At the end of the 15 th century and the beginning of the 16 th century, Nanak finally settled in the greater Punjab region and founded Sikhism. Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru passed on the leadership of this new religion to the 9 successive Gurus. On September 1, , a copy of the Holy Granth Sahib was ceremonially installed in the main temple. The establishment of Sikhism eventually resulted in the formation of the Sikh Confederacy and the Sikh Empire in Sikhism has currently more than 25 million followers all over the world, with a majority of the Sikhs being found in the countries of India , United States , Canada , United Kingdom , Australia , Malaysia , and the East African nations of Kenya , Uganda , and Tanzania.
India, being the birthplace of Sikhism, has the largest Sikh population in the world with about 22,, Sikhs living in the country.
About About 2. The other nations which contain a significant population of Sikhs include the United Kingdom , , Australia , , Malaysia , , and the East African nations of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania having a total Sikh population of 50,, people. It might be a concept or ideal as well as a figure. Its origin? Its future? How do they fit into the general scheme of things? What is their destiny or future?
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They gather their head hair in a turban. Sikhism is comparatively a new religion in India. This religion was established by Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak was born in in the Punjab region of north India. Guru Nanak was a Hindu and he loved to travel and learn. He developed a new religion and included in it what he thought were the good beliefs of the two dominant religions in the Punjab region, Hinduism and Islam.
And Sikhism indeed has beliefs from these two religions. From Islam it adopted the belief in the existence of one invisible God. From Hinduism it adopted the belief in Karma and reincarnation, meaning your actions in this life will decide your fate in the next incarnation. The Sikhs also cremate their dead ones as is done in Hinduism. The creators of Sikhism tried to abolish some of the Indian customs such as the caste system and Sati - burning of the widow.
In Sikhism everyone has equal rights irrespective of caste, creed, color, race, sex or religion. Sikhism rejects pilgrimage, fasting, superstitions and other such rituals. Sikhism does not have a clergy class as it considers this as a gateway to corruption. However they have readers and singers in their temples. A Sikh place of worship is called Gurdwara.
Sikhism does not support pilgrimage to holy sites because according to Sikhism, God is everywhere and not in any certain place. But Sikhism has a few important sites, of which, the Hari Mandir, also known as the 'Golden Temple' in Amritsar in Punjab is the most important site and is considered the holiest shrine of Sikhism.
Sikhism emphasis community services and helping the needy. One of the distinct features of Sikhism is the common kitchen called Langar. In every Gurdwara there is a Langar.
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