<P> Guru Gobind Singh started the Khalsa tradition after his father had been beheaded for resisting the religious persecution of non-Muslims ( mainly Kashmiri Hindus ) during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb . Guru Gobind Singh created and initiated the Khalsa as a warrior with a duty to protect the innocent from any form of religious persecution . The Khalsa redefined the Sikh tradition from the start . It formulated an initiation ceremony ( amrit pahul , nectar ceremony ) and rules of conduct for the Khalsa warriors . It created a new institution for the temporal leadership of the Sikhs , replacing the masands system maintained by the earlier Gurus of Sikhism . Additionally , the Khalsa provided a political and religious vision for the Sikh community . </P>
<P> Guru Gobind Singh started the Khalsa tradition after his father had been beheaded for resisting the religious persecution of non-Muslims ( mainly Kashmiri Hindus ) during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb . Guru Gobind Singh created and initiated the Khalsa as a warrior with a duty to protect the innocent from any form of religious persecution . The Khalsa redefined the Sikh tradition from the start . It formulated an initiation ceremony ( amrit pahul , nectar ceremony ) and rules of conduct for the Khalsa warriors . It created a new institution for the temporal leadership of the Sikhs , replacing the masands system maintained by the earlier Gurus of Sikhism . Additionally , the Khalsa provided a political and religious vision for the Sikh community . </P>
what was the original purpose of the khalsa
what was the original purpose of the khalsa
to protect the innocent from any form of religious persecution
to protect the innocent from any form of religious persecution