Book Burning - Burning For Other Reasons

Burning For Other Reasons

In the Sikh religion, any copies of their sacred book Guru Granth Sahib which are too badly damaged to be used, and any printer's waste which bears any of its text, are cremated. Such a cremation is called Agan Bhet, and is a similar to that performed when cremating a deceased Sikh.

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