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Italian Sikhs are a growing religious minority in Italy, which has the second biggest Sikh population in Europe after the United Kingdom (525,000) and sixth largest number of Sikhs in the world. It is estimated that there are 220,000 Sikhs in Italy, constituting 0.3% of the total Italian population.
At 93.33% Sikh, Tarn Taran is the world's most Sikh district or county. [37] Located in the heart of the Majha region of Punjab founded by Guru Arjan Dev - the 5th Sikh guru, [38] Tarn Taran also hosts the world's largest sarovar (sacred pool) [39] even surpassing the great Darbar Sahib - Golden Temple in the neighbouring Amritsar district.
The Sikh diaspora is the modern Sikh migration from the traditional area of the Punjab region of South Asia. Sikhism is a religion native to this region. The Sikh diaspora is largely a subset of the Punjabi diaspora .
Sikhism has nearly 700,000 adherents in Europe. Most of the community live in United Kingdom (450,000) and Italy (100,000). [123] [124] Around 10,000 Sikhs live in Belgium and France. [125] Netherlands and Germany have a Sikh population of 22,000. [126] [127] All other countries, such as Greece, have 5,000 or fewer Sikhs.
The core beliefs and practices of Sikhism, articulated in the Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh scriptures, include faith and meditation in the name of the one creator , the divine unity and equality of all humankind, engaging in selfless service to others , striving for justice for the benefit and prosperity of all (sarbat da bhala), and honest ...
Sikh practices (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਅਭਿਆਸ, romanized: sikha abhi'āsa) are guidelines laid out by the Gurus for the practice of the "Sikh way of life". The Gurus emphasise that a Sikh should lead a disciplined life engaged in Naam Simran, meditation on God's name, Kirat Karo, living an honest life of a house-holder, and Vand Chaako, sharing what one has with the community.
Sikhism by continent (7 C) Sikhism by country (25 C, 31 P) E. Sikh enclaves (5 P) This page was last edited on 2 July 2018, at 09:12 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Caste may still be practiced by some Sikhs, despite Guru Nanak's calls for treating everyone equally in Guru Granth Sahib. [ 214 ] [ c ] Along with Guru Nanak, other Sikh gurus had also denounced the hierarchy of the caste system, however, they all belonged to the same caste, the Khatris . [ 218 ]