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Historical Background Information

Historical Background Information. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the founder of Sikhism. He was born on April 15, 1469 AD and he died on September 22, 1539 AD. He was the first of the ten gurus. His Parents were Kalu Mehta and Mata Tripta.

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Historical Background Information

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  1. Historical Background Information Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the founder of Sikhism. He was born on April 15, 1469 AD and he died on September 22, 1539 AD. He was the first of the ten gurus. His Parents were Kalu Mehta and Mata Tripta. Interesting fact about Guru Nanak Dev Ji: He had an elder sister named Bibi Nanak. Punjab is home to the most Sikhs in the world

  2. Basic belief system Basically sikhs believe in one god in Gurumukhi that means ik onkar. Sikhs have 10 gurus these are the teachers of sikhism Sikhs are vegetarians sikhs must keep there hair and keep it covered with a dastaar (turban)

  3. Sacred symbols, texts and celebrations Sikhs have a couple of symbols one of them is the khanda at the top left. This is the symbol of sikhs (to make this easy to describe you could call it a coat of arms for sikhs) The symbol on the top right is ik onkar (one god) Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi (the day the khalsa was created) and the birthdays of the Guru’s

  4. Rituals, holidays, ceremonies and celebrations Vaisakhi is the day that the khalsa was created. Sikhs usually celebrate the day that their gurus were born. Some sikhs celebrate Diwali (the festival of lights) But this is a hindu celebration As it was mentioned before sikhs believe in one god.

  5. Places of worship There is only one place of worship for sikhs that place is called the Gurdwara There are over 100 gurdwaras only in Canada In the gurdwara we worship guru grandth sahib In the gurdwara we eat langur which is usually roti and dhaal

  6. This is the golden temple

  7. Role of women In the fourteenth century women were severely degraded and oppressed by their society Women were referred to as the root of all evil, snare, and temptress’ Women could hold no power in the fourteenth century

  8. Role of women • In 1499 the women got rights and freedom's • After this no one was allowed to discriminate by gender • The founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak said that women were not important this same man also said that women are now our equals This is Guru Gobind Singh ji This is guru Nanak Dev ji

  9. The 10 gurus of sikhism The First Guru Nanak Dev Ji -(1469 to 1539)   The Second Guru Angad Dev Ji -(1504 to 1552)   The Third Guru Amar Das Ji- (1479 to 1574)   The Fourth Guru Ram Das Ji -(1534 to 1581)   The Fifth Guru Arjan Dev Ji -(1563 to 1606)   The Sixth Guru Hargobind Singh Ji- (1595 to 1644)   The Seventh Guru Har Rai Ji- (1630 to 1661)   The Eighth Guru Harkrishan Ji- (1656 to 1664)   The Ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji- (1621 to 1675)   The Tenth Guru Gobind Singh Ji- (1666 to 1708)

  10. demographics Map of Punjab Sikhism was established in the Punjab area of South Asia, which now is present day India and Pakistan. The main religions of the area at the time were Hinduism and Islam. The Sikh faith began around 1500 CE, when Guru Nanak began teaching a faith that was quite distinct from Hinduism and Islam. Nine Gurus followed Nanak and developed the Sikh faith and community over the next six centuries. Roughly 23,800,000 people follow sikhism Roughly 20,000,000 Sikhs live in India The state of Punjab houses the most Sikhs in all of India 0.76 percent of Sikhs live in Punjab Punjab also borders the country of Pakistan 0.36 percent of the world practices Sikhism Punjabi is the main language of Sikhism Amritsar is the holiest part of Punjab to Sikhs because it is home to the Golden Temple About 76% of all Sikhs live in Punjab 0.36 percent of the world are Sikhs

  11. Bibliography • www.realsikhism.com • www.sikhiwiki.org • Sikhismabout.com • Religion facts.com • Gavin • Sqiudoo.com • Sikh Guru (book) • Sikhism religion encyclopedia

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