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Sikhism
Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, 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 religious groups, major religions and among the largest in the world with about 25–30million adherents, known as Sikhs. Sikhism developed from the spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak (1469–1539), the faith's first guru, and the nine Sikh gurus who succeeded him. The tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), named the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the central religious scripture in Sikhism, was their successor. This brought the line of human gurus to a close. Sikhs regard the Guru Granth Sahib as the 11th and eternally living guru. The core beliefs and practices of Sikhism, articulated in the Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh scriptures, include faith and meditation in the name of the one creator (''Ik Onkar''), the divine unity and equality of all humankind, engaging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikhism By Country
Most of the 25–30 million followers of Sikhism, the Major religious groups, world's fifth-largest religion live in the northern Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth, but Sikhs, Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent. Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in Sikhism in India, India (20,833,116), Sikhism in Canada, Canada (~771,800), Sikhism in England, England (~520,100), the Sikhism in the United States, United States (~280,000), Sikhism in Italy, Italy (~220,000), and Sikhism in Australia, Australia (~210,400), while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada (2.12%), India (1.72%), Sikhism in New Zealand, New Zealand (1.07%), Cyprus (~1.1%) England (0.92%), and Australia (0.83%). Administrative divisions with significant proportions of Sikhs include Punjab, India (Sikhs account for 58% of the population), Chandigarh, India (13.1%), British Columbia, Canada (5.9% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
