SIKHISM

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World Religions
SIKHISM
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Sikhs follow the teaching of Gurus. The word Guru
is a title which is often used in India for
religious teachers.
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Ten Gurus were important to the foundation of
Sikhism, the first Guru was called Guru Nanak, he
was born in India in 1469. All of the gurus
lived in a part of India called Punjab.
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In 1708 the tenth Guru said that there would be
no more human Gurus after him in future the
teacher of the Sikhs would be their holy book.
This is why their holy book is called Guru Granth
Sahib. Granth is a word which means a large book.
Sahib is a title which shows respect.
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The Gurdwara is the Sikh place of worship.
Gurdwara means Gurus door or Gods house. It
need not be a special building it can be an
ordinary house. The important thing is that the
holy book is there.
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Har Mandir Saheb, known as the Golden temple is
the holiest shrine for the Sikhs, so called
because the entire upper half was inlaid with
copper covered over by gold plate.
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• The Khalsa is a name given to the membership
  of the brotherhood of Sikhs, but not all Sikhs
  are members. The male members of the Khalsa take
  the name Singh which means lion, the female
  members take the name Kaur which means princess.
  These names describe how Sikh members of the
  Khalsa should behave and be treated. The men,
  like lions, should be strong and brave but also
  gentle and caring. They should be treated with
  respect. The women should behave and be treated
  like princesses.

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• Just as Christians have a cross as their
  symbol, Sikhs have a symbol called a Khanda.

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