Loyalty and justice are admired, smoking and intoxicants forbidden. Sikhism also rejects the Hindu caste system, priesthood, image worship, and pilgrimage, although it retains the Hindu doctrines of transmigration and karma. Members of the Khalsa are instructed to observe the five k 's: They must wear four symbols of the Sikh faith—soldiers' shorts kaccha , an iron bangle kara , a steel sword kirpan , and a comb khanga —and they must not cut their hair kes.
History Nanak, the saintly first guru, wandered over India seeking converts. He was succeeded by nine gurus, the office staying within the family line of the fourth guru, Ram Das.
Ram Das was also the founder of the Golden Temple. The fifth, Arjan Dev, compiled the Adi Granth in As the Sikhs became a distinct religious community, they took up arms against persecution by Hindus and by Muslim rulers of the Mughal Empire.
Opposing Mughal tyranny, the tenth guru, Gobind Singh, formed the Khalsa in During the decline of the Mughals, the Sikhs, led by the warrior Ranjit Singh, created a powerful state in the Punjab about that eventually threatened British-controlled India. After internal dissension and two wars the Punjab was annexed by the British in The British governed the Sikhs fairly and, in return for their loyalty during the Sepoy Rebellion of , gave them preferential land grants. The Sikhs gained wealth and a great reputation as soldiers and policemen.
During the creation of an independent India in , the Sikhs lost their privileges and found that Punjab was to be divided between India and Pakistan. Many Sikhs migrated east to be on the Indian side of the partition. In response to years of agitation, the Indian government created Punjab as a single Punjabi-speaking state in ; it remains the home of most of India's more than 16 million Sikhs.
Terrorism by Sikh separatists demanding greater autonomy led the Indian government in June to send in troops to seize the Golden Temple from Sikh extremists, who vowed to avenge the violence. Sikh members of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's personal guard were implicated in her assassination on October In an accord was finally reached with the Indian government on expanding Punjab.
Sikh terrorists then stepped up their activities, demanding the establishment of a Sikh state, Khalistan. In the government sent in police and army reinforcements and reestablished its authority in Punjab.
The Sikhism Home Page A beautiful and well put together page - the focus is mostly devotional but does include information on the Sikh alphabet Gurmukhi, essays, audio taped prayers to download, a bibliography as well as links to other online resources Maintained by Sandeep Singh Brar. By Makhan Singh Purewal. By Devinder Singh Chahal, Ph. Pecorino All Rights reserved. Hindu women traditionally wear saris. A sari is not only cultural, but also a spiritually significant attire for women.
It is believed to offer many benefits including increasing modesty, maternal feelings, and even spiritual energy. On the other hand, Sikhs are very distinct in their appearance because of the turban and facial hair typically seen on men. Both Sikh men and women wear a turban to cover their long hair, but for women it is not mandatory.
Sikhs are also expected to follow the rule of not cutting their hair no matter their gender. Fasting is a moral and spiritual act for Hindus to purify their body and mind and acquire divine grace from God like young woman will do fast on Mondays for good husband in the future.
The most common fast is Ekadashi that take place on the eleventh day of each ascending and descending moon. While in Sikhism, fasting is not encouraged and is not considered a spiritual act. Sikhs think fasting is merely a form of austerity and that the hungering of the body cannot achieve anything spiritually. They call only for moderation when eating and in choice of food.
Sikhs and Hindus believe in different religions, but they are intertwined with similarities. Their religious relationship is somewhat like father and estranged son. DNA testing has shown that 63 percent of the ancestors of Sikhs are Hindus. There was a conflict between Hindus other Indians and Sikhs for political reasons centered around Punjabi autonomy in the early s. In general though, Sikhs and Hindus have always co-existed peacefully.
Now marriage between Sikhs and Hindus is quite common both in India and abroad. India is the birth-place of Sikhism and Hinduism, and visiting India is an excellent way to learn about these two religions in context. You will be able to see clearly that Sikhs and Hindus share many intriguing similarities, but also have distinct differences in their beliefs and practices.
Contact us for a tailor-made tour to help you plan for a memorable journey across this enchanting country. At Asia Highlights, we create your kind of journey — your dates, your destinations, at your pace. You can have any trip tailor made for your travel. Sikhs'God vs Hindus' Gods. Indian deities Rama and Sita. Cruise in India. A Palace Guide in India. Top 15 Things to Do in Kerala. Sikhs, as a community, have adopted the name as a suffix to their own name, so you'll find it used as a surname by many of the Sikh faith.
Singh is the 6th most common surname in the world, according to surname distribution data from Forebears , used by more than 36 million people. Singh is most commonly found in India, where it ranks 2nd in the nation.
Coats of arms are granted to individuals, not families, and may rightfully be used only by the uninterrupted male-line descendants of the person to whom the coat of arms was originally granted.
GeneaNet - Singh Records GeneaNet includes archival records, family trees, and other resources for individuals with the Singh surname, with a concentration on records and families from France, Spain, and other European countries.
The Singh Genealogy and Family Tree Page Browse family trees and links to genealogical and historical records for individuals with the last name Singh from the website of Genealogy Today. Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, Dorward, David.
Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic Pocket edition , Fucilla, Joseph. The writing system Panjabi is generally written in a script called Gurmukhi meaning 'proceeding from the mouth of the guru' devised by the second of the ten great teachers of Sikhism.
Gurmukhi is a syllabic writing system, characterised by an almost continuous horizontal line running along the top. Like most other Indian languages, it runs from left to right and hangs from - rather than resting on - the line. Muslims write Panjabi in the same Perso-Arabic script which is used for Urdu.
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