Bana/chola Is It Apart Of Sikhi?

[A.Akali Ajit Singh.A]

WJKK WJKF sangat ji,

could someone find me a quote from sri guru granth sahib ji, dasam granth or sarabloh granth that says that the khalsa uniform is the bana/chola, and it should be worn. also some bani that says its a part of sikh and reheat.

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[DJ_Khalsa]

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As far as dass knws theres one Pankthi in Dasam Granth or Reahatnaama which goes like

"BAANI BAANAA PANKH PACHAANO...SINGH GURU KAA PANCHI JAANO"

So u a bird with 2wings

BAANA - The external cholaa...

BAANI - The internal cholaa...

U need to have both wings so tht u can fly to ur guru..we cant fly without ne of them.

Thts y guru called khalsa as "SANT-SIPAHI"

May be Hope it helped..

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[akal sahai]

the question is what is bana??

some say its 5 kakkar and some say its chola/kurta pyjama

[Khalsa4ever]

I think we have to differentiate what is "sikhi" as per the SGGS, and what is part of a khalsa identity, because I do believe these two are different. While covering one's head as a sign of respect is certainly ok with sikhi, the fact that you use a bana, or a gol turban, or a patka, or a chunni is more cultural rather than spiritual.

From Asa di Vaar (14):

duie DoqI bsqR kpwtM ]

dhue dhhothee basathr kapaatta(n) ||

upon your head is a turban, and you wear two loin cloths.

jy jwxis bRhmM krmM ]

jae jaanas brehama(n) karama(n) ||

If you knew the nature of God,

siB Pokt inscau krmM ]

sabh fokatt nisacho karama(n) ||

you would know that all of these beliefs and rituals are in vain.

khu nwnk inhcau iDAwvY ]

kahu naanak nihacho dhhiaavai ||

Says Nanak, meditate with deep faith;

ivxu siqgur vwt n pwvY ]2]

vin sathigur vaatt n paavai ||2||

without the True Guru, no one finds the Way. ||2||

[Jangal Da]

Sikh tradition talks about five items of essential clothing - dastar, chola, kamarkasa, hazuri, kacchera. It is the traditional garb of the Khalsa male and as per Prem Sumarag was traditionally given to a Sikh groom. However I do not think it is part of Sikhi. Modest sensible clothing is all that one needs (if Khalsa then kacchera and suitable covering for kes is a must), although some feel more of an affinity with the religion if wearing bana. In the last decade I have noticed a popular choice of the youth to wear bana - if not all the time, at least for special occassions such as rainskirtan programmes etc. This is largely an sociocultural identity issue and is akin to our Muslim sisters' wearing the hijab.