari Colony, New Delhi. Its leader, Baba Hardev Singh, provides spiritual guidance for Nirankari devotees; as well as for whole mankind follows any religion, caste and culture. The group is characterised by its focus on a living leader. ==History== The original Nirankari movement began with the reformist teachings of Baba Buta Singh in the early 19th century. Baba Buta Singh emphasised the importance of a living guru, while mainstream Sikhism accepted the Sikh scriptures as the final, and current, guru of the faith. This would eventually cause a distinction between mainstream Sikhism and the Sant Nirankari movement. In 1929, one segment of the movement, now known as the Sant Nirankari Mission, disassociated itself from mainstream Sikhism and became an independent organisation. In the 1960s, the sudden growth of the Sant Nirankari Mission aroused the ire of fundamentalist Sikhs, some of whom used opposition to the Sant Nirankaris as a platform. The Sant Nirankari ''Satguru'' Gurbachan Singh was assassinated in 1980, by a Ranjit Singh, a member of the Akhand Kirtani Jatha. The AKJ had, shortly before the killing, had been involved in protests against the Sant Nirankaris as heterodox. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sant Nirankari Mission」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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