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The Sikh scriptures use Hindu terminology, with references to the Vedas, and the names of gods and goddesses in Hindu bhakti movement traditions, such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Parvati, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Rama, Krishna, but not to worship. [9] [10] [11] Sukhmani Sahib refers to God by names such as Paarbrahm, Antarjaami, Hari and Prabhu. [12]
Names peculiar to Sikhism for God are Naam (lit. name ), Shabad ( word ) and Waheguru (Wow true Master ). While Naam and Shabad are mystical terms standing for the Divine Manifestation, Waheyguru is a phrase expressing awe, wonder, and ecstatic joy of the worshiper as he/she comprehends the greatness and grandeur of the Lord and their Creation.
The various names for God in Sikhism may stem from either the Indic traditions or the Islamic one. [12] Others are unique to the Sikh tradition, such as Waheguru, Akal Purakh, and Sarabloh. Employment of these terms does not mean Sikhs accept the religious context they are understood in their original sources. [12]
The Sikh scriptures use Hindu terminology, with references to the Vedas, and the names of gods and goddesses in Hindu bhakti movement traditions, such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Parvati, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Rama, Krishna, but not to worship.
The principal belief in Sikhism is faith in Vāhigurū— represented by the sacred symbol of ēk ōaṅkār [meaning one god]. Sikhism's traditions and teachings are distinctly associated with the history, society and culture of the Punjab. Adherents of Sikhism are known as Sikhs (students or disciples) and number over 25 million across the ...
The ritual sastar puja (worship of weapons) in the Khalsa tradition for some scholars, states Singh, is akin to idol worship. [26] In Sikh scholarship, the ritual is denied as the worship of God, rather it is defended as the worship of what the weapons iconographically represent to the Sikh: adi shakti (power of God). These verses are related ...
Fresco of Ram Chandar from the haveli of Khem Singh Bedi, ca.1850–1890. The word Rama (ˈraːmɐ) appears in the Guru Granth Sahib more than 2,500 times. [10]Guru Nanak rejected the concept of divine incarnation as present in Hinduism [11] but used words such as Ram, Mohan, Hari & Shiv as ways of referring to the divine together with Islamic words like Allah & Khuda. [12]
Sikhs believe that Guru Nanak was ordained directly by God to construct dharamsals (places of worship; meaning ‘abode of righteousness’), as per the B.40 Janamsakhi: [4] [5] Go, Nanak [answered God]. Your Panth will flourish. The salutation of your followers shall be: 'In the name of the true Guru I fall at your feet'.