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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] In the Hindu and Sikh traditions, there is a distinction between religion ...
Banda Bahadur (formerly Madho Das) – affectionately known within the Sikh tradition as 'the first monarch of the Sikh Kingdom'; is said to have received Sikh baptism by the hand of the tenth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh [1] Bhai Bala – supposed childhood friend and all his life a constant companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak.
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.
They also call themselves the "Sikh Dharma movement" and "Khalsa Dharma movement" and are often called Gora (meaning "white person", though not all White Sikhs follow 3HO) Sikhs and Bhajanists [166] by the mainstream adherents of Sikhism. Their name 3HO, stands for Healthy Happy Holy Organization.
In Hinduism, it is also known as karma yoga, as described in the Bhagavata Gita. [2] In Sikhism Seva is an act of service to Waheguru (Supreme God), to whom Sikhs call as Waheguru and that it is a way to become closer to Waheguru. The principles of Seva underpin many Sikh values - such is the importance given to Seva in Sikhism.
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 ...
The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. [2] The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
Thus, people worship Hanuman the day before Diwali's main day. [129] This day is commonly celebrated as Diwali in Tamil Nadu, Goa, and Karnataka. [citation needed] Traditionally, Marathi Hindus and South Indian Hindus receive an oil massage from the elders in the family on the day and then take a ritual bath, all before sunrise. [130]