The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2444 page)

(Pañj
b
, ‘means of crossing ocean of life to salvation’). A Sikh shrine. Tarn T
ran lies 20 km. south of
Amritsar
. Here Gur
Arjan Dev
constructed a
gurdw
r
in honour of Gur
R
m D
s
and a pool whose water reputedly cures leprosy.

 
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Tarpa
a
.

Part of Hindu morning
ablutions
. The morning cleansing with water is a basic obligation. Tarpa
a is the point at which the worshipper makes a cup with his hands and pours the water back into the river while reciting
mantras
. After sipping some water, he may then apply the distinguishing mark of his sa
prad
ya (tradition), e.g. three vertical lines (
tripu
dra
) for a
aivite, three horizontal lines for a Vai
avite. It is followed by sa
dhy
(morning prayer).