Sikhism was born in the heart of the state of Punjab in India. It was a founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the year of 1469. The Moguls ruled the area during that time period and India was going through a time period of excessive tyranny, segregation and social conflicts. The Moguls were exploiting the population by forced religious conversation. Along with this, Hinduism was the largest religion in India, but it was highly separated into its caste system and influenced by the upper caste. Guru Nanak Dev Ji stood up to these harsh religions and proposed the teachings of one god, unity of all regardless of gender or faith, and the rejection of a society based cast system. After deep meditation, Waheguru gave the knowledge to Guru Nanak Dev Ji of love, tolerance of all, regardless of faith, and unity and …show more content…
The Guru Granth Sahib Ji holds the verbatim teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the nine successive gurus that came after him. Guru Nanak Dev Ji also traveled on foot to Israel and China to seek reinforcements about the truth. As people started to listen and follow Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s messages, he continued to challenge society by creating a unique identity for his disciples, the Sikhs. To combat the religious and the political establishments of the time, Guru Nanak Dev Ji decided to keep his hair and tie a turban. These symbolized high class, royalty, or people of educated backgrounds, he instructed the Sikhs to do the same as he believed all are royalty. He believed there is no cast, no race, and no religion that is above all. It was the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji who solidified the identity of the Sikhs as we see them today. After the Sikh baptism process known as Amrit, every Sikh follows what is known as the five K’s. The five K’s are Kes, Kara, Kangha, Kachera, and Kirpan. Kes is hair covered in a turban for identity, Kara is a steel bracelet worn as a reminder to be strong as
Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the Punjab area, now Pakistan, founded the Sikh faith. He began preaching the way to enlightenment and God after receiving a vision. After his death a series of nine Gurus (regarded as reincarnations of Guru Nanak) led the movement until 1708. At this time these functions passed to the Panth and the holy text. The tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, compiled this text, the Shri Guru Granth Sahib. It consists of hymns and writings of the first 10 Gurus, along with texts from different Muslim and Hindu saints. The holy text is considered the 11th and final Guru.
Sikhism and Christianity are two very popular religions in the world today that are practiced by millions. They each have their own origins, beliefs and practices that are custom to their own religions, and some that are shared by other religions. Each religion founded by different people, Guru Nanak for Sikhism, and Jesus for Christianity, had their own upbringings, beliefs, and legacies that they left behind. Though the lives and teachings of Jesus and Guru Nanak may seem different at first though when the early lives, teachings & late lives and religions today are looked at closer, they start to resemble each other.
Sikhism is a religion that was founded in India by Guru Nanak around 1500 B.C. Since then, it has grown in numbers and has become a widely known world religion. In fact, the main place of worship and the holiest shrine in the Sikhism faith, the Golden Temple was just visited by the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, in early November, 2009.
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Sikhism was founded in 1450 CE in the Punjab region of India. “Sikh” is actually means Disciple in their language (“Sikhism Religion of the Sikh People”, 1). This seems very fitting being that the religion is carried on by 10 gurus to whom follow the word of god. Unlike the origin of Hinduism where there is no one founder, there is a founder of Sikhism named Guru Nanek Deb Ji. He spread his word of peace and love and chastised rituals of Muslims and Hindus. Guru Nanek never forced his views on those of other religions (“History of Sikhism”, 1). Guru Granth Sahib is how people today can learn the teaching of Sikhism. Sikhism rejects the caste system and practice equality of life. There are no religious laws unlike Hinduism, just three rules to which a Sikh should live their lives. There are no priests in Sikhism, followers were to be househol...
The prophet was greatly compassionate and caring and spent long periods of time away from the world, in solitary retreat. Whereas Muhammad was the last prophet in Islam, Guru Nanak was the first of the ten enlightened Gurus in Sikhism. Despite his Hindu religion, young Nanak was more concerned with spirituality and helping the ones in need than respecting the conventionalism and rigidity of the caste system. At age 30, Nanak’s life was transformed after being immersed in a river.
Sikhism is the 5th largest religion in the world, but many people don’t know about Sikhism. Many people mistake Sikhs for terrorists due to their turbans. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion originating from Punjab, India. Sikhs do not cut their hair, and proudly wear turban as part of their religious and cultural heritage. It’s been about 13 years since 9/11 attack happened, but its affects can still be seen in modern USA. There are still many cases reported every year of killing of innocent people that are mistaken as terrorists. The Sikh Coalition, the group created after the ill-fated 9/11, said that almost 900 incidents have been reported in which American Sikhs are bullied and killed since 9/11. Just after an hour of 9/11 attack, Sikhs in New York were harassed, assaulted and beaten with bats. In fact, Muslims and Hindus were also tortured and killed after 9/11, and till today there are cases of bullying Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs in almost the whole America. During the weekend of ill-fated 9/11, Balbir Singh Sodhi, an Arizona Sikh, was gunned down wh...
...ge parts of India, becoming the predominant faith for much of the population. (Allen 399)
"God Willed that as a true Sikh I should look upon all religions with one eye".
The religion of Buddhism began in Nepal, India in the 5th century BCE. It was created by the Nepalese prince Siddhartha Guatama.When the prince was born the king knew that he would make a great king but some others that that he could make a great spiritual leader. He was a well treated person who was good at many different sports that made the king feel that he could be a good general. As a kid the prince was hidden from the outside world. From things like aging , sickness ,and death. Until he grew up and went out to explore the outside world. On his journey Siddhartha joined a group of Ascetic’s, he left his wife and newborn child to live a different life to help people. Siddhartha was sitting by the river when a women came over to him
When Sikhs speak of the Guru they are referring to God, the Great Teacher. God, the unknowable, becomes the teacher who reveals God to those who follow. God created everything, so all life is good, but attachment to material things leads to reincarnation and the sufferings of birth and death. The goal of Sikhism is to end the cycle of rebirth and be united with God.
The time when Sikhism was created was a time when India was being torn apart by different religious factions. The founder of Sikhism was Guru Nanak Dev Ji and he was born in 1469. According to Singh (2004) Guru Nanak spread the message of “Ek Omkar” which basically means that we are all one, created by the One Creator of all Creation. Guru Nanak did not align himself with a religion; he actually respected all religions but he did express the reality that there is only one God and that the Name of God is Truth.
The name of the religion means “learner”. Sikhism goal is to build a close and loving relationship with God, through repeated prayers multiple times each day and by living an exemplary life. This can only be accomplished by following the teachings of the 10 gurus, meditation on the Holy Name and performances of acts of service and charity. Sikhism preaches a message of devotion and remembrance of God at all times, truthful living, equality of mankind and denounces superstitions and blind rituals.
McLeod, H. (2008). The Five Ks of the Khalsa Sikhs. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 128.2 : 325-331.
Today, Hinduism stands as India’s primary religion. In fact, India houses 90% of the world’s Hindi population and 79.8% of India’s population follows the Hindu religion, according to the 2011 census. It is thought by some to be the oldest religion in the world and the “eternal law” (Fowler). This culture is truly one as defined by Edward Taylor: “A complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, customs, and any other capability and habit acquired by man as a member of society.” In order to have somewhat of an understanding about what the Hindu religion entails, one must study the Hindu conception of God, its basic concepts and key beliefs, as well as symbolism.