This paper aims to explore the teachings of the Sikh Gurus on gender equality. Within this study I intend to explore whether these teachings are applicable to Sikhs today. Women in the society in which Guru Nanak lived were considered inferior, they were viewed as seductresses and were seen ...
2.a Hindu Tantric sect worshiping Shakti as the feminine principle of gen-eration through rites involving ritual eating and orgy; left-hand Shaktism. See alsoTantrism.— Shakta, Shakti,n., adj. Sikhism the doctrines of a reformed Hindu sect opposed to the caste system, supremacy of Brahrna...
Originating at the end of the 15th century in the Punjab, India, Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that follows the teachings of Guru Nanak and the 10 gurus who came after him. The eleventh guru is the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book, which is now revered in the place of human...
Why are cows sacred in Sikhism?SikhismSikhism began in the Punjab region of India in the 15th century. It is a monotheistic religion that follows the teachings of Guru Nanak and ten gurus who succeeded him. Today there are about 30 million Sikhs worldwide....
Guru Arjun Dev included the compositions of both Hindu and Muslim saints which he considered consistent with the teachings of Sikhism and the Gurus. In 1606, the Muslim Mughal Emperor Jahangir imposed a fine of 200,000 rupees and demanded that Guru Arjun erase some of the hymns in the text ...
Chhath Puja: Thanking the sun god Surya October 27th, 2025 Optional holiday Guru Nanak Jayanti: Birth of Guru Nanak (founder of Sikhism) November 5th, 2025 √ Pushkar Camel Fair: A decorated camel carnival, plus Rajasthan culture activities October 30th to November 5th, 2025 Optional holiday Chr...
Sikhism does not debar woman from attaining salvation. She can realize the highest religious goal while remaining a woman. There is no need for her to first take birth as a man to attain mukti. A woman is not debarred from reading the Scripture. She can act as a priest, conduct the ...
giving the devotees the freedom to choose their own path of life. Christianity believes that there is only one God and that his son, Jesus Christ, came down to this Earth in order to save mankind from death. Sikhism also follows one God with the prime importance of leading a life of fa...
The Indian diaspora in Thailand consists of various groups who have been settled in Thailand for more than a hundred years. However, religion – Hinduism and Sikhism – is one of the key identities that centralize and unite the faiths and followers together. Their religious teachings are taught ...
Nanak established the Sikhism religion in the fifteenth century. Sikhs originated from India and Pakistan and has distinct lessons from Islam and Hinduism. The religion spread to various parts of the world through Sikhs' migration to multiple destinations....