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Sikhism
Sikhism is the fifth largest religion practiced in the world today. Sikhs worship one universal God, and practice disciplined meditation in the name of God.
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Should Sikhs not have pictures or paintings depicting the Gurus?
Sikhism as a religion is oppose to idol worship, therefore Sikhs never make any idol or pictures of God. Also, Sikhs only worship God. As for Gurus, the depiction of Guru's pictures can only help one to relate one's thought to Guru's instruction but otherwise, there shouldn't be any reason for pictures of Gurus. But if any Sikh worship the picture of a Sikh Guru then that Sikh is not only performing idol worship but also worshiping the God in the form of a picture which Sikhism opposes as a religion as mentioned above.
What types of food do Sikhs eat?
Sikhs eat any type of food.
Some Sikhs eat meat and some eat only vegetarian food (which usually excludes eggs)
The first Sikh Guru said in the Sikh Holy Book (Sri Guru Granth Sahibji):First Mehl:
The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about meditation and spiritual wisdom.
What is called meat, and what is called green vegetables? What leads to sin?
It was the habit of the gods to kill the rhinoceros, and make a feast of the burnt offering.
Those who renounce meat, and hold their noses when sitting near it, devour men at night.
They practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not understand anything about meditation or spiritual wisdom.
O Nanak, what can be said to the blind people? They cannot answer, or even understand what is said.
They alone are blind, who act blindly. They have no eyes in their hearts.
They are produced from the blood of their mothers and fathers, but they do not eat fish or meat.
Leading Sikh intellectuals ruled on this issue in the 1920s-as some Sikh sects attempted to get all Sikhs to be vegetarian-and came up with the following rule or code of conduct for baptised Sikhs with regards to meat and vegetarianism:Sikh Rehat Maryada- In the Rehat Maryada, section six, it states:
The undermentioned four transgressions (tabooed practices) must be avoided:
- Dishonouring the hair
- Eating the meat of an animal slaughtered the Muslim way (Kutha)
- Cohabiting with a person other than one's spouse
- Using tobacco.
The Rehat Maryada ( The Official Sikh Code of Conduct) states that Sikhs are bound to avoid meat that is killed in a ritualistic manner[28] e.g. Halal, Kosher, etc.[29][30]
There are groups such as the Akhand Kirtani Jatha that dispute the meaning of the word "kuttha", claiming it means all meat, however, in mainstream Sikhism this word has been accepted to mean, as that which is sacrificed.
Once a Sikh is baptised he is not allowed to eat Kuttha Meat (ritually slaughtered meat). Kutha (Kuttha) meat is defined as "meat of animal or fowl slaughtered slowly as prescribed by Islamic law." [1]. It has been more broadly defined as "killing an animal with a prayer" [2] or "a sacrifice to God" [2]. Baptised Sikhs cannot eat vegetarian food that has been ritually prepared or offered to God/Godesses.
- ^ Punjabi-English Dictionary, Punjabi University, Dept. of Punjabi Lexicography, ISBN 8173800952; Hardcover; 2002-10-01
- ^ H. S. Singha & Satwant Kaur Hemkunt (1994) (Limited preview digitized online by Google books). Sikhism, A Complete Introduction. New Delhi: Hemkunt Press. ISBN 81-7010-245-6. http://books.google.ca/books?id=5_SirMuPr54C&lpg=PA50&dq=Sikhism%2C%20A%20Complete%20Introduction&client=firefox-a&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=&f=true. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ a b cd Sikhs and Sikhism, Dr. I.J.Singh, Manohar Publishers ISBN 8173040583
- ^ Sandeep Singh Brar. "Misconceptions About Eating Meat - Comments of Sikh Scholars". Sikhs.org. http://www.sikhs.org/meat_au.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Faithandfood Fact Files - Sikhism". Faithandfood.com. http://www.faithandfood.com/Sikhism.php. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
In Sikhism the supreme god is Guru Nanak Devi ji. Why I say Supreme is because they aren't the only one we worship. There are 11 main Gods starting from Guru Nanak Dev ji, Guru Angad ji, Guru Amar Das ji, Guru Ram Das ji, Guru Arjun Devi ji, Guru Har Gobind ji, Guru Har Rai ji, Guru Harkrishan ji, Guru Teg Bahadur ji, Guru Gobind Singh ji, and one important one not to forget Guru Granth Sahib ji. (Although Guru Granth Sahib isn't a person we believe that it is the "words" of God. so it's sort of our Bible.) Hope this helped :)
Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak in 15th Century India.
What Sikh caste is the last name dhir?
Sikhs with Dhir surname migrated from rawalpindi Pakistan to many parts of India after 1947 prominently to delhi .Dhir is a khatri surname
Who is the founder of WInd Guru?
Although little is known about him personally, Vaclav Hornik is the founder of Wind Guru with whois records for the primary Wind Guru website domain dating back to 2006. Hornik has a presence on Google services such as Google+ and Youtube but does not appear to make personal information publicly available.
What is the the Sikhs religion?
Many people follow the teachings of the Sikh religion. Regarded as the fifth largest religion in the world, the main teachings of the Sikh religion are to praise God, earn an honest living, and share the wealth.
Sikhs believes in One GOD, the law of Cause and Effect also known as Karma.
Sikhism is a religion founded in the fifteenth century on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and ten successive Sikh Gurus (the last one being the sacred text Guru Granth Sahib Ji). This system of religious philosophy and expression has been traditionally known as the Gurmat (literally the council of the gurus). Sikhism originated from the word Sikh, which in turn comes from the Sanskrit root śiṣya meaning "disciple", or śikṣa meaning "instruction".The principal belief of Sikhism is faith and justice, in Waheguru-represented by the phrase ik ōaṅkār, meaning one God. Sikhism shows the pursuit of salvation through disciplined, personal meditation on the name and message of God. The followers of Sikhism are ordained to follow the teachings of the ten Sikh gurus, or enlightened leaders, as well as the holy scripture entitled the Gurū Granth Sāhib Ji, which, along with the writings of six of the ten Sikh Gurus, includes selected works of many devotees from diverse socio-economic and religious backgrounds. The text was decreed by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth guru, as the final guru of the Sikh religion. Sikhism's traditions and teachings are associated with the history, society and culture of Punjab. Adherents of Sikhism are known as Sikhs which means student.
What caste raju belong to in Sikhism?
Raju or RAZU ( According to 'Castes and Tribes of Southern India' book by Thurston) is a Forward caste in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. They are also known as Andhra Kshatriyas. They wear Rishi Gotras viz. Vashishta, Dhananjaya, Koundinya and kashyapa. If you look at the Telugu country history ( i.emodern day Andhar Pradesh) you will notice Raju rule.
These Rajus are of 4 gothras mentioned above and each gotra, those who wear/possess these gothras are direct discendents of 4 Royal Families of Andhra Pradesh viz. Parchchedis ( Vashishta Gotra people, Madhava varma who ruled Bezwada ( Now Vijayawada) belong to this Gotra, Vijayanagaram Rulers 'Pusapatis', Ramachandrapuram (near Kakinada) Zamindaris, Peddapuram kings, etc. belong to this Clan). Coming to Dhananjaya Gothra people who are discendents of "Kota' ( Present day Amaravati in Guntur district) Kings. ( Natavati Rudraraju who had alliance with Kakatiya Kings too belong to this Gotra. Natavati is present day Nandigama in Krishna District of Andhar Pradesh). Tuni Zamindars of 'Dantuluri' surname, Nallaparaju zamindars etc. belong to this Clan. Another important Clan is 'Kakatiya" Kingdom which ruled entire Andhra Pradesh from warangal. Kasyapa Gotra Rajus belong to this Clan. Mandapati Rulers of Ongole, Tanuku original Zamindars of Uppalapati surname etc. belong to this clan. The fouth one is "varnata" Clan which ruled Karnataka. Koundinyasa is their Gotra. Mogaltur Zamindars (Kalidindi surname etc. belong to this clan.
You will find Rajus in Rajapalayam of Tamilnadu also who migrated to south alongwith Vishwanatha Nayaka's army. Now in TamilNadu they are knowns as Rajas.
They constitute 0.8% only of Andhra Population but they transformed Andhra industrilization. Nagarjuna group, Raasi group, SIRIS group, Biological Evans, Andhra cement ( Founder DLN Raju), Satyam Computers ( Founded by Ramalinga Raju, but now there is change in management after his confession) and many more Corporate houses were promoted by them. Though their population is less they have occupied all important professions considerably.
What is the famil tree of Guru nanak?
FAMILY TREE OF SHRI GURU NANAK DEV JI
FATHER
Bhai Kalian Das @ Kalian Chand
@ Kalu Rai @ Mahita Kalu
MOTHER
Mata Tripta Ji
(Childrens' of Mahita Kalu & Mata Tripta Ji)
Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Sister Bibi Nanaki
SONS OF GURU NANAK DEV JI AND MATA TRIPTA JI
Baba Siri Chand Ji (Udassis)
Baba Lakhmi Chand Ji
What are the main key teachings of guru gobind singh ji?
Guru nanak dev ji taught mankind about the universal brotherhood. He spread the message that there is only one god who is omnipresent and the human beings are his chilldren.
He taught the mankind to love his fellow creatures and earn an honest livelihood and to be thankful to God for all that he has granted .
Guru nanak dev ji also insisted on living a social life rather than wandering in forests to look for God. He preached that God is within and theres no need to find him in idols or temples. He resides in a pure and selfless heart.
Guru Nanak dev ji in his verses revealed various secrets of universe.
What do you mean by Raj karega khalsa aki reheh na koi ------ who is going to do raj?
Simple explanation so this phrase would be: -
"the pure shall rule, and impure will be no more"
But it didn't justify the whole Dhora so I decided to have an in depth look in to it.
Guru Gobind Singh had written Dohra at Hazoor Sahib. He wrote this Dohra after giving Gur Gaddi to Guru Granth Sahib and original text is at Hazoor Sahib and this is being read there since 10th Guru's time. This Dohra is also written in Giani Gian Singh's book and perhaps also in Biaji Mkut Sakhi 10. The Dohra is also quoted in a few Rehitnamas.
"Agya bhai Akal ki tabhi chalayo Panth Sabh Sikhan ko hukam hai Guru manyo Granth Guru Granth Ji manyo pargat Guran ki deh Jo Prabhu ko milbo chahe khoj shabad mein le Raj karega Khalsa aqi rahei na koe Khwar hoe sabh milange bache sharan Jo hoe." Translation:
"Under orders of the Immortal Being, the Panth was created. All the Sikhs are enjoined to accept the Granth as their Guru. Consider the Guru Granth as embodiment of the Gurus. Those who want to meet God, can find Him in its hymns. The pure shall rule, and impure will be no more, Those separated will unite and all the devotees shall be saved."
The composition of this sacred Granth contains rendering (Bani) of six Gurus of Sikh faith and some Bhaktas and saints. It was composed in this form in the year 1604 with the addition later of Guru Tegh Bahadur's Bani (sacred composition). And its blessings are sought by the seeker with devout heart. Sikh religion sincerely believes that in each of succeeding Gurus, the spirit of Guru Nanak was operating incarnated.
The sacred Granth is installed in all Sikh holy places of worship and treated as presiding presence of Guru, an apostle of Divine Truth. The devotees of congregation in solemn assembly pray and seek blessings of the Supreme. This comes through in the mystical thought of Gurbani and it stands for realization of the Truth. The Gurus' word, known as 'sabad' is taken as the mystic thought of Guru.
In the words of Bhai Gurdas, a great scholar of Guru's time, "In the word is the Guru, and the Guru is in the word (sabad). In other words, the human body was not the Guru but the light of the word (shabad) and within the heart was their real personality." When the human mind dives deeper and deeper into the Guru's word, all mental impurities depart and wisdom of the Guru draws on the human soul. Thereby the devotee attains the divine light and wisdom which makes him to contemplate on God's name (naam). In the light of above realities, the Sikh religion makes the holy Granth as a living master of Sikh Panth.
Before setting for heavenly abode, Sri Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, the founder of order of Khalsa brotherhood, conferred the Guruship to Sri Granth Sahib as a living Guru of Khalsa.
How Many Sikhs Live in the World and Where?
There are about 25 million Sikhs worldwide. The vast majority of Sikhs live in the Panjab, a part of northern India. Sikhs live in just about every major country around the world. It is estimated that 500,000 to 700,000 Sikhs live in the United States.
Why don't all gurdwaras look the same?
Why should they?
They all represent a certain even at that place, sometimes they are just built for people to have contact with sri guru granth sahib ji, but most in Inda have a historical link.
Some are really old and some are newer, i dont see why you would expect them all to look the same
How long did Guru Nanak go missing for when he went for a bath?
When Guru Nanak Dev ji went for a bath he went missing for 3 days and when he reappeared he uttered the words" na koi Hindu na musalman" that is there is no caste or creed, none is Hindu or a Muslim, all are the children of one God and are equally dear to him
What are the roles on the ten Gurus?
Guru Nanak Dev, first of the 10 gurus, founded the Sikh faith, introducing the concept of one God.
Son of: Kalyan Das ji (Mehta Kalu ji), and Mata Tripta ji.
Married to: Sulakhani ji.
Father to: sons, Siri Chand and Lakhmi Das.
2. Guru Angad DevPhoto © [Angel Originals]Guru Angad Dev, second of the 10 gurus, compiled the writings of Nanak Dev, and introduced the Gurmukhi script.
Son of: Pheru Mall ji and Mata Daya Kaur (Sabhrai) ji.
Married to: Khivi ji.
Father to: sons, Dasu, Datu, and daughters, Amro and Anokhi.
3. Guru Amar DasPhoto © [Angel Originals]Guru Amar Das, third of the 10 gurus, disavowed caste with the institution of langar, pangat and sangat.
Son of: Tej Bhan ji and Mata Lakhmi ji.
Married to: Mansa Devi.
Father to: sons, Mohan, Mohri, and daughters, Dani and Bhani.
Since Sikhism is against caste system, therefore the idea that a specific name may give an image for some kind of person as the question suggest is not in line with Sikhism. As for name, a person can have any name, it is the deed which make or unmake man.
What is the special building for Sikhism?
The 'special building' for Sikhs is a 'Gurudwara' (Guru's house.) It is the temple when Sikhs prey.
