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Both Hindus and Sikh are cremated after death [84] Both believe in karma [85] although Sikhism do not necessarily infer a metaphysical soteriology similar to Hinduism [6] [7] Both Sikhs and Hindus revere the concept of a guru [86] although the role and concept of a guru in Sikhism is different from that in Hinduism [87]
Nanakpanthi [1] (Gurmukhi: ਨਾਨਕਪੰਥੀ; nānakapathī, "follower of the way of life of Nanak"), [2] also known as Nanakshahi, [3] is a syncretist movement which follows Guru Nanak (1469–1539), the founder of Sikhism, but without necessarily formally identifying as being Sikh in terms of religious affiliation, as it's the case with numerous Punjabi Hindus and Sindhi Hindus.
Estimates range between 200,000 and 2 million deaths of Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims. [272] [267] There were numerous rapes of and mass suicides by Sikh women, they being taken captives, their rescues and above all a mass exodus of Sikhs from newly created Pakistan into newly independent India. The partition created the "largest foot convoy of ...
[vi] However, some historians do not see evidence of Sikhism as simply an extension of the Bhakti movement. [85] [86] Sikhism, for instance, disagreed with some views of Bhakti saints Kabir and Ravidas. [85] [87] The roots of the Sikh tradition are perhaps in the sant-tradition of India whose ideology grew to become the Bhakti tradition.
With a wide reach due to their syncretic nature between Sikhism and Hinduism, they were able to derive significant acceptance during the era of armed struggle in Punjab, bringing a large number of people into the Sikh fold during the 18th and the early 19th centuries. [26]
A 2020 survey by the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund found that 58 percent of Sikhs said they had been bullied or harassed because of their religious identity. Sixty-three percent ...
During the time of Guru Nanak, Sikh places of worship were known as dharamsals where kirtan was conducted by the early Sikh congregation. [6] [4] The worship centres were built as a place where Sikhs could gather to hear the guru give spiritual discourse and sing religious hymns in the praise of Waheguru.
Several South Asian American civil rights groups are criticizing the formation of a new Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain American Congressional Caucus, saying they're worried marginalized groups are ...