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Sikhism (Themes in Religions) by Roger Butler, 1993-04-13
Sikhism (Introducing Religions) by Sue Penney, 1997-08-15
Committed to Sikhism: Sikh Community (Faith & Commitment) by Sylvia Sutcliffe, Barry Sutcliffe, 1995-01-01
Transition of Sikhism into a political organization by Gokul Chand Narang, 2010-08-08
Essentials Of Sikhism by Daljeet Singh, 1998-01-01
Sikhism, Issues and Institutions by Darshan Singh, 1996-12-01
Sikhism and the Sikhs: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies)
Appreciating Sikhism by Paramjit Singh Sachdeva, 2007-02-02
The quintessence of Sikhism by Gobind Singh Mansukhani, 1958
Recent Researches in Sikhism by Jasbir Singh Mann, 2002-01-01
Sikhism And Six Hindu Systems by Trilochan Singh, 2000
Real Sikhism by Surindar Singh Kohli, 1994-02-01
Handbook of Sikhism by Surinder Singh Johar, 1996-08
Philosophy of Sikhism by Sher Singh, 1998

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Manas: Religions Paths Of India, Sikhism, Kirpan
sikhism KIRPAN. 1 See Jit Singh Uberoi, The Five Symbols of sikhism , , in FaujaSingh et al, sikhism (Patiala, Punjab Punjabi University, 1969), p. 132.
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Extractions: [Five symbols-Panj Kakke] A mong the five symbols of the Sikh faith, which set male Sikhs apart from all other men, none has generated as much controversy in recent times as the kirpan, which in English is translated as knife, dagger, or sword. In certain school districts of northern California, for instance, Sikh children have been forbidden from carrying kirpans to school, and this has been the subject of public discussion as well as litigation. To take another example, one demand that Sikhs have had in India is that they ought to be permitted to carry kirpans on board aircraft. The kirpan, alongside the unshorn hair of the believing Sikh, is certain the most visible symbol of Sikh masculinity, and the very potency of the kirpan appears to signify to an outsider the martial qualities of the Sikh. T he scholar Jit Singh Uberoi has persuasively argued that the kirpan should be viewed as being constrained by the kara or steel bangle, and it follows, as he says, that the kirpan is "a sword ritually constrained and thus made into the mark of every citizen's honour, not only of the soldier's vocation."[1] A sword that is "ritually constrained" is a sword that is bound to do only the work of justice, to be drawn on behalf of the oppressed and the weak, to be offered only in defense. The sword can be employed only when all other avenues have been explored and exhausted, and indeed failure to do so at that time would be tantamount to complicity in acts of evil and oppression. Though the sword was the natural adornment of the soldier, Guru Gobind, in designating the
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Divine Digest - The Complete Guide To All Religions
sikhism. sikhism is one of the most ancient religions of India. Believersof sikhism are called Sikhs, (meaning disciples). Guru
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Extractions: Visit our Sponsors Sikhism is one of the most ancient religions of India. Believers of Sikhism are called Sikhs, (meaning disciples). Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism. His simple message was "work, worship and share your food with others". Guru Gobind Singh declared before his departure to the heavenly abode that Holy Granth - Guru Granth Sahib, would be the spiritual guide for Sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh made Khalsa (Sikh common wealth), a full-fledged nation and taught them to perform the noble duty of defending their motherland. Guru Gobind Singh, the last among the Gurus (1666-1708), initiated the Baptism Ceremony. The first five Baptised Sikhs were named "Panj Pyare" which means - five beloved ones, who in turn, baptised the Guru on his request - an event unknown in the history of mankind. Guru Granth Sahib the Sikh Holy Scriptures, became the ultimate spiritual authority for the Sikhs, and "Khalsa Panth", the temple authority. Sikhism stood for casteless and, classless society. This religion preaches that all people stand equal in society. Guru Nanak was born into a hindu family, he preached there is only one God and criticised Hindu and Muslim religious sectarianism. By the time of tenth Guru - Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs had to defend themselves from Muslim persecution and Guru Gobind Singh organized his followers into a military order called Khalsa which literally means "pure". Sikh men and women were initiated into the Khalsa by sharing a drink of sweetened water called "Amrit" a symbol of loyalty to God. After initiation, they are given the name Singh (Lion). The Sikhs are unique in their attire and names.
Sikhism Sikh Religion, Beliefs, History, Information
sikhism sikhism / Sikh religion, sikhism beliefs, sikhism history, sikhism information.The Sikhs. sikhism. sikh baby names. Guru Nanak. Guru nanak quotes.
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Extractions: Sikhism Sikhism / Sikh religion, Sikhism beliefs, Sikhism history, Sikhism information The Afghan defeat of the Maratha armies accelerated the breakaway of Punjab from Delhi and helped the founding of Sikh overlordship in the northwest. Rooted in the bhakti movements that developed in the second century B.C. but swept across North India during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Sikh religion appealed to the hard-working peasants. The Sikh khalsa (army of the pure) rose up against the economic and political repressions in Punjab toward the end of Aurangzeb's rule. Guerrilla fighters took advantage of the political instability created by the Persian and Afghan onslaught against Delhi, enriching themselves and expanding territorial control. By the 1770s, Sikh hegemony extended from the Indus in the west to the Yamuna in the east, from Multan in the south to Jammu in the north. But the Sikhs, like the Marathas, were a loose, disunited, and quarrelsome conglomerate of twelve kin-groups. It took Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), an individual with modernizing vision and leadership, to achieve supremacy over the other kin-groups and establish his kingdom in which Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims lived together in comparative equality and increasing prosperity. Ranjit Singh employed European officers and introduced strict military discipline into his army before expanding into Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Ladakh. Sikhism sikh baby names Guru Nanak Guru nanak quotes Baby Pictures (updated)
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sikhism, which is one of the youngest religions of the world, in thelate 15th century. There are 18 million Sikhs in India, the
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Extractions: Sikhism is not an ethnic religion and welcomes converts and many people from other faiths have converted into Sikhism. Guru Nanak was born in 1469 AD and preached of The One God whose name is True . He condemned idolatry and distrusted all rites and ceremonies. Sikhs believe in one supreme eternal reality, The Ik Omkar , the God who is the Truth that is immanent in all things in creation and that is the creator of all things. This Truth is without fear and without hatred it is not subject to time, it is beyond birth and death and is self-revealing. They believe that God ( Waheguru ), who is omnipresent, omnipotent and immanent as well as transcendent, is the creator of the universe and everything in it. By recognising divine self-expression and truth one can form a relationship with the Creator because he is formless, inscrutable, and beyond the reach of human intellect. By meditating on God's Name (nam) and Word (shabad) which have been given by the Guru one can form a relationship with God and attain Moksha.
India - Sikhism
sikhism. India Table of Contents He also built a tank for water at Amritsarin Punjab, which, after his death, became the holiest center of sikhism.
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Extractions: Sikhism India Table of Contents Sikhism has about 20 million believers worldwide but has an importance far beyond those numbers because Sikhs have played a disproportionately large role in the armed forces and public affairs in India for the last 400 years. Although most Indian Sikhs (79 percent) remain concentrated in the state of Punjab, nearly 3.5 million Sikhs live outside the state, while about 4 million live abroad. This Sikh diaspora, driven by ambition and economic success, has made Sikhism a world religion as well as a significant minority force within the country. Sikhism began with Guru Nanak (1469-1539), a member of a trading caste in Punjab who seems to have been employed for some time as a government servant, was married and had two sons, and at age forty-five became a religious teacher. At the heart of his message was a philosophy of universal love, devotion to God, and the equality of all men and women before God. He set up congregations of believers who ate together in free communal kitchens in an overt attempt to break down caste boundaries based on food prohibitions. As a poet, musician, and enlightened master, Nanak's reputation spread, and by the time he died he had founded a new religion of "disciples" ( shiksha or sikh) that followed his example.
Sikhism
sikhism is a religion all but unknown to western civilization. sikhism is thethird major branch of Hinduism and was founded by a man named Nanak.
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Extractions: Sikhism is a religion all but unknown to western civilization. Its adherents are to be found for the most part in the Punjab province of India. A fairly recent religion, Sikhism is an attempt to harmonize two of the world's greater religions, Hinduism and Islam. Sikhism is the third major branch of Hinduism and was founded by a man named Nanak. It also owes much to Islam. Nanak was born in the Indian village of Talwandi, some 30 miles southwest of Lahore, capital of Punjab. The date of his birth is given as 1469 A.D. His parents were common people who embraced the Hindu religion. There are folk stories of Nanak's youth which depict him charging a Hindu teacher to know the true name of God. At an early age, Nanak supposedly gave religious instruction to certain Brahman priests concerning the material sacrament. Whether these stories are true or not, his life was devoted more to meditation and religion than to work. The occupations chosen for him by his parents were not satisfying and caused him to be somewhat of a black sheep within his family. He eventually took a government position which was offered him by his brother-in-law in another town. However, Nanak remained unhappy and continued his constant search for religious truth.
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Sikhism - Adi Granth, Sahib, Canon, Themes - Sikh
sikhism. The Adi Granth (Punjabi First Book ), the sacred scripture of sikhism,is also known as Granth, or Granth Sahib ( The Granth Personified ).
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Extractions: SIKHISM SIKHISM MAIN SITE COMPARATIVE RELIGION INTERFAITH DIALOGUE FORUM ABOUT MAIN SECTIONS WORLD RELIGIONS ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY GENERAL ARTICLES SPECIAL FEATURE: APOCRYPHA DIRECTORY comparative religion sikhism Founded in India around 1500 AD by Guru Nanak, who lived from 1469 to 1539 AD, he was the first of the ten 'gurus', or teachers, of the Sikhs. Its main writings are contained in the Adi Granth, a Punjabi phrase meaning 'The Original (or first) Book', which was compiled by the fifth guru, Arjun, in 1604. The Adi Granth is listed on the following page, with full link to a quite beautiful site detailing a full translation in English. Adi Granth The Adi Granth (Punjabi: "First Book"), the sacred scripture of Sikhism, is also known as Granth, or Granth Sahib ("The Granth Personified"). It is a collection of nearly 6,000 hymns of the Sikh Gurus and various early and medieval saints of different religions and castes. The Adi Granth is the central object of worship in all gurdwaras (Sikh temples) and is accorded the reverence paid a living Guru. It is ritually opened in the morning and wrapped up and put away for the night. On special occasions continuous readings of it are held, which last from 2 to 15 days. On the birthdays of the Gurus or anniversaries commemorating Sikh martyrs, the Granth is sometimes taken out in procession. The first version of the book was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Arjun, at Amritsar in AD 1604. He included his own hymns and those of his predecessors, the Gurus Nanak, Angad, Amar Das, and Ram Das, and a selection of devotional songs of both Hindu and Islamic saints (notably the poet Kabir). In AD 1704 the tenth and last Guru, Gobind Singh, added the hymns of his predecessor, Guru Tegh Bahadur (the sixth, seventh, and eighth Gurus did not write hymns), and enjoined that after his own death the Granth would take the place of the Guru. The book opens with the Mul Mantra (basic prayer), which is a declaration of the nature of God as Truth, followed by the Japji (Recital), the most important Sikh scripture, written by the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak. The hymns are arranged according to the musical modes (ragas) in which they are to be sung. The language is mostly Punjabi or Hindi, interspersed with Marathi, Persian, and Arabic words.
Sikhism
sikhism (of which there are now around 23 million followers) is a faith of a specificsyncretistic background although with its own distinctive and reforming
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Extractions: Sikhism (of which there are now around 23 million followers) is a faith of a specific syncretistic background although with its own distinctive and reforming content. It has Islamic (Sufi especially, and Sunni political power) and Hindu (Vishnaites, Shaivites - with Buddhist echoes) origins. This particularly comes with Kabir's writings (1440-1518) who was a mystical writer of a mixed Hindu and Muslim family, and used both faiths, and much of what he wrote was included in the Guru Granth Sahib , as are other Muslim and Hindu writers. However, it is a faith of essentials, rejecting both Hindu and Muslim superstition whilst at the same time inclusive of non-Sikh faithful callings of God. The centre of the faith is the Guru Granth Sahib, compiled by the first six Gurus and the last human Guru. It facilitates the meditation on the divine name, being the sufficient transmission of the truth of God, and gives full contentment. The name of God is the nectar or sweetness that gives emancipation. A principal statement is the Ek Ong Kar or God is one. Below it is represented in Gurmurkhi script, developed from Punjabi.
Sikhism
sikhism History. Shree Guru Nanak. The Religion of Syncretism. sikhismis the youngest of the world religions. It was founded
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Extractions: Sikhism- History Shree Guru Nanak The Religion of Syncretism Sikhism is the youngest of the world religions. It was founded by Nanak in the sixteenth century and has approximately 6,000,000 adherents located chiefly in the Punjab region of India. In a sense Sikhism may be regarded as yet another reform movement in Hinduism. Nanak attempted to integrate the best in Hinduism and Islam into a new inclusive religion. Nanak stands in a tradition of reformers. An older contemporary, Kabir, is especially noted for his attempt to bring Hinduism and Islam together. Nanak was born of common Hindu parents of the Khati (Kshatriya) caste in 1469. He was a precocious youth who loved poetry and religion but was a failure at a variety of occupations. He married at nineteen and was the father of two sons. Later he left his wife and sons and went to the city of Sultanpur where he was a little more successful in business pursuits.
Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, Jainism, In India, Indian Festivals, Indian Culture, H
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ISLAMIC PROPAGATION NETWORK - SIKHISM
sikhism. sikhism is a nonSemitic, Aryan, non-Vedic religion. It isa religion and Muslims. I DEFINITION OF SIKH AND sikhism. The word
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Extractions: CONTACT HOME ABOUT US DISCOVER ISLAM ... MISCELLANEOUS ABOUT US Our Mission Forum Mailing List Contact Us DISCOVER ISLAM Introduction Social System Political System Economical System BELIEFS Tawheed - Oneness of God A'adel - Justice of God Nuboowa - Prophethood Imamah - Leadership in Islam ... Me'aad - The Start of a New Life COMPARATIVE STUDIES Islam and Christianity Islam and Judaism Islam and Hinduism Islam and Buddhism ... Islam and Atheism SCIENCE IN ISLAM Refutation of Darwinism Design in Nature Design in the Universe Miracles of the Quran ... The Myth Called Matter MISCELLANEOUS Links Sister Websites BOOKMARK THIS PAGE MAKE HOMEPAGE SIKHISM Sikhism is a non-Semitic, Aryan, non-Vedic religion. It is a religion that has the sixth largest following in the world. Some consider it as an offshoot of Hinduism. It was founded by Guru Nanak at the end of the 15th century. It originated in the area of Pakistan and North West India called Punjab, meaning the land of the five rivers. Guru Nanak was born in a Kshatriya (warrior caste) Hindu family but was very strongly influenced by Islam and Muslims.
How Have We Been Blind For This Long
sikhism. The history of sikhism the Ten Sikh Gurus and the eleventh SriGuruGranth Sahib, the holy book which is an important part of sikhism religion.
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sikhism Latest 200 Topics Topic Title, Topic Starter, Posts, Date. 2, Aug 18, 2003at 0710 PM. ( Just Banter ) Has sikhism gone astray InformixMail@EMAIL
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF sikhism THAT CLARIFY THE MESS CREATED BY THE SONSOF SATAN, ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE OF KHATRI TRIBE. Articles are
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Sikh Philosphy
He started the system of pahul or baptism into sikhism with water stirred by adagger, after which one would be entitled to use the honorific `Singh (lion
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Extractions: Addresses of colleges Sikh Philosphy Sikh philosophy is a young, indigenous, monotheistic one. Guru Nanak (1469-1539) who was trying to unite Hinduism and Islam, founded the Sikh religious order. The word `Sikh' derives from the Sanskrit word shishya or disciple. Sikh philosophy is a set of ideas developed by ten gurus or teachers and passed on to their shishyas or disciples. It conceives of God as nirakara or formless and also as one. It admits of no idols or superstitions, whether Hindu or Islamic. It recognizes all human beings to be equal. However it retains certain Hindu ideas, such as those of the immortality of the soul, of transmigration and karma. The sacred book of the Sikhs is the Adi Granth or Granth Sahib (completed in 1604), of which the Japji section was written by Guru Nanak himself. The ten Sikh gurus are Nanak, Angad, Amar Das, Ram Das, Arjan, Har Gobind, Har Rai, Har Kishan, Teg Bahadur and Gobind Singh. The tenth and last guru, Gobind Singh, ended the guru system and organized the Sikhs into a military theocracy named Khalsa (Pure). He started the system of pahul or baptism into Sikhism with water stirred by a dagger, after which one would be entitled to use the honorific `Singh'(lion) after his name and carry the five `kakkas' or `K's: kesh (hair tied in a topknot), kanga (comb), kara (steel bangle), `kacha'(undergarment) and `kirpan' (dagger). After Guru Gobind Singh's death, the Sikhs got divided into 12 groups. Collective decisions are taken by the leaders of the groups and taken as coming from God. Gurvani or `the Guru's word' is the literary expression of Sikh philosophy.
Hinduism And Sikhism Subject Guide
Hinduism and sikhism. INTRODUCTION. This Subject Guide is intended as a guide tothe research collection of the ASU Libraries for topics in Hinduism and sikhism.
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Extractions: This Subject Guide is intended as a guide to the research collection of the ASU Libraries for topics in Hinduism and Sikhism. The arrangement of sources is loosely by type and all call numbers and locations are given for the user's convenience. Bibliographies Indexes Dictionaries Encyclopedias ... Atlases Many of the dictionaries and encyclopedias listed below provide supplemental bibliographies with their discussion, for example, of a particular diety, a philosophical or religious concept, or a survey article on a broad topic such as Hinduism, Sikhism, or Vedic literature. The periodical indexes described in this Subject Guide will also contain citations to books and articles. There are, however, some ready-made bibliographies on Hinduism and Sikhism which list both general introductions to and specific studies on these religious traditions. Adams, Charles J., ed. Reader's Guide to the Great Religions . 2nd ed. New York: Free Press, 1977.

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