Jung Khalsa Warriors, photo by Sabkushtera, via Wikimedia CommonsĪs called for by Guru Nanak, life is possible through three pillars of Sikhism: prayer, work, and giving. Equality is also realized through the professed life of compassion, truth, contentment, humility, and love. Such equality is indeed attested as women fought in battles, led religious services, and ruled over the Sikh community. They form a single family, and they should defend the weak and promote justice. All men are called Singh (Lion) and all women Kaur (Princess). Equality calls for men and women to be equal members of the Khalsa. This is how the Khalsa was born.Īll of them abandoned their surnames and took Sikh names. They prayed and sprinkled the Amrit on people. In the Pahul ritual, Guru Gobind Singh prepared the holy water (Amrit), and his wife Mata Sundri added sugar crystals (Patashas). Five men appeared, named the Panj Pyare - the Five Beloved Ones. By tradition, Guru Gobind Rai gathered a huge crowd and asked anyone prepared to give his life for faith to come forward. One of the gurus, Guru Gobind Rai, founded the Khalsa - a warrior community of Sikhs.
It is treated with utmost care and respect, carried every morning from its “dormitory” to the temple, and read throughout the day. Thus, Adi Grant became Guru Granth Sahib, the current living guru. It is a compilation of hymns, poems, and texts that are recited all the time. In 1708, Guru Gobind Singh ended the line of human gurus by bestowing the name of guru to Adi Granth, a book with the works of the four first gurus. He formed the first Sikh community (Panth) in Kartarput. Guru Nanak spent the rest of his life traveling and teaching. He had a revelation during which God spoke to him in favor of humanity, and against the traditional caste, ethnic, and religious divisions of the Indian Subcontinent. The first guru of Sikhism was Guru Nanak (1469-1539). A guru is a teacher and spiritual guide, able to connect people with God (Gur Prasad or Guru’s Grace). The last guru, Guru Granth Sahib, is in fact, a text not a person, the holiest text of Adi Granth, which resides in one of the holiest sites in India, the Golden Temple in the Indian town of Amritsar. “Sikh” means disciple, and they follow the teachings of gurus in a religion they call “Sikhi,” “Gursikhi,” and “Gurmat.” There were ten human gurus in their history. Their life should be devoted to meditation, sharing, and honest living. They believe in one God but in a pantheistic way.
Sikhism originates from the Punjab area, which is now divided between India and Pakistan. A History of Sikh Names Amritsar’s Golden Temple, by the Travelphorotgrapher, via Pixabay
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