I decided to reach out to college students who identify with the Punjabi ethnicity and whose parents practice Sikhism. It was important to choose college students‚ as they have more freedom in decision-making as compared to living at home. Since I was noticing differences between my experiences and those I was hearing from people living in Wisconsin‚ I thought it would be interesting to take that into consideration. Therefore‚ I included both people who were raised in Wisconsin as well as those
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Divya Nagendran Professor Barbara J. Melaas-Swanson LSFY 102-32 31 January 2011 Sikhism Religion: Gurpurb A festival is a celebration of life. Festival is harmonious‚ rich‚ varied and colorful. A festival is a celebration which breaks the tedium of life. They bring peace and joy to the multitudes. Festival provide as symbol to the cultural‚ social and domestic life of the people. There are different kinds of festivals celebrated around this world. There are festivals based on legends or persons
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Introduction The post 9/11 hate crimes saw that Sikhs were subjected to various challenges due to their identity. Sikhs are confused with Arabs‚ due to their appearance and the fact that they wear a turban. This prompts to Sikhs being victims of violence. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that traces its origin on the teachings of Guru Nanak and the successors that precede him. It was founded during the 16th century‚ at a place known as Punjab‚ which is currently known as the Sikhs’ homeland. Founded by Guru
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A COMPARISON OF JAINISM AND BUDDHISM 3 A Comparison of Jainism and Buddhism and an Explanation of their Spiritual Beliefs and Spiritual Practices During my research of these two very interesting religions that derived from Hinduism‚ I examined the Encyclopedia Britannica whose contributors were many. For Jainism‚ Dundas (2013)‚Shah (2013)‚ and Strohl (2013). Their information was very helpful when I write about its origination
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Sikhism is the one religion that moves me the most out of all of the religions. Sikhism was founded around 5 centuries ago in 1496. It was founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Punjab‚ a state in India. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion and it is based on the religions of Hinduism and Islam‚ but it is its own distinct religion. Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world and it consists of about 26 million followers that can be found throughout the world. Sikhism is a very compelling religion There
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belief in Christianity. Much like Christianity‚ Sikhism has its own set of foundational beliefs that form the basis of the overall religion. Within both Christianity and Sikhism are various ideas that allow one to compare each religion with the other. Each of these religions allows one to evaluate specific beliefs between each religion to determine the similarities and differences between the two religions. For a religion to be considered
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Hinduism‚ Theravada Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism all come from a similar region in the world‚ India. The beliefs of these religions have been influenced by ancient Indian ideals; an example of this is ahisma‚ meaning “non-harm”‚ which can be seen these four faiths. Some religions believe in souls or moral consequence‚ while others do not. Although there are differences‚ many likenesses can be found between them. Differences and similarities can be drawn between the moral consequence‚ reincarnation
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religious “Denomination” (Miller‚ 2010). This is because their set of beliefs differ in some paramount ways. All religions work under a common set of beliefs‚ traditions‚ or identities. The religions that are being compared‚ and described‚ are Sikhism and Hinduism. Sikhism originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent at about the end of the 15th century (En.Wikipedia.org‚ 2018). Hinduism
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common. The following will compare and contrast Christianity and Sikhism. The first portion will compare the two religions and the following portion will detail the differences. In each of these two religions‚ God is the focal point. In Christianity there is only one God and the same is said for Sikhism. The two believe in an all-powerful‚ all-seeing‚ and all-present God. The followers of both Christianity and Sikhism are also called to worship God and keep a daily focus on him. Both
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Having been formed in the same general region‚ it is not surprising that the religions of Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism‚ and Hinduism have some similarities. The basic philosophical ideals that Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism share are the beliefs in a system of karma‚ a cycle of rebirth‚ and the goal of ultimate liberation which leads to the end of the rebirth cycle and peace to the soul. However‚ the way that each religion goes about these shared philosophies and have other beliefs that set
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