Guru Granth Sahib

India and is derived from Hindu and Muslim teachings (Sikhism). Sikhs do not have caste systems or many Gods like Hinduism. Similarly, Sikhism does not practice the superiority of men over women found is Islamic beliefs. The founder was known as Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak was raised Hindu but one day in his early thirties, he went down to the stream to take a bath and did not emerge. He was reported to have drowned. Three days later, he re-emerged, said to be in Holy Communion with God (Sikhism),…

to follow their own path. There should be no restriction on people about what religion to follow. This is exactly what Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism believed in and preached. Even though he was born in a Hindu family and lived in a village with both Hindu and Muslim population he started a new religion. There are several questions that come to mind: what were the reasons Guru Nanak made his own religion? Why did he have a dislike for the customs of the Hindus and the Muslims? How did…

Islam and Sikhism are two major world religions that share many commonalities yet they are drastically different in many other aspects. Islam is a religion that arose in Arabia during the seventh century. Islam shares its roots with other major world religions, Judaism and Christianity. Islam is the youngest of these three Abrahamic faiths (Fisher, 2013). Sikhism is a particularly new religion in comparison and was founded in the Punjab area in the fifteenth century. While Islam is the youngest…

taught to maintain a free life and respect all religions. Sikhism grew up in the full light of history, in response to the teachings of Guru Nanak, who lived in the late fifteenth century in India. “He is the founder of our powerful religion,” Anita Ganeri explains in her translation of the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the main holy book of the Sikh religion. Guru Nanak is said to have received revelation directly from God and spread it through hymns that have been sung by the Sikhs for nearly…

Amritdhari. Amritdharis’s are baptized and are committed to the panth, which is another term for gods army. My grandmother underwent this ceremony in India at the age of 82. The entire ceremony began took place at a Gurudwara in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib, our holy scripture. My grandmother was required to take a bath wearing…

happened was Guru Nanak was in Holy Communion with God. It is understood that God exposed himself to Guru Nanak and informed him to say "There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He never dies, He is beyond the cycle of births and death, He is self illuminated, He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning, He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True, He is also True now" (Sikhs.org). Guru Nanak…

upbringing. Therefore, they try to give every person an equal chance to become great, because they realize that they are all faulted in one way or another. Sikhs believe in god, but they worship by Gurus (Richards 198). Guru means leaders (Hopfe 189). They also believe in Guru Granith Sahib and other writing…

For the extra-cultural event I decided to attend the annual Yuba City Sikh Parade. While at the event I learned the reason behind the parade, it commemorates the Guru Gaddee inauguration holiday of Sikhism's holy scripture, Siri Guru Granth Sahib. This was a huge event I didn’t know what to expect; however once I got to the parade I was shocked. There were thousands of people attending predominantly people of the Sikh religion however many were outside the race and religion. I went by myself to…

rituals. Sikhism is open to all through the teachings of its 10 Gurus enshrined in the Sikh Holy Book and Living Guru, Sri Guru Granth Sahib”. Sikhism is symbolically portrayed through the Khanda. The Khanda is one of the most important symbols of Sikhism apart from the Ik Onkar symbol which means, There Is Only One…

very popular festival in the city of Amritsar. The prime attraction of this occasion of Basant Panchami is the fair at chheharta sahib Gurudwara of Amritsar. Basant Panchami sometimes referred to as Saraswati puja or the festival of kites The Goddess Saraswati is worshipped and the day treated by celebrants as Sarawati’s birthday Vasant panchami is celebrated every year…