Sikhism Notes Essay

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SIKHISM * Belief in a power (i.e GOD) * A good life is lived as part of a community, by living honestly and caring for others * Empty religious rituals and superstitions have no value * Sikhs focus their lives around their relationship with God, and being a part of the Sikh community. The Sikh ideal combines action and belief. To live a good life a person should do good deeds as well as meditating on God. * KARMA - Sikhism believe that everything happens in Hukam(Supreme Command). A Person can do action only after thinking. Sikhism does not believe in Karmic Philosphy at all. In Sikhism, there are two types of Karma: Dukrit Karma and Sukrit Karma. Dukrit Karma is thinking against Hukam and Sukrit Karma is to walk in Hukam. Person could only think against Hukam but could not Act against Hukam. What action is going on in world are all in hukam whether good or bad(Temporally). * Holy Writings * There is one primary source of scripture for the Sikhs: the Gurū Granth Sāhib. * The final version of the Gurū Granth Sāhib was compiled by Guru Gobind Singh in 1678. It consists of the original Ādi Granth with the addition of Guru Tegh Bahadur's hymns. The Guru Granth Sahib is considered the Eleventh and final spiritual authority of the Sikhs. * The Gurū Granth Sāhib may be referred to as the Ādi Granth—literally, The First Volume— * The Ādi Granth was compiled primarily by Bhai Gurdas under the supervision of Guru Arjan Dev between the years 1603 and 1604.[34] It is written in the Gurmukhī script, which is a descendant of the Laṇḍā script used in the Punjab at that time.[35] The Gurmukhī script was standardised by Angad Dev, the second guru of the Sikhs, for use in the Sikh scriptures and is thought to have been influenced by the Śāradā and Devanāgarī scripts. * he Ādi Granth refers to the version of

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