The Sikhism

There are many religious movements in the Humane Society, where some are dominant and Catholic, Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism to name a few.

On it exposes www.webislam.com that Sikhism is an Indian religion that developed in the context of the conflict between the doctrines of Hinduism and Islam. The followers of Sikhism are called Sikhs. The term Sikh has its origin in the Sanskrit Sisya "disciple, learner" or siksa "instruction."

The basic tenet of Sikhism is the belief in one God and the teachings of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, included in the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhism combines the strict monotheism, of Muslim, Hindu traditions.

The number of Sikhs in the world is estimated at 23 million, making Sikhism the fifth of world religion. Some 19 million live in India, and most of them in the state of Punjab. The Punjab region also includes a part of Pakistan, but the majority of Sikhs living in the present territory of Pakistan migrated to India after the partition of British India in 1947 to avoid religious persecution. There are many Sikh communities in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. They are also a significant minority in Malaysia and Singapore.

For his part in relation to Sikhism www.historia-religiones.com.ar says. it is a religion founded by Guru Nanak (1469-1539) in Punjab, northern India, and combines elements of Hinduism and Islam. Nanak showed that these two religions, the truth about God was obscured by ritual, and advocated that it was easier to approach God through meditation and individual devotion through religious ceremonies and rituals.

Religion is called gurus. God is the true guru, and his divine word has come to mankind through the ten historical Gurus.

It is said that the Sikhs believe in a God or "true master" called Satguru, creator of the world and everything in it, but that God is not visible in creation. Therefore, the will of God is to be released through holy men and sages, or "gurus". The concept of guru has been important for Sikhs in two ways: it represents the inner voice that guides and, in turn, is the presence of God. The spirit and the title of guru were inherited by nine successive gurus, who were succeeded by the Adi Granth or sacred book of the Sikh religion. It represents the supreme authority in the Sikh tradition. Collect the works of the gurus and, although not human, he is venerated as such. Commonly known as Guru Granth Sahib, and reveals the truth about God, the primal, which has been true from all eternity.

It adds that the main reasons that prompted its creation is the desire to be closer to God and the divine will and the conviction that it is impossible to love God without loving all men (hence the need to be nice with neighbors and share the fruits of the harvest). Individuals are governed by karma or karam, the moral law of cause and effect, and for the revival or purification must go through five levels.

We think also the source of information relating, Sikh doctrine that there are two especially popular and significant emblems. The first is a symbol of God, Ik Oankar, which combines the number "I" with the letter "O" word "Oankar." It is the star of the Mul Mantra, one of the most important Sikh poems, and signifies the unity of God. The second is the Khalsa, which is a symbol of Sikhism. In the center of this emblem is a double-edged sword, which is placed in the middle of a circle-shaped steel ring, each of whose sides is a Sikh ceremonial dagger (kirpan). The double-edged sword symbolizes the Sikh ideal of the warrior saint, the circle represents the unity of God and humanity, and two ceremonial daggers refer to balancing the spiritual and temporal powers. This emblem, called khanda, is carried on clothing, flags of the Sikh temples in the palanquin in which you save the Guru Granth Sahib.

Consider that in India, the Sikhs were targeted after Indira Gandhi's assassination, an act of revenge carried out by its own Sikh bodyguards. The motive of revenge was Indira Gandhi's decision to send the army to occupy the Golden Temple in Amritsar, a holy place of Sikhs. The intervention of the army to evict a Sikh nationalist group of militants who had taken refuge in the temple caused over 500 deaths. That performance of the Indian Army, entering a Sikh shrine, was considered an outrage by many Sikhs. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Sikhs attacks claimed several thousand people