Sikhism Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
monotheistic Indian religion
About Sikhism
—Mul Mantar, Guru Granth Sahib, attributed to Guru Nanak Sikhism was founded in 15th-century Punjab byGuru Nanak. Sikhs believe that there is only one god, and the gods of all other religions are simply different manifestations of this single god. Sikhs generally believe that they are required to follow the teachings of the ten gurus, the last one beingGuru Gobind Singh. Guru Gobind Singh named Sikhism's holy book, theGuru Granth Sahib, as his successor before his death, thus ending the line of human gurus, and making the scripture the eternal authority on the religion. Sikhs reject the traditionalHinducaste system in theory (though not necessarily in practice). As part of this philosophy of rejecting social classes, all male Sikhs are required to have the surnameSingh(meaning "lion"), whi
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