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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]].
'''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.  


[[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, [http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=349&english=t&id=15985#l15985 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.
[[File:Sikh (Blue and Orange) Khanda.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Sikh (Blue and Orange) Khanda]]


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]].
[[File:Panj Pyare (Sikh).jpg|thumb|300px|right|Panj Pyare (Vaisakhi Mela)]]


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 [http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/multi/what-multi_e.cfm][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism].
==Sikh Caste System==
16 Castes in Sikhism - Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
* 1st Sikh [[Ramgarhia]] - First Place in Caste System
* 2nd Sikh [[Kamboj]] - Second Place in Caste System
* 3rd Sikh [[Kumhar]] - Third Place in Caste System
* 4th Sikh [[Bhatra]] - Fourth Place in Caste System
* 5th Sikh [[Rajput]] - Fifth Place in Caste System
* 6th Sikh [[Khatri]] - Sixth Place in Caste System
* 7th Sikh [[Ravidasi]] - Seventh Place in Caste System
* 8th Sikh [[Nai]] - Eighth Place in Caste System
* 9th Sikh [[Saini]] - Ninth Place in Caste System
* 10th Sikh [[Labana]] - Tenth Place in Caste System
* 11th Sikh [[Agrawal]] - Eleventh Place in Caste System
* 12th Sikh [[Arora]] - Twelfth Place in Caste System
* 13th Sikh [[Bania]] - Thirteenth Place in Caste System
* 14th Sikh [[Sindhi]] - Fourteenth Place in Caste System
* 15th Sikh [[Jatt]] - Fifteenth Place in Caste System
* 16th Sikh [[Ramdasia]] - Sixteenth in Caste System


==Gurbani==
==Sikh Heritage Colours==
 
Blue and Orange - Sikh Colours, Khalsa Colours
Below are quotation from [[Guru Granth Sahib]] which highlight the advice given by the [[Sikh Gurus]] on this aspect of human living:
 
{{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॥}}
 
{{Tuk|747|32166|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 <br>
-are equal in respect to the teachings.}}
 
{{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 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॥}}
 
==See also==
 
* [[Jaat]]
* [[Caste system: ideology and practise?]]
* [[Jaatpaat]]


==Sikh Names and Miscs==
* Sikh First Names
Amanpreet, Amanvir, Amardeep, Amarjeet, Amarpreet, Amrit, Amrita, Avtar, Bakshinder, Bakshish, Baljeet, Balwant, Balwinder, Balvir, Betina, Canail, Charan, Charanjeet, Dalbir, Dalwinder, Daljeet, Dalpreet, Gurdeep, Gurjeet,, Gurpreet, Gursharan, Harbans, Harbinder, Harbhajan, Harcharan, Hardeep, Harjeet, Harjinder, Harmindar, Harpreet, Harvinder, Harvir, Inderjeet, Indervir, Jarnail, Jasbir, Jaspal, Jasdeep, Jaspreet, Jaswant, Jaswinder, Jasvir, Jarpreet, Jyoti, Kamel, Kameljeet, Kuldeep, Kulwant, Kulwinder, Mandeep, Manjeet, Manpreet, Manvir, Navdeep, Navjeet, Navminder, Navwinder, Palwinder, Paramjeet, Randhir, Ranjeet, Rajpreet, Rajvir, Pavan, Pavanjeet, Rupinder, Sandeep, Sanvir, Sarjeet, Satbir, Satvir, Satpal, Satam, Satwinder, Simranjeet, Simvir, Sukdev, Sukwinder, Sukvir, Surinder, Surjeet, Tarandeep, Taranjeet, Tarlochan, Tarsem,


* Sikh Middle Names
Singh for Male Citizen, Kaur for Female Citizen
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Revision as of 13:39, 7 October 2015

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.

Sikh (Blue and Orange) Khanda
Panj Pyare (Vaisakhi Mela)

Sikh Caste System

16 Castes in Sikhism - Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

  • 1st Sikh Ramgarhia - First Place in Caste System
  • 2nd Sikh Kamboj - Second Place in Caste System
  • 3rd Sikh Kumhar - Third Place in Caste System
  • 4th Sikh Bhatra - Fourth Place in Caste System
  • 5th Sikh Rajput - Fifth Place in Caste System
  • 6th Sikh Khatri - Sixth Place in Caste System
  • 7th Sikh Ravidasi - Seventh Place in Caste System
  • 8th Sikh Nai - Eighth Place in Caste System
  • 9th Sikh Saini - Ninth Place in Caste System
  • 10th Sikh Labana - Tenth Place in Caste System
  • 11th Sikh Agrawal - Eleventh Place in Caste System
  • 12th Sikh Arora - Twelfth Place in Caste System
  • 13th Sikh Bania - Thirteenth Place in Caste System
  • 14th Sikh Sindhi - Fourteenth Place in Caste System
  • 15th Sikh Jatt - Fifteenth Place in Caste System
  • 16th Sikh Ramdasia - Sixteenth in Caste System

Sikh Heritage Colours

Blue and Orange - Sikh Colours, Khalsa Colours

Sikh Names and Miscs

  • Sikh First Names

Amanpreet, Amanvir, Amardeep, Amarjeet, Amarpreet, Amrit, Amrita, Avtar, Bakshinder, Bakshish, Baljeet, Balwant, Balwinder, Balvir, Betina, Canail, Charan, Charanjeet, Dalbir, Dalwinder, Daljeet, Dalpreet, Gurdeep, Gurjeet,, Gurpreet, Gursharan, Harbans, Harbinder, Harbhajan, Harcharan, Hardeep, Harjeet, Harjinder, Harmindar, Harpreet, Harvinder, Harvir, Inderjeet, Indervir, Jarnail, Jasbir, Jaspal, Jasdeep, Jaspreet, Jaswant, Jaswinder, Jasvir, Jarpreet, Jyoti, Kamel, Kameljeet, Kuldeep, Kulwant, Kulwinder, Mandeep, Manjeet, Manpreet, Manvir, Navdeep, Navjeet, Navminder, Navwinder, Palwinder, Paramjeet, Randhir, Ranjeet, Rajpreet, Rajvir, Pavan, Pavanjeet, Rupinder, Sandeep, Sanvir, Sarjeet, Satbir, Satvir, Satpal, Satam, Satwinder, Simranjeet, Simvir, Sukdev, Sukwinder, Sukvir, Surinder, Surjeet, Tarandeep, Taranjeet, Tarlochan, Tarsem,

  • Sikh Middle Names

Singh for Male Citizen, Kaur for Female Citizen

Social Groups

Rajput ♣♣ Khatri ♣♣ Lohar ♣♣ Kumhar ♣♣ Nai ♣♣ Chamar ♣♣ Arora ♣♣ Bhatra ♣♣ Agrawal ♣♣ Bania ♣♣ Sindhi ♣♣ Saini ♣♣ Julaha

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