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Sikhism

Sikhism. By: Aidan Inkster. Location and Origin. Started in India. Founder Guru Nanak . Teachings. The faith system is based on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and ten successive Sikh Gurus Gurmat or Sikh Dharma Pursuit of salvation through meditation

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Sikhism

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  1. Sikhism By: Aidan Inkster

  2. Location and Origin Started in India Founder Guru Nanak

  3. Teachings • The faith system is based on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and ten successive Sikh Gurus • Gurmat or Sikh Dharma • Pursuit of salvation through meditation • Mix of mostly Hinduism and a bit of Islam • All about one god

  4. Prophet Sikhism was in the 16th and 17th C. • Founder Guru Nanak 1469-1539 • Guru Angad 1504-52 • Guru Amardas 1552-74 • Guru Ramdas 1574-81 • Guru Arjan 1581-1606 • Guru Har Gobind 1606-45 • Guru Har Rai 1630-61 • Guru Har Krishan 1661-64 • Guru Teg Bahadur 1664-75 • Guru Gobind Singh 1675-1708 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upQkd1jVCtw&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUMd1_rnGqA&NR=1

  5. Literature Guru Granth Sahib • 1430 pages of words actually spoken by the 10 or 11 Gurus of Sikhism

  6. Relationships with Science • Guru Granth Sahib (The Holy Scripture of Sikhs) states remarkable information about the universe, galaxies, stars, planets and the moons. None of the information written in the scripture contradicts with the scientific facts. Furthermore, nothing in Guru Granth Sahib can be disproved with the help of science. However, scientific facts support the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib.

  7. Women • Low status • Sikh Missionaries • Bibi Nanaki • Bibi Bhani • Mata Sahib Kaur • Mata Gujri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv6NkXHOzRs

  8. Symbols and Artifacts Ek Onkar One god Khanda- Most sacred symbol

  9. Holidays • Guru Birthdays • Hola Mohalla • Vaisakhi • Diwali • Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur(nanakshahi calendar)

  10. Political Opposed to: • Caste System • Taxes from Muslim leaders in the 17th century • Establish a kingdom of their own northwest of India- ministers were Muslim and treasurers were Hindu, money supported mosques and mandirs(Muslim and Hindu), had an army of saint soldiers

  11. Bibliography • Google Images. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. <http://www.google.ca/imghp?hl=en>. • "Guru Granth Sahib." Sikhiwiki. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. <http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Gur%C5%AB_Granth_S%C4%81hib>. • Sambhi, Piara Singh. Sikhism. Ed. W. Owen Cole. 1989. Print. Woelr Religions. • "Sikhism." Sikhiwiki. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. <http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sikhism>. • V, Jayaram. "The Ten Gurus of Sikhism." Hinduwebsite. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. <http://www.hinduwebsite.com/sikhism/sikhgurus.asp>. • "Khanda." SihkiWiki. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Khanda>. • "Do Sikhs Believe in Creation or Evolution?" Sikh Philosophy Network. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/interfaith-dialogues/28-do-sikhs-believe-in-creation-evolution.html>. • "Woman in Sikhism." Web. 22 Oct. 2010. <http://www.sikhs.org/women.htm>. • "Women in Sikhism." Web. 22 Oct. 2010. <http://www.sikhs.org/women_h.htm>.

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