Dasvandh

[3][4][5] It falls into Guru Nanak Dev's concepts of Vand Chhako and Kirat karo.

[1][citation needed] The idea of sharing and giving was nourished by the institutions of sangat (holy congregation) and langar (community kitchen) the Guru had established.

[6] Guru Amar Das set up 22 manjis (districts) in various parts of the subcontinent.

[10] The Masands (ministers and the tithe-collectors) had the responsibility of collecting "kar bhet" (seva offerings) and dasvandh donations from the Sikhs in the region they were stationed in, and to then ensure these were in-turn given to the Guru.

[6] References to the practice of dasvandh can be found in various writings known as rehitnamas (manuals of Sikh codes of conduct) that were scribed during the era of Guru Gobind Singh or shortly after his period.