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    Sikhism (/ˈsɪkɪzəm/ SIK-iz-əm), also known as Sikhi (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ Sikkhī, [ˈsɪk.kʰiː] , from ਸਿੱਖ, Sikh, 'disciple / learner'), is an Indian religion...
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    Punjab Sikhism in Jammu and Kashmir Ganga Sagar (urn) Jat Sikh List of British Sikhs Mazhabi Sikh Sects of Sikhism Sikhism by country Sikhism in India...
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  • Hinduism and Sikhism are Indian religions. Hinduism has pre-historic origins, while Sikhism was founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak. Both religions...
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  • while Sikhism is an Indian religion founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Islam means 'submission to god'. The word Sikh is derived...
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  • preaching of Sikhism. He also established hundreds of new Centres of Sikhism (Sikh religious Institutions) and thus strengthened the base of Sikhism. The period...
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    by Sikhs. It is not necessarily expected to be worn by all Sikhs, but it is a prevalent practice and broadly represents ones' devotion to Sikhism. Sikhism...
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  • Followers of Sikhism do not have a preference for meat or vegetarian consumption. There are two views on initiated or "Amritdhari Sikhs" and meat consumption...
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    Indian youth. India portal List of famous Sikhs Religion in India Cochin Sikhs Sikhism Sikhism in Pakistan Sikh culture Fauja, S., & Talib, Gurbachan Singh...
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    stemming from the 1940s. Historically, Sikhism has been pan-Indian, with the Guru Granth Sahib (the main scripture of Sikhism) drawing from works of saints in...
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    in Pakistan "Sikhism holy days: Baisakhi". BBC. Retrieved 2007-07-08. "Sri Guru Tegh Bhadur Sahib Ji p2 | Sikh Gurus :Gateway to Sikhism". Archived from...
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  • Jat Sikh Emperor of the Sikh Empire Bhai Bala, follower and companion of Guru Nanak (first Guru of Sikhism) and one of the most revered in Sikhism Nawab...
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  • Hereditary priestly class – Sikhism does not have priests, as they were abolished by Guru Gobind Singh (the 10th Guru of Sikhism). The only position he left...
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    The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and...
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    the Ravidasi Sikhs to leave Sikhism and become an independent religion fully separated from Sikhism. Prior to their break from Sikhism, the Dera Bhallan...
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    Khalsa (redirect from Khalsa sikh)
    considers Sikhism as its faith, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru...
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    Distribution of Sikhs Most of the 25-30 million followers of Sikhism, the world's fifth-largest religion [disputed – discuss], live in the northern Indian...
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    into Sikhism by its founder, Guru Nanak around 1500 CE in North Indian state of Punjab. The second Guru of Sikhism, Guru Angad, is remembered in Sikh tradition...
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    Vaisakhi (category Sikh festivals)
    major events in the history of Sikhism and the Indian subcontinent that happened in the Punjab region. Vaisakhi as a major Sikh festival marks the birth of...
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  • discouraging the practice of sati Sikhism permits remarriage of widows. Sikhism was highly critical of all forms of strict veiling, Sikh Gurus condemned it and rejected...
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  • The following outline is provides an overview of Sikhism, or Sikhi (its endonym). Sikhism has been described as being either a panentheistic or monotheistic...
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    Punjabi Sikhs are adherents of Sikhism who identify ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis. Punjabi Sikhs are the second-largest...
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  • is a fundamental institution of Sikhism. Sikh festivals are largely focused on the lives of the Sikh gurus and Sikh martyrs. Their martyrdoms are regarded...
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    (Gurmukhi)) was a Sikh religious administrative unit, similar to a parish or diocese, for the propagation of Sikhism. It was part of the Sikh missionary administrative...
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    Sikhism has no specific teachings about homosexuality and the Sikh holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, does not explicitly mention heterosexuality,...
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    Singh Sodhi Sikhism by country Sikhism in Australia Sikhism in Canada Sikhism in New Zealand Sikhism in the United Kingdom Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting...
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    to Sikhism are founding the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa in 1699 and introducing the Five Ks, the five articles of faith that Khalsa Sikhs wear...
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    Guru Nanak (category Indian Sikh religious leaders)
    known as Bābā Nānak ('Father Nānak'), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on...
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    by the State: The Anti-Sikh Pogrom of 1984. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-306303-2. McLeod, W. H. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. 2005, page xiv Yoo, David...
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    ɡɾənt̪ʰᵊ säː(ɦ)(ɪ)bᵊ(˦)]) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage...
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    Toronto Area Indian Canadians Sikhism in the United States Sikhism in Australia Sikhism in the United Kingdom Sikhism in New Zealand In the absence of...
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