Nanak Naam Jahaj Gurudwara
Sikhism
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Sikhism
 | Sikhism, founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and ten successive Sikh Gurus (the last one being the | |
| sacred text Guru Granth Sahib) in 15th century Punjab, is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world. | ||
| This system of religious philosophy and expression has been traditionally known as the Gurmat (literally the | |
| counsel of the gurus) or the Sikh Dharma. | ||
| Sikhism originated from the word Sikh, which in turn comes from the Sanskrit root sisya meaning "disciple" | |
| or "learner", or siksa meaning "instruction". | ||
| The principal belief of Sikhism is faith in WAHEGURU —represented using the sacred symbol of Ek-Onkar, | |
| the Universal God. | ||
| Sikhism advocates the pursuit of salvation through disciplined, personal meditation on the name and | |
| message of God. | ||
| A key distinctive feature of Sikhism is a non-anthropomorphic concept of God, to the extent that one | |
| can interpret God as the Universe itself. | ||
| The followers of Sikhism are ordained to follow the teachings of the ten Sikh gurus as well as the holy | |
| scripture entitled the Guru Granth Sahib, 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, the tenth guru, as the final guru of the Khalsa Panth. | |
| Sikhism's traditions and teachings are distinctively associated with the history, society and culture of the | |
| Punjab. | ||
| Adherents of Sikhism are known as Sikhs (students or disciples) and number over 23 million across the world. | |
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