Question

What is the meaning of the Manji system?

Answer 1

Hint: The Manji System was a religious organisation of the Sikh which was administered as well. The founder was Guru Amar Das who was the third religious leader of Sikhism.

Complete answer: The Manji System was a creative and unique system in which Guru Amar Das, the founder had the propaganda of spreading Sikhism around the world across the globe in a planned and logical system of administration.
He appointed 22 Sikhgurus who were also devotees which were noble devout men who were called sangria and Masands and their work was to propagate and spread the message of their spiritual leader Guru Nanak. Apart from the other responsibility of the Manji was also responsible for the collection of Sangat which they provided to the Guru. All the money collected from the offerings was used for langar, and after meeting all the local expenses, the surplus was passed on to the Guru’s Golak (the community chest) situated at Goindwal.
The preacher sat on a Manji while the congregation all sat around the Manji or cot. The 22 Manjis were spread throughout Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Afghanistan. Guru Amar Das established another organisation called Piri System. The in-charges of the Piris were ladies whose objective was to light the flame of Guru’s word and spread the fragrance of his Nam among the women.

Note: The Manji System was established to spread the word and message of Guru Nanak but the system started to become corrupt and immoral as the Sangria would project themselves as gurus and collect money from the people for their own needs.