Sikhism

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monotheistic religion religion

Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of South Asia in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, emphasizing devotion to one God, equality, and community service.

Aliases (1)

Sikhs ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monotheistic religion → religion →
aimOfLife	union with God →
coreBelief	belief in one God → community service → equality of all humans → honest living → rejection of caste discrimination → remembrance of God → sharing with others →
declaredScriptureAsGuru	Guru Gobind Singh →
ethicalPrinciple	kirat karo (earn by honest work) → sarbat da bhala (welfare of all) → seva (selfless service) → simran (meditation on God) → vand chhako (share with others) →
firstGuru	Guru Nanak →
foundedInCentury	15th century →
foundedInRegion	Punjab →
foundedInSubcontinent	South Asia →
founder	Guru Nanak →
hasConcept	hukam (divine will) → karma and rebirth → langar (community kitchen) → sangat (holy congregation) →
holyBook	Guru Granth Sahib →
initiatedCommunityName	Khalsa →
initiationCeremony	Amrit Sanchar →
languageOfScripture	Gurmukhi →
lastHumanGuru	Guru Gobind Singh →
majorPopulationRegion	Australia → Canada → East Africa → Malaysia → Punjab, India → Punjab, Pakistan → United Kingdom → United States →
numberOfGurus	10 human Gurus →
originCountry	India →
placeOfWorship	Gurdwara →
primaryScriptureStatus	eternal Guru →
prohibits	cutting of hair for initiated Sikhs → idol worship → intoxicants for initiated Sikhs →
religiousCode	Rehat Maryada →
religiousCommunity	Khalsa →
requiresForKhalsa	Five Ks →
sacredCity	Amritsar →
sacredSite	Golden Temple → Harmandir Sahib →
scripture	Guru Granth Sahib →
symbol	Khanda →
tenthGuru	Guru Gobind Singh →
viewOnCaste	rejection of caste system →
viewOnGender	gender equality →

Referenced by (82)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ajay Banga → Ajaypal Singh Banga → Akali Phula Singh → Amrit Sanchar → Bhagat Singh → Bhagat Singh → Dasam Granth → Duleep Singh → Five Ks → Golden Temple, Amritsar → Gujarati people → Gurdwara → Guru Angad → Guru Gobind Singh → Guru Granth Sahib → Guru Nanak → Hari Singh Nalwa → Harmandir Sahib → Indian Malaysians → Indians in South Africa → Kartarpur Gurdwara reform movement → Kashmiris → Khalsa → Khanda → Kharak Singh → Kip → Maharaja Ranjit Singh → Marathi people → Om → Pakistani American → Panipat district → Rajputs → Rehat Maryada → Sarbloh Granth → Sher Singh → Sikh Confederacy → Sikh Empire → Sikh people → Sindhi people → Udham Singh →	religion
Amritsar → Dhudike, Punjab, British India → Hindi Belt → India → Indians → Northern India → Punjab → Punjabi people →	majorReligion
Asian American → Eastern India → Majha → South Asia →	hasMajorReligion
Heaven → Sant Bhasha →	associatedWith
Guru Gobind Singh → Guru Nanak →	veneratedIn
Gurmukhi →	associatedReligion
Vaisakhi →	celebratedInReligion
Khanda →	centralEmblemOf
law of karma →	centralTo
Asia →	containsMajorReligionOrigin
Dominion of India →	demographicsMajorReligion
Partition of India ("Sikhs") →	dividedReligiousCommunities
Malwa (Punjab) →	dominantReligion
Sikh people →	follows
Pakistani diaspora →	hasReligion
Singh →	hasReligiousAssociation
Northern India →	historicalReligion
Eastern religions →	includes
South Asian ethnic groups →	includesMajorReligion
Punjabi literature →	influencedBy
law of karma →	isInterpretedDifferentlyIn
Amritsar →	isSpiritualCenterOf
Indo-Caribbean people →	mainReligion
British India →	majorReligions
West Bengal →	minorityReligion
Doaba →	primaryReligion
Central India →	religionMinority
Punjabi language →	religiousAssociation
Maharaja →	religiousContext
West Bengal →	significantReligion
Kapoor →	usedInReligion