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  • Holy Book
    ==Holy Books== {{Sikh Scriptures}}
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  • Holy Text
    ...the holy writings. Even non-believers often capitalize the names of sacred scriptures as a mark of respect or of tradition. In [[Sikhism]], the [[Sikh]]s hold the text in their Sacred [[Granth]]s as holy. The sacred Granths are:
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  • Ashpaadi
    ...erred to as [[Gurbani]] or just [[Bani]]. The word Ashpaadi is used by the Sikh Gurus to refer to 8 [[Pauri]]s in the [[Gurbani]] called [[Sukhmani Sahib]] ...would normally end with a line containing the word ‘Nanak’ or one of the [[Sikh Bhagats]], whose contributions are within the [[SGGS]].
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  • Chhant
    ...habad]] within the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]], the holy scriptures of the [[Sikh]]s. It is a lengthy Shabad commonly of four or six verses which has to sung [[Category:Glossary of Sikh Terms]]
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  • Sikh children not being taught Gurmukhi
    '''Sikh children not being taught Gurmukhi''' * Sikhs demand government establish separate institution for Sikh children in Lahore
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  • Samadhi
    ...plane of awareness or Samadhi. The Sikh [[Holy Scriptures]] advises the [[Sikh]] on keep the mind aware and their consciousness focused on the Lord at all ...s; they are intuitively absorbed in Samadhi. ||2||” (p 1259). Further, the Sikh [[Gurus]] inform their followers: “'''Some remain absorbed in Samadhi, th
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  • Anand Sahib Ji
    ...u allows you to select each [[Pauri]] (section) of this important [[Sikh]] holy [[Bani]] called Anand Shaib. The word "Anand" means "bliss" or "happiness" ...the Sikh [[Holy Scripture]]s. It is said that the person who recites this Holy Bani daily with dedication, attention and comprehension, will achieve compl
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  • Dharma
    ...e holy text spans 1430 pages and contains the actual words spoken by the [[Sikh Gurus]] and various other Saints from other religions including [[Hinduism] ...in His creation and is omnipresent, but cannot be incarnate. The principal Sikh belief lays stress on one's actions and deeds rather than people's religiou
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  • Sikhism 1
    ...an Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, vested spiritual authority in the Holy Sikh Scriptures (Guru Granth Sahib Ji) and temporal authority in the community of baptized The object of a Sikh's life is to develop consciousness of God and to receive God's grace throug
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  • Feeding Dead Ancestors
    .... 332) The only thing that is commanded is prayer to God. "Devotion to the Holy Name is my ritual of rice balls and feasting". (GGS, p. 358). 1. Encyclopedia of SIKH Religion and Culture, R.C.Dogra and Dr.G.S. Mansukhani 1995
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  • Sufi saints
    ...kh bhagat]] appear in the Sikh holy scripture. When the Sikhs bow to their holy book, they accept Their [[10 Gurus]] and all the [[15 Bhagats]] as their sp ...rtant to [[Sikhism]] and play an significant part in Sikh history and Sikh scriptures:
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  • Dasam
    ...1666]] - [[1708]]). Also, [[Dasam Granth]] refers to the [[Granth]] (holy scriptures) compiled during the period of Guru Gobind Singh.
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  • Feminine side of God ? : Sikhism
    ...ically that God is formless, fearless, ageless, and genderless. One of our Sikh representatives was discussing this topic with some Christians. During the ...ale?" Silence for ten minutes, she was unable to answer that question. The Sikh representative said, "If you don't even know that a soul has a gender than
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  • Intro to Sikhi
    [[Image:Kids2.gif|thumb|300px|right|<center>'''Sikh kids'''</center>]] ...y teachers]]. Since [[1708]], the spiritual guide for the Sikhs or their [[Sikh Guru]] has been their religious scripture, the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. [[Sik
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  • Rumalla
    ...a]]s are sometimes brought as gifts when people attend the services at the Sikh Gurdwara. The Sikh Holy Scriptures are treated by the [[Sikh]]s like their living [[Guru]]s and as such no expense is spared in the furn
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  • Arril
    ...used to refers to a metre of composition used extensively in the Sikh holy scriptures. It consistes of 4 lines ([[tuk]]s) per verse. It is similar to the [[chaup ...tion by [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth [[Sikh Guru]] found in the second holy book of the Sikhs, called the [[Dasam Granth]].
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  • Index Bhai Gurdas vaar 9
    |1 || Wondrous Lord, Guru, Word, Holy congregation || ਵਾਹਿਗ੝ਰੂ, ਗ੝ਰੂ, ਸ਼ਬਦ, ਸ� |4 || Conduct of a Sikh || ਸਿੱਖ ਦੀ ਕਰਨੀ
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  • Manji sahib
    ...d in the [[Sikh]] tradition for the '''small bed''' on which the Holy Sikh Scriptures, [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] is placed during the day in the main hall ([[Dar [[Category:Glossary of Sikh Terms]]
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  • The Guru's takhat
    ...feature of the [[Gurdwara]]. As you walk into the main prayer hall in a [[Sikh temple]], you will observe this immediately. The essential features of the ...capsulated in [[Guru Granth Sahib]] honours the tradition set by the [[ten Sikh Gurus]].
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  • Learn Gurbani
    ...to various sections of the [[Holy Text]] that appears in their several [[Holy Book]]s. ...ord "Gurbani" means the writings of the Gurus as found in the [[Sikh holy scriptures]]; the Gurus' words; the Gurus' teachings.
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  • Giani
    '''Giani:''' ({{sdd|ਗਿਆਨੀ}}) is someone learned in the Sikh religion or knowledgeable in "[[Dharam]]" or "path of righteousness". Often ...ent in [[Punjabi]] or [[Gurmukhi]], which is the language used in the holy scriptures.
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  • Hardas Singh
    ...Singh, a large village in the [[Lahore district]]. He took [[Pahul]] (the Sikh baptismal oath) from the hands of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the initiator of t ...716) and took part in almost every battle for religious freedom, under the Sikh Jathedar's (commander's) flag, against the [[Mughal]] Empire's forces. In 1
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  • Giani Amir Singh
    ...recounting in verse some of the ragas or musical measures employed in the Holy Book. Giani Amir Singh died at Amritsar on 17 October 1954 at the ripe age
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  • Chandi Di Var
    ...nth]]. This text spans from page 297 to page 325 of the 1478 pages of this holy book of the Sikhs. (Original text is over 1428 pages). This composition is ...st stanza of Chandi di Vaar forms the introductory part of the ardaas, the Sikh prayer.
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  • The Sikh Self-Definition and Bhagat Bani
    ...rocentric "instant" Sikh scholar who believed in the McLeodian paradigm of Sikh research and worked as a professor of Religious Studies, University of Calg ...uru Granth Sahib. It must be emphasized that none of the supervisors was a Sikh or could read Guru Granth Sahib,
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  • Pandit Brahm Das
    ...lived. As Brahm Das, proud of his learning, heard of the arrival ofafagfr, holy man, he came in his accustomed manner with his packs ofPuranas and other ol Marvellous is His creation. His are the pilgrimages, His the holy
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  • Sikh Temple Gurdwara, Yuba City, CA
    [[File:Banner home.jpg|800px|thumb|left|Sikh Temple at the start of the Nagar Kirtan Mela]] The '''Sikh Temple Gurdwara'' Sserving as a cultural center for some 20,000 Sikhs who r
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  • Lavan
    ...ally circumambulates the holy fire to the singing of holy hymns from Hindu scriptures. Among Sikhs the couple circumambulates the Guru Granth Sahib, completi In the Sikh canonical literature the human soul is likened to a bride whose marriage (u
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  • Names of God
    ...[[Sikh Scripture]]s by many hundreds of names. The holy scripture of the [[Sikh]]s called the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] or [[SGGS]] begins with the followi ...names of God used by [[Hindu]]s are frequently mentioned in the Sikh holy scriptures. The same God of the [[Christian]]s, [[Muslims]], [[Hindus]], etc is the [[
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  • Sham Singh Narli
    ...the Jathedar (leader) of the Sikh fighting forces. He took Amrit Sanchaar (Sikh Initiation), at that time. ...d a very devoted Sikh and for most of his time he recited the gurbani holy scriptures). Who ever came to him was duly baptised and converted into a Singh (Khalsa
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  • Pauri
    ...ly book. The Sikhs treat their sacred scriptures as their living Guru. The holy text is also referred to as [[Gurbani]] or just [[Bani]]. Each paragraph of ...n. The Sikhs Gurus, including the SGGS, are seen as the guide or way for a Sikh to attain Moksha or liberation, by following Gurbani and living a life of s
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  • Index Bhai Gurdas vaar 12
    |3 || The heart of the Sikh of the Guru || ਗ੝ਰ ਸਿੱਖ ਦਾ ਹਿਰਦਾ |6 || The selfless state of the Sikh || ਸਿੱਖ ਦੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਕਾਮ ਅਵਸਥਾ
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  • Varan Bhai Gurdas
    ...of various Indian languages and had studied many ancient Indian religious scriptures. ...acquire spiritual profit and instruction and faith in the teachings of the holy Gurus.”
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  • Sri Guru Granth Sahib Untouched by Floods
    ...hind while evacuating for Hurricane Katrina prompted a rescue mission from Sikh community members last week”, reported ‘The Advocate’ on 17 September ...nal Sikh Guru, [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] at the New Orleans Gurdwara ("the Sikh Church") had been recovered untouched by the flood waters or the violent wi
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  • Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib
    ...r''' stands alongside the Ramsar sarovar, the smallest of Amritsar's five holy sarovars. Located near Chativind Gate, on the south-eastern side of the wal ...before the present Gurdwara was constructed. [[Guru Arjun Dev]], the fifth Sikh Guru who was looking for a quiet spot away from the growing city of Amritsa
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  • Adi Bir
    ...On the completion of the Bir [[Bhai Banno]] was sent to Lahore to have the holy volume bound. ...rtunate tendency to make false claims about the presence of sacred places, scriptures, documents, manuscripts, etc., the singular absence of any claim of origina
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  • Hospitals gudielines about Sikh patients
    '''Hospitals have well laid down gudielines about Sikh patients''' Sikh Patients
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  • Savaiye
    This word refers to a metre of composition used extensively in the Sikh holy scriptures. It normally consists to a longer line in each metre of 4 lines and in that ...tion by [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth [[Sikh Guru]] found in the second holy book of the Sikhs, called the [[Dasam Granth]].
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  • Index Bhai Gurdas vaar 6
    |4 || Holy congregation, abode the truth || ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗਤਿ-ਸਚਖੰਡ |15 || The conduct of the house holder Sikh || ਘਰਬਾਰੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਦੀ ਰਹਿਣੀ
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  • Bansavalinama Dasan Patshahian Ka
    ...ival. A point especially stressed is about the bestowal of Guruship on the Holy Book by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] before he passed away. Kesar Singh says, "At ...anuals of Sikh code. But some of his assertions are not in conformity with Sikh belief and teachings. For example, he accepts the Gurus as incarnations of
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  • Rehat Maryada
    ...com/sikhism/52_hukams_of_guru_gobind_singh.html Rehat Maryada]''' is the [[Sikh]] '''Code of Conduct''' as released by the [[SGPC]]. See the full text of t ...debate about the complete acceptance but it serves as a good base for most Sikh communities worldwide.
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  • Pratap Singh Giani
    '''Pratap Singh Giani''' (also spelled Gyani, 1855-1920) was a Sikh academician, scholar and calligraphist who served time under arrest in [[La ...h Sandhanvalia to England to read the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] to the deposed Sikh ruler of the Punjab, Maharaja Duleep Singh and to re-convert him to Sikhism
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  • Chaur sahib
    ...Chaur is used to fan the Granth as a sign of reverence and respect for the scriptures. These days, the chaur is usually constructed from yak hair mounted in a w ...e as well. Both Simran and Seva form the foundation of [[Sikhism]] – see [[Sikh Beliefs]].
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  • Do not say that the vedas, the bible and the koran are false
    ...t Kabir]] ask us not to fight over or argue about the contents of various "holy books" of the world and not to say that they are incorrect. ...message of any faith cannot be done by a casual look at a few lines of the holy text. Some faiths require many years of deep investigation to reach a true,
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  • Thirteen Reasons For Sikhism (by Jaswinder Singh)
    ...ciples. I also believe that up the point that I was "lucky" to know of the Sikh religion, which helped guide my decisions, but unfortunately many of today' ...ons as "inferior, non-believer, etc". That is one reason why you don't see Sikh Missionaries actively pursuing conversions.
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  • Bani
    {{Sikh practices}} ...r to various sections of the [[Holy Text]] that appears in their several [[Holy Book]]s.
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  • 1900
    ...[Sobha Singh]] ([[29 November]] [[1901]] - [[21 August]] [[1986]]), famous Sikh painter, was born on 29 November 1901 ...]] [[1841]] - [[15 March]] [[1913]]), and English translator of the [[Sikh scriptures]] and historian of early [[Sikhism]], was born on [[September 10]], 1841, a
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  • Swami Ram Tirath Dandi Sanyasi
    ...s). In his later years, he became the author of the publications "Supreme Scriptures, Sri Guru Granth Sahib" and "Paramount Religion, Khalsa Panth" (both origin ...at [[Nankana Sahib]], the birthplace of [[Guru Nanak]], and taught him the Sikh texts. When he came of age, he joined the Patiala state army (Risala No. 2)
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  • Letter dated June 2 1984
    ...ruction of the [[Akal Takht]], the looting and destruction of the historic Sikh Reference Library by the military, the looting of the [[Toshakhana]] (the t ...for the last about two years now. [[File:1984-June2-84Doc.jpg|right]] The Sikh leadership has been exercising restraint in the hope that the government ma
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  • Nihal Singh Thakur
    '''Nihal Singh Thakur''' (1808-1895) was a Sikh theologian and musician born at Amritsar on 7 Phagun 1864 Bk/17 February 1 ...he rites of the [[Khalsa]]. During the next fifteen years, he studied Sikh scriptures, grammar, poetics, history and Sanskrit literature. Being the most prominen
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