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Jhatka sikhiwiki7/10/2023 HS Singha, Sikhism, A Complete Introduction Īs stated in the official Khalsa Code of Conduct as well as the Sikh Rehat Maryada, Kutha meat is forbidden, and Sikhs are recommended to eat the jhatka form of meat. Accordingly, he made jhatka meat obligatory for those Sikhs who may be interested in taking meat as a part of their food. He, therefore, while permitting flesh to be taken as food repudiated the whole theory of this expiatory sacrifice. Guru Gobind Singh took a rather serious view of this aspect of the whole matter. Importance in Sikhism Īlthough not all Sikhs maintain the practice of eating meat butchered in this style, it is known by most Sikhs to have been mandated by the ten Sikh Gurus:Īccording to the Sikh tradition, only such meat as is obtained from an animal which is killed with one stroke of the weapon causing instantaneous death is fit for human consumption. ![]() Jhatka ( Hindi: झटका jhaṭkā IPA: Bengali: ঝাটকা Punjabi: ਝਟਕਾ ( Gurmukhi), جھٹکا ( Shahmukhi)) is derived from Sanskrit word Jhatiti (झटिति) which means "instantly, quickly, at once". 3 Comparison with Kosher, Shechita and Halal methods.
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