Sikhism originated from the word Sikh from the sanskrit root si sya meaning "disciple" or "learner", founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century Northern India. Nanak was born in the village of Nankana Sahib, near Lahore (present day Pakistan)
A monotheistic religion, believes that prior to creation, all that existed was God and his hukam (will or order). God is termed "Vahiguru" and is formlessm, eternal and unobserved.
According to Sikhism, the goal of life for a person is to progress on a spiritual scale from Manmukh or "self-centered", to Gurmukh or "God centered".
Nanak stressed out that God must be seen from the "inward eye", or the "heart", of a human being. He distinctly emphasized the irrelevance of outwardly observations such as rites, pilgrimages or asceticism, and that devotion must take place through the heart, with the spirit and the soul.
The followers of the Sikhism are ordained to follow the teachings of the ten Sikh gurus, as well as the holy scripture entitled the Guru Granth Sahib.
The term guru comes from the Sanskrit "Guru", meaning teacher, guide or mentor.
Festivals in Sikhism mostly centre aroung the lives of the Gurus and Sikh martyrs. |
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