Panth

Panth (also panthan, meaning "path" in Sanskrit), also called the Sampradaya, is the term used for several religious traditions in India. A panth is founded by a guru or an acharya in guru-shishya parampara, and is often led by scholars or senior practitioners of the tradition.

List of prominent Panths
Some of the major panths in India are:
 * 1) Khalsa Panth (Sikh)
 * 2) Sahaj Panth (Buddhist and Hindu)
 * 3) Kabir Panth (Part of the Sant Mat)
 * 4) Dadu Panth (Part of the Sant Mat)
 * 5) Tera Panth (Jain)
 * 6) Digambara Terapanth
 * 7) Śvetāmbara Terapanth
 * 8) Taran Panth (Jain)
 * 9) Nath Panth (Hindu)
 * 10) Varkari Panth (Hindu)
 * 11) Sat Panth (Sufi, Shia, Islamic)
 * 12) Ravidas Panth (Independent religion)
 * 13) Satnampanth