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Summary of Question:	Gurbani And The Paper Used (Handling)
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Thursday, 8/02/2001 10:34 AM MDT

Wahe Guru JI Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Je Ke Fathae!

What is the best to way to take care of Sundar Gutka if the pages or paper becomes so frail over the period of time? Thanks for the answeres to the previous questions.

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Dear One:
It depends on what you want to do with it. As pages become worn and frail, they essentially become impossible to read from daily. In that case, the best thing to do is find a safe way to burn the Gutka, and replace it with a new one. This holds for any paper on which Gurbani is written: when the paper is no longer used or too frail for use, or if the book (if it's a bound copy) is too frail to be rebound (and assuming it is not an historical edition!) you should make every effort to safely burn the paper/pages as a way of honorably disposing of them.

I hope this helps. Guru ang sang,
-DKK