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'''Caste:''' A ranked, birth-ascribed group which determines social standing and occupation, based on the tenets of [[Hindu]] philosophy.
=='''Caste:''' A ranked, birth-ascribed group which determines social standing and occupation, based on the tenets of Hindu philosophy.==
 
For [[Sikh]]s, caste or sects have no religious or social significance as taught by [[Guru Nanak]] ji. However, some Sikhs still prefer to marry their children into families of the same historical caste, something which is really completely against the spirit and teachings of the [[Sikh Gurus]].
 
{{Tuk|349|15986|ਜਾਣਹ੝ ਜੋਤਿ ਨ ਪੂਛਹ੝ ਜਾਤੀ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
|Jĝṇhu joṯ na pūcẖẖahu jĝṯī ĝgai jĝṯ na hė. ॥1॥ rahĝ­o.
|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॥}}
 


For Sikhs, caste has no religious or social significance as taught by Guru Nanak ji. However, some Sikhs still prefer to marry their children into families of the same historical caste, something which is really completely against the spirit and teachings of the Sikh Gurus.


[[category:Glossary of Sikh Terms]]
[[category:Glossary of Sikh Terms]]

Revision as of 10:00, 24 April 2007

Caste: A ranked, birth-ascribed group which determines social standing and occupation, based on the tenets of Hindu philosophy.

For Sikhs, caste or sects have no religious or social significance as taught by Guru Nanak ji. However, some Sikhs still prefer to marry their children into families of the same historical caste, something which is really completely against the spirit and teachings of the Sikh Gurus.

ਜਾਣਹ੝ ਜੋਤਿ ਨ ਪੂਛਹ੝ ਜਾਤੀ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Jĝṇhu joṯ na pūcẖẖahu jĝṯī ĝgai jĝṯ na hė. ॥1॥ rahĝ­o.
Recognize the Lord's Light within all, and do not consider social class or status;
there are no classes or castes in the world hereafter. ॥1॥Pause॥