Sikhism is one of the most ancient religions of India and the believers of this religion are called Sikhs that means disciples. The founder of Sikhism was Guru Nanak. Sikhism stands for casteless society and preaches thahe Holy Book Of Sikhism is Guru Granth Sahib Guru Gobind Singh declared before his departure to the heavenly abode that this Holy Granth would be the spiritual guide for Sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh made Khalsa (Sikh common wealth)‚ a full-fledged nation and taught them to perform
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as the Khalsa. There is a lot of debate by scholars what this word means; some assert it means sovereign/free‚ while others contend it means Pure/Genuine. Some propose it means‚ “God’s own”. As it can be ascertained that with a global population Sikhism has become an international religion‚ however‚ it has faced and continues to face a set of problems like all major religions. The most prominent has been the quest for a Sikh state culminating into the demand of Khalistan in the current era. (Jawad
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learning center for the young American Sikhs. Sikhism is monotheist and the fifth largest religion in the world which originated in India 500 years ago. The large communities of Sikhs can be found across India. However‚ Sikhs are only about 2% of the Indian population. Sikhs believe their faith to be a new and independent religion based on the insights of Guru Nanak the founder and the first teacher. Sikhism is closely related to Hinduism. Each person in Sikhism accepts the Granth (The sacred scripture)
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Guru Granth Sahib was more than just the fifth Guru or predecessor to Guru Nanak who was the founder of Sikhism and it was the main scripture of Sikhism. Guru Granth Sahib was also known as Adi Granth which the original holy book to Sikhs. Guru Granth Sahib was considered the Supreme Spiritual Authority and Head of the Sikh religion‚ rather than any living person. It is also the only scripture of it ’s kind which not only contains the works of it ’s own religious founders but also writings of people
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Guru Nanak: The founder of Sikhism Dhruv Miglani‚ Culture 8 INTRODUCTION Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated world-wide on Karthik Puranmashi‚ the full moon day which falls on different dates each year in the month of October and November. As a boy‚ Guru Nanak learnt other languages besides his mother tongue (Hindi and Punjabi) - Persian and Arabic. He spent 25 years of his life travelling and preaching his ideology. Many of his hymns
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includes traditions that are several millennia old. Many elements of India’s diverse cultures‚ such as Indian religions‚ yoga‚ and Indian cuisine‚ have had a profound impact across the world. India is the birthplace of Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism‚ collectively known as Indian religions. Indian religions‚ also known as Dharmic religions are a major form of world religions along with Abrahamic one. Today‚ Hinduism and Buddhism are the world’s third and fourth-largest religions respectively‚
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destroyer. So there’s one religions is Sikhism. Sikhs religions do not believe in double‚ but every religions and everyone’s believes that praying daily and worships to the god is most important thing. Sikhism was founded more than 600 years ago. Today the Sikh religion have follower more than 30 million peoples all over the worldwide and Sikhism number fifth largest religion. Just like other religions Sikhism believes in worship and remember god at every moment. Sikhism has ten Guru who teach Sikh in Sikh
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I recently went to an interfaith convention and met many people from many religions. Among them were Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Daoism‚ Judaism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Sikhism. I got to learn a little about every religion‚ and I thought you might be interested since you are going to be a religion major. All these religions vary because not all of them have one God. There are some with many gods‚ just like there are some religions that do not have a God. The religion I want to talk about is one that
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THE INDIAN RELIGIONS The Indus Valley Civilization Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa (2500 – 1500 B.C.) - trade‚ commerce‚ domestic‚ sewage system‚ drainages‚ buildings‚ establishments‚ streets‚ paved roads‚ fortresses‚ urban planning‚ infrastructure‚ peaceful civilizations - indigenous Indian people – Dravidian‚ language – Dravidian or Indo-Aryan - declined between 1800 – 1700 B.C.E.‚ possibly due to the effects of flooding and drought - Aryan (‘Noble Ones’) Invasion/Migration - nomadic tribe located
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(2013). Zoroastrianism. Retrieved February 24‚ 2013‚ from http://www.religionfacts.com/zoroastrianism/index.htm WTT-Transcultura Uraguay. (n.d.) Healing And Sikhism. Retrieved February 22‚ 2013‚ from https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:w3NbUhWKmJ0J:www.mithila-wtt.org.ve/ingles/index2.php?option%3Dcom_content%26do_pdf%3D1%26id%3D77+sikhism+spiritual+perspective+healing&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgTSKLlH4Sog8CWIMEjQ1nl5np7JnAcPylpJJkKrZl0W1dEgjISz8XDySCMbNmkLrxE7IdKGn5a3bnu96cHp57sGLQV18m
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