'Eastern Religion - Sikhism'

'(1)Sikhism, a sm all tolder religious order of the Hindu and Islam religion, was founded by the son of customary Hindu p atomic number 18nts (2)Guru Nanak more or less (3)1499 CE. Nanak was born of the Khati set in 1469. He married at the age of xix and fathered two children. He later move to a urban center named Sultanpar to pee as an accountant. After having a vision of divinity fudge after meditating; say that he had been chosen as a prophet of the true(a) Religion. He short after gave absent his belongings to the suffering and began traveling by India preaching the concord of Islam and the Hindu people.(4) early influences on Sikhism were gurus Angad Dev who was Nanaks named successor, Amar Das, mob Das all followed Nanaks teachings, Arjan Des turned Sikhism from pacifism to a militant stance, Har Gobind, Har Rai, Har Krishan, Tegh Bahadur, and Gobind Singh. (5)Nanak accept and rejected several(prenominal)(predicate) parts of the Hindu and Islamic faith, He taught (A) Mo nonheism, referring to God as The True chassis(b) He likewise rejected ahisma, allowing his next to kill and finish animals. His teachings included:(c) work hard b arely share your wealth with others, (d)be honest in all you do,(e) wo custody are equal to men in Gods eyes,(f) chorus line from participating in superstitious practices and rituals, (g)dressing modestly as reveal clothes consider poorly on those who wear them,(h) arrest the quintet evils-- Lust, Rage, Greed, concomitant and Ego(I) Practice the Five virtues--Truth, Compassion, Contentment, Discipline and Contemplation(J) engage only the Guru Granth; not in any(prenominal) other accommodate or person.(K) whole people are equal- the use of a caste body should be avoided.(6) Sikhs desire in Reincarnation, only when salvation is not going to a Paradise after the last sentiment notwithstanding to be absorbed in Nirvana--ending the individuality of the brain (8)Sikhism has a following of 25 jillion people;(9) practiced most in northwest India.(10) on that point are several unofficial symbols of Sikhism, but the most commons one is the(a) Kha... '