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Sikhism

Sikhism, also known as Sikhi, is an Indian religion and philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religions and is followed by 25–30 million adherents, known as Sikhs.

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Headquarters
Akal Takht, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Classification
Indian
Founder
Guru Nanak
Governance
Panj Takht
Language
Punjabi and its dialects Sant Bhasha Khalsa bole
Number of followers
c. 25–30 million (individually referred to as Sikhs, collectively referred to as Sikh Panth)

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Scripture

Observances

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Sikh people

Prohibitions in Sikhism

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Sikhism

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related to Prohibitions in Sikhism · 50
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related to history · 49
Sikhism → According, Although, Andhra, Assam, Baghdad, Bengal, But, Cole, God, Guru, Guru Nanak, Guru Nanak's, He, Hindu, Hinduism, His, In, Islam, Janamsakhis, Kartarpur
related to Sikh castes · 38
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related to Historical influences · 33
Sikhism → Bhakti, Fenech, Furthermore, God, Guru Arjan, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Hinduism, However, India, Indic, Islam, Islamic, Kabir, Khalsa, Lewis, Louis Fenech, Mughal, Mughal Empire, Other, Ravidas
related to Power and devotion (Miri and Piri) · 29
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related to Growth of Sikhism · 27
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related to Sikh people · 26
Sikhism → According, British Columbia, Canada, Chandigarh, Charles Preston, DC, Delhi, Estimates, Haryana, In, India, Jammu, Kashmir, Manitoba, Only, Pew Research, Punjab, Sikh, Sikhs, United Kingdom
related to Political advancement · 24
Sikhism → According, Adi Granth, After, Akal Takht, Dhir Mal, Guru Arjan, Guru Hargobind, Gwalior, Har Rai, Hargobind, He, In, It, Kartarpur, Khalsa Sikh, Miri Piri, Mughal, Mughals, Ramdaspur, Shah Jahan
related to Dasam Granth · 23
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related to Initiation and the Khalsa · 21
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guru sikh sikhs singh granth sahib nanak india punjab khalsa god gurus one also scripture gobind indian spiritual religion bhakti

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SikhismClassificationIndian1.00infobox
SikhismFounderGuru Nanak1.00infobox
SikhismGovernancePanj Takht1.00infobox
SikhismHeadquartersAkal Takht, Amritsar, Punjab, India1.00infobox
SikhismLanguagePunjabi and its dialects Sant Bhasha Khalsa bole1.00infobox
SikhismNumber of followersc. 25–30 million (individually referred to as Sikhs, collectively referred to as Sikh Panth)1.00infobox
SikhismOrigin15th–16th century CE Punjab1.00infobox
SikhismRegionPredominant religion in Punjab, India (58%), and widespread worldwide as minorities (Sikh diaspora)1.00infobox
SikhismScriptureGuru Granth Sahib1.00infobox
SikhismTheologyPanentheism1.00infobox
SikhismTheologyMonotheism1.00infobox
Sikhismis amonotheistic and panentheistic religion0.90text

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