Vivekananda and Ramakrishna on Sikhism: Difference between revisions

Swami Vivekananda says that Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains are Hindus . Check out the 'Complete works of Swami Vivekananda'.

Here are the common points shared by Hinduism and its sects Sikhism , Buddhism and Jainism.

1.All these religions see Om or omkar as a sacred word and is commonly used in the beginning of their mantras or sacred invocations. In Sikhism Om is called as Ik Onkaar .

2.All these religions believe in the existence of the soul and its rebirth in different bodies.

3. The ends or aim of all these religions is the liberation of the soul from the bondage of matter or Moksha. The Hindu Moksha and the Jain Nibbana and the Buddhist Nirvana is one and the same thing.

4.All these religions believe in the law of karma , or the law of cause and effect.

5. Vegetarianism is considered a virtue in all these religions.

But in a book dentity and Religion: Foundations of Anti-Islamism by By Amalendu Misra: It is written that vivekananda approved sikhism a seprate religon. He admired sikhs for rising against islamic powers & religon inindia. He described the guru gobind singh was a creative genious centered around the latter religio-political expoloits against the mughal empire. Equally strong was his praise for marathas, who repelled mughal power for gaining foothold in southern side. The heroism shown by shivaji & Gurugobind singh was a tribute to hindu power.