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Below are quotation from [[Guru Granth Sahib]] which highlight the advice given by the [[Sikh Gurus]] on this aspect of human living: | Below are quotation from [[Guru Granth Sahib]] which highlight the advice given by the [[Sikh Gurus]] on this aspect of human living: | ||
{{Tuk|349| | {{Tuk|349|15985|ਜਾਣਹੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਨ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਜਾਤੀ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ | ||
| | |Jāṇhu joṯ na pūcẖẖahu jāṯī āgai jāṯ na he. ||1|| rahā▫o | ||
|Recognize the Lord's Light within all, and do not consider social class or status; <br>there are no classes or castes in the world hereafter. ॥1॥Pause॥}} | |Recognize the Lord's Light within all, and do not consider social class or status; <br>there are no classes or castes in the world hereafter. ॥1॥Pause॥}} | ||
{{Tuk|747| | {{Tuk|747|32166|ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਸੂਦ ਵੈਸ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਚਹੁ ਵਰਨਾ ਕਉ ਸਾਝਾ ॥ | ||
|Kẖaṯrī | |Kẖaṯrī barāhmaṇ sūḏ vais upḏes cẖahu varnā ka▫o sājẖā. | ||
|The four castes - the Kh'shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas <br> | |The four castes - the Kh'shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas <br> | ||
-are equal in respect to the teachings.}} | -are equal in respect to the teachings.}} | ||
{{Tuk|858| | {{Tuk|858|36546|ਬ੍ਰਹਮਨ ਬੈਸ ਸੂਦ ਅਰੁ ਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਤ੍ਰੀ ਡੋਮ ਚੰਡਾਰ ਮਲੇਛ ਮਨ ਸੋਇ ॥ <br>ਹੋਇ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਭਜਨ ਤੇ ਆਪੁ ਤਾਰਿ ਤਾਰੇ ਕੁਲ ਦੋਇ ॥੧॥ | ||
|Barahman bais | |Barahman bais sūḏ ar kẖa▫yṯarī dom cẖandār malecẖẖ man so▫e. <br>Ho▫e punīṯ bẖagvanṯ bẖajan ṯe āp ṯār ṯāre kul ḏo▫e. ||1|| | ||
|Whether he is a Brahmin, a Vaishya, a Soodra, or a Kh'shaatriya; <br>whether he is a poet, an outcaste, or a filthy-minded person, he becomes pure, <br>by meditating on the Lord God. He saves himself, <br>and the families of both his parents. ॥1॥}} | |Whether he is a Brahmin, a Vaishya, a Soodra, or a Kh'shaatriya; <br>whether he is a poet, an outcaste, or a filthy-minded person, he becomes pure, <br>by meditating on the Lord God. He saves himself, <br>and the families of both his parents. ॥1॥}} | ||
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Caste or Caste systems are hereditary systems of social class in many parts of the world. This classification is based on social occupation, endogamy, social class, and social group. In Punjabi, caste is called Jaat.
Sikhism teaches one not to discriminate on basis of caste, sect, tribal background or Jaat. No importance is to be given to the person's tribal group or ancestry; all must be accepted as the same. The Guru says, Recognize the Lord's Light in all, don't ask their caste or race; there are no class or caste in the world hereafter. (1)(Pause). When the Panj Pyare were baptised in 1699, each of the five was from a different sect or caste. The Sikh Gurus did not allow any discrimination based on caste or sect or cults; everyone was treated the same irrespective of their jaat or caste.
Sikhism teaches the importance of having respect for yours and personal and family ancestral histories of others; this includes tribal, social and national heritages. However, it is with the condition that it should not be based on negative prejudices against others. People of all castes, sects or tribal groups are to be treated equally irrespective of their jaat or sect. Provided you show respect for your own personal and ancestral family history as well as other peoples, this is seen as spiritually positive in Sikhism.
Many Sikhs of many backgrounds hold this religious interpretation and value their tribal, national and ancestral family histories. For many Sikhs respecting everyone else's national and ancestral family histories is viewed as a very positive form of Multiculturalism [1][2].
Gurbani
Below are quotation from Guru Granth Sahib which highlight the advice given by the Sikh Gurus on this aspect of human living:
| ਜਾਣਹੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਨ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਜਾਤੀ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| Jāṇhu joṯ na pūcẖẖahu jāṯī āgai jāṯ na he. |
| ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਸੂਦ ਵੈਸ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਚਹੁ ਵਰਨਾ ਕਉ ਸਾਝਾ ॥ |
| Kẖaṯrī barāhmaṇ sūḏ vais upḏes cẖahu varnā ka▫o sājẖā. |
| The four castes - the Kh'shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas -are equal in respect to the teachings. |
| ਬ੍ਰਹਮਨ ਬੈਸ ਸੂਦ ਅਰੁ ਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਤ੍ਰੀ ਡੋਮ ਚੰਡਾਰ ਮਲੇਛ ਮਨ ਸੋਇ ॥ ਹੋਇ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਭਜਨ ਤੇ ਆਪੁ ਤਾਰਿ ਤਾਰੇ ਕੁਲ ਦੋਇ ॥੧॥ |
| Barahman bais sūḏ ar kẖa▫yṯarī dom cẖandār malecẖẖ man so▫e. Ho▫e punīṯ bẖagvanṯ bẖajan ṯe āp ṯār ṯāre kul ḏo▫e. |
See also
| Social Groups |
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Rajput ♣♣ Khatri ♣♣ Lohar ♣♣ Kumhar ♣♣ Nai ♣♣ Chamar ♣♣ Arora ♣♣ Bhatra ♣♣ Agrawal ♣♣ Bania ♣♣ Sindhi ♣♣ Saini ♣♣ Julaha |
