My Religion: Sikhism

Religious Sikhs get up in the morning before dawn, take a bath, and then start praying. A Sikh is required to attend the Gurdwara as a part of their daily routine or often as possible. A religious Sikh is baptised known as “Amrit Shak”. Being Amrit Shak, you need to follow the meaning of the five K’s. The five K’s symbolize Sikhs who are dedicating themselves to the Guru. The five K’s are five physical symbols worn by Sikhs who are Amrit Shak. The five K's are Kesh, Kara, Kanga, Kaccha, and Kirpan. Kesh represents not to cut any part of your body hair. You are not allowed to cut your hair because

One of the youngest amongst the major world religions, is a monotheistic religion that originated in South Asia (sub-continental India) during the 15th century. Founded by by the first guru Nanuk

5. Sikhs believe in reincarnation and karma. This is one of the few fundamental areas that Sikhs adopted from Hinduism.

Sikhism focuses on a central monotheistic deity which is integral to all Sikh beliefs. Sikhs believe God is vital to one’s contentment in life. Jains do believe in deities, but don’t believe in a creator. Jains don’t find deities important in their religion as liberation is not achieved through the intervention of gods, but through

He was a gentle man. He had no impression to start his own religion. He devoted all his life for human well being. At that ancient time people were so much into superstations and performing numerous rituals such as idol worship, pilgrimages and fasting. He emphasized strict monotheism. Sikhs are considered great worriers. Sikhism is the 5th largest religion in the world. More than 1 millions Sikhs are residing in United States. All men and women in Sikh religion cover their head with turban in contest of respect to their Guru. There were 10 Guru’s of Sikh and they had encrypted all their knowledge and teaching in one holly scripture, which is called “Shri Guru Granth Shib”. Also consider as the 11th guru. There are three main principal of Sikhism work hard and honestly, help the needy and remember God all

            Sikhism was founded over 500 years ago, and now has over 20 million members around the world; it is the fifth largest world religion.  Founded by Guru Nanak he believed in a single creator of the world and that there is only one God (Sikhs.org, 2011).  Followers of this religion believe that there are different ways to follow God’s will and that

1. Sikhs believe in reincarnation and karma. This is one of the few fundamental areas that Sikhs

Hinduism is one of the most diverse religions still practiced today. They are an adaptive religion, often taking in the local Gods of its followers, leading to many branches of the religion that occur much like dialects within a language. Although it is difficult to catalog all of the Hindu Gods and Goddesses, there is estimated to be over 300 million of them. It is common for people unfamiliar with the religion to generalize all those living on the Indian subcontinent as “Hindu”, since they are usually not aware of the many religions that are practiced in India, and how similar they can be. This generalization can trace its roots back to imperial British rule of the country. In an attempt to offer their colony representation in Parliament, a census was taken of the colony to offer representation based on religion. The census did not allow for the diversity of belief that occurs under the Hindu

They believe that the world’s diversity is a gift and all religions are derived from one god. Sikhs also believe that god is beyond the qualities of male and female (224). The Sikhism religion preaches equality of all people in the eyes of god. It is very monotheistic opposed to Hinduism which has several schools of thought. Sikhs believe that all things may perish eventually but god will always remain.

A lot of different belief systems were practiced by individual families and city-states in ancient Southwest Asia. Ideas about rituals, deities, and mythology were shared and accepted by people who practiced other belief systems, and over time these religious ideas started to be compiled into a major religion, which is now called “Vedism”.

Gura Nanak born in the mid 15th century unlike Mahavira came to a belief in a single God. In addition, he developed the idea that the separation of Muslim and Hinduism into two religions was wrong. As a result of this experience, Nanak like Mahavira sought to spread his teachings by becoming homeless and wandering from place to place. Nanak’s creation was Sikhism, which is a melding of both Hindu and Muslim practices. One practice adopted from Islam, which is in opposition to Jainism is the practice of eating meat. According to Molloy, Nanak believed animals were created for the use of humans. Another emphasis particular to Sikhism is attention toward helping the poor. Nanak

He began preaching the way to enlightenment and God after receiving a vision. After his death a series of nine Gurus, regarded as reincarnations of Guru Nanak. Led the movement until 1708. At this time these functions passed to the Panth and the holy text. This text, the Shri Guru Granth Sahib, was finished by the tenth Guru, Gobind Singh. It consists of hymns and writings of the first 10 Gurus, along with texts from different Muslim and Hindu

Hinduism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity developed among different groups in the world. Hinduism developed in the 19th century in Indonesia by the people of Hindu (Woodhead, Partridge & Kawanami, 2016). Islam was born off the people of Umma who were tied together by the Islamic religion. Christians trace its root in the Jewish community in Middle East who follow the teachings of Jesus Christ the son of their most supreme being God and Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India (Woodhead, Partridge & Kawanami, 2016).

I would describe my own personal faith to be Christian- Catholic, the same as my parent’s faith. I grew up being catholic. I was baptized, did my first communion and even did my confirmation. I believe in one God; but I also believe in God as a Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I believe in Angels, Saints, and the old and new testament. I believe in Mary, God’s mother, and I also believe in all of Jesus’s apostles.

The religion I am choosing to write about is Hinduism. I choose Hinduism it is one of the hardest and complex religion to understand. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion, which means believing in more than one God. In Hinduism, there are hundreds of Gods, and the good thing about Hinduism is that the people can choose which god to believe in. If some people want they can believe in one god or two gods at the same time. As it is one of the oldest religion, it has deep culture and sentimental values, which people still strictly believe in, even till today. Currently, many Hindus are leaving India and shifting abroad for better opportunities or for a better life, but they still practice their religion by going to a temple or saying a prayer. They also carry their beliefs and values with them as well. Hinduism is a diverse religion, in where you will find different kinds of devotees, traditions, and belief towards God.