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12. Let not a Sadh be superstitious as to days, or to lunations, or to months, or the 

 cries or appearances of birds or animals ; let him seek only the will of the Lord. 



These injunctions are repeated in a variety of forms, but the purport 

 is the same, and they comprise the essence of the Sadh doctrine which 

 is evidently derived from the unitarianism of Kab!r, Nanak, and similar 

 writers, with a slight graft from the principles of Christianity. In their 

 notions of the constitution of the universe, in the real, although temporary 

 existence of inferior deities and their incarnations, and in the ultimate 

 object of all devotion, liberation from life on earth, or Mukti, the Senilis 

 do not differ from other Hindus. 



The Sddhs have no temples, but assemble at stated periods in houses, 

 or courts adjoining set apart for this purpose. According to Mr. Fisher, 

 their meetings are held every full moon, when men and women collect at 

 an early hour, all bringing such food as they are able, the day is spent in 

 miscellaneous conversation, or in the discussion of matters of common 

 interest. In the evening, they eat and drink together, and the night is 

 passed in the recitation of the stanzas attributed to Birbhan, or his pre- 

 ceptor, and the poems of Dadu, Nanak, or Kabir. 



From the term they apply to the deity, Satnam, the true name, the 

 Sddhs are also called Satndmis ; but this appellation more especially indi- 

 cates a different, although kindred sect. 



SATNAMIS. 



These profess to adore the true name alone, the one God, the cause 

 and creator of all things, Nirgun, or void of sensible qualities, without 

 beginning or end. 



