Sikh people

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ethno-religious group religious community

Sikh people are followers of Sikhism, a monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of South Asia, known for their distinct identity, emphasis on equality, and commitment to service and justice.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sikhs	10
Sikh community	3
Sikh	2
Sikh Panth	1
global Sikh diaspora	1

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethno-religious group ⓘ religious community ⓘ
believesIn	monotheism ⓘ
calendar	Nanakshahi calendar ⓘ
centralBelief	equality of all humans ⓘ honest living ⓘ oneness of God ⓘ remembrance of God ⓘ service to humanity ⓘ sharing with others ⓘ social justice ⓘ
codeOfConduct	Rehat Maryada ⓘ
collectiveBody	Khalsa ⓘ
coreArticleOfFaith	Kachera ⓘ Kangha ⓘ Kara ⓘ Kesh ⓘ Kirpan ⓘ
demographicMinorityIn	Canada ⓘ India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
diaspora	Sikh diaspora ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Punjabi ⓘ
follows	Sikhism ⓘ
foundedBy	Guru Nanak ⓘ
governingBody	Akal Takht ⓘ
headCovering	turban ⓘ
historicalEmpire	Sikh Empire ⓘ
historicalLeader	Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ
initiatedBy	Khalsa initiation ⓘ
language	Punjabi language ⓘ surface form: Punjabi
languageOfScripture	Gurmukhi ⓘ
martialTradition	Gatka ⓘ
observes	Akhand Path ⓘ Amrit Sanchar ⓘ Anand Karaj ⓘ Gurpurab ⓘ Hola Mohalla ⓘ Maghi ⓘ Vaisakhi ⓘ
originatedIn	Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab region South Asia ⓘ
pilgrimageSite	Anandpur Sahib ⓘ Harmandir Sahib ⓘ Hemkunt Sahib ⓘ Nankana Sahib ⓘ
placeOfWorship	gurdwara ⓘ
populationCenter	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ Delhi ⓘ surface form: Delhi, India Haryana ⓘ surface form: Haryana, India Malaysia ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Punjab ⓘ surface form: Punjab, India United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
practice	kirtan ⓘ langar ⓘ seva ⓘ
prohibits	cutting hair ⓘ idol worship ⓘ intoxicants ⓘ superstitions ⓘ tobacco use ⓘ
rejects	caste discrimination ⓘ gender discrimination ⓘ
religion	Sikhism ⓘ
revere	Sikh Gurus ⓘ surface form: Ten Sikh Gurus
script	Gurmukhi ⓘ
scripture	Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
subgroup	Khalsa ⓘ surface form: Amritdhari Sikhs Namdhari Sikhs ⓘ Nihang Sikhs ⓘ Sehajdhari Sikhs ⓘ
symbol	Ik Onkar ⓘ Khanda ⓘ
value	courage ⓘ gender equality ⓘ honesty ⓘ humility ⓘ selfless service ⓘ