“Guru Gobind Singh Ji” had a deep respect for the Khalsa, and stated that there is no difference between the True Guru and the "Sangat" (panth). Before his founding of the Khalsa, the Sikh movement had used the Sanskrit word "Sisya" (literally, disciple or student), but the favored term thereafter became Khalsa. Additionally, prior to the Khalsa, the Sikh congregations across India had a system of "Masands" appointed by the Sikh Gurus. The "Masands" led the local Sikh communities, local temples, collected wealth and donations for the Sikh cause. “Guru Gobind Singh Ji” concluded that the "Masands" system had become corrupt, he abolished them and introduced a more centralized system with the help of Khalsa that was under his direct supervision. These developments created two groups of Sikhs, those who initiated as Khalsa, and others who remained Sikhs but did not undertake the initiation. The Khalsa Sikhs saw themselves as a separate religious entity, while the Nanak-panthi Sikhs retained their different perspective.