Sikhism

By: David Brostrom, Emma Gahagan, and Cassidy LeGrand

When was your religion founded, who founded it,
and where was it founded?
Sikhism was founded in
1469 by Guru Nanak in
the Indian region of
Punjab.

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What is the story of Sikhism's origins?

One morning Guru Nanak went to a river to meditate and was gone
for 3 days. When he came back he said There is no Hindu or
Muslim. He then began his missionary work and Sikhism was
born.
Holy book
The Guru
Granth Sahib

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Holy Sites
Places of worship for sikhs are
called Gurdwaras.

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The Golden Temple
The holiest gurdwara is
referred to as the Golden
Temple, and is located in
the city of Amritsar
Punjab
Major holy days
Hola Maholla - March 26
A festival in honor of Guru Gobind Singh, military exercises are practiced with music and poetry
contest

Celebration of the Guru Granth Sahib - September

A festival that celebrates the Sikh holy text

Guru Nanaks Birthday - November 15
A holiday to celebrate Guru Nanaks birthday, he was born in 1469
Vaisakhi - April 14
A day of baptism and the flag is replaced

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Major beliefs and teachings
Sikhs believe in one God
Sikhs teach equality and are seen as equal in Gods eyes
They believe in moral and ethical life
Sikhs are raised to be soldiers, scholars or saints

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Sikhism leadership structure
Sikhism relies on Guru Nanak
But now relies of the established Gurus for leadership
The Gurus act as the Sihks administrators and spiritual leaders
Where is Sikhism practiced
Sikhism is practiced in
India
Australasia
Southeast Asia
United Kingdom
Western Europe
How many estimated followers does it have today?
27 million in the in world
That makes Sikhs 0.39% of the world population

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Is it monotheistic or polytheistic?
Monotheistic

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Who does the religion worship?
Gurus
Believe there is one God but that this is the God of all religions

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 What does this religion believe about the
afterlife?
reincarnation
[ree-in-kahr-ney-shuh n]

noun

1. the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another
body or form.

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What are the major sects of Sikhism?
Nirankaris
Nam-Dharis

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Works Cited

Brar, Sandeep .Singh. (2011) .Sikhism, Religion of the Sikh People. Retrieved from

https://www.sikhs.org/topics.htm