The faith first emerged in Second, since many people are not aware that Sikhism is the fifth largest world religion, it is not referenced when discussing the other world religions. For example, many school textbooks have incorrect or no information on the faith. According to the Sikh scholar Kapur Singh, the Khanda first appeared around the eighteenth century. It reflects some of the fundamental concepts of Sikhism.
The symbol derives its name from the double-edged sword also called a Khanda which appears at the center of the logo. This double-edged sword is a metaphor of divine knowledge, its sharp edges cleaving truth from falsehood. The circle around the Khanda is the chakar. The chakar being a circle without a beginning or end symbolizes the perfection of God who is eternal.
The chakar is surrounded by two curved swords called kirpans. These two swords symbolize the twin concepts of meeri and peeri — temporal and spiritual authority introduced by Guru Hargobind. They emphasize the equal emphasis that a Sikh must place on spiritual aspirations as well as obligations to society.
No, there is no particular color for Sikhs or Sikhism. These represent traditional colors for Sikhs. The reason for doing so is strongly rooted in the culture of South Asia. Guru Gobind Singh wanted to remove these barriers between people, and create an egalitarian society. The word Singh means Lion and the word Kaur denotes royalty — a sovereign princess.
As in every religion, there are people at different levels of observance and commitment to their faith. Some Sikhs choose to their family or caste name for personal reasons or to distinguish themselves for official written records. Often, but not always, these individuals have maintained Singh and Kaur as middle names. Sikh Gurus strongly forbade all rituals and superstitions. Sikhs are thus not allowed to eat any food prepared through a ritualistic process e.
There is no mandate allowing or disallowing Sikhs to eat meat — it is a personal choice. Some Sikhs, through their interpretation of Sikh teachings, may choose to be vegetarians. Sikhs are also not supposed to drink alcohol or consume any other intoxicants. They are pledging their commitment to the Sikh faith and agreeing to live their life as a Sikh. This means that they must wear the five articles of faith and use Singh or Kaur as their last name.
There is no prescribed age at which a Sikh should be initiated; they can choose to do so whenever they are ready. According to the Rehat Maryada, only those who understand the significance of the ceremony and carry its discipline with sincerity should be initiated.
It is important to note that once a Sikh is initiated, they are committed to this lifestyle and as outlined in Rehat Maryada. The founders of the Sikh faith started the practice of maintaining hair unshorn. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, gave the Sikhs 5 articles of faith including unshorn hair and the dastaar turban , which, as a whole, comprise the daily uniform of a Sikh.
In other words, keeping hair kesh and wearing a dastaar turban form an external identity for a Sikh. But, as in every religion, there are people at different levels of observance and commitment to their faith.
Everyone is on their own personal journey. Some Sikhs may cut their hair, but that does not exclude them from the Sikh community. Initiated Sikhs are not supposed to cut hair from any part of their body. All Sikhs, men and women are thus supposed to have unshorn hair and remain unshaved.
Is wearing Burqua not conservatism? Everybody in my family have cut their hair. It does not hake us any less Sikhs. Times have changed and so have perceptions. Imran, just wondering if this article was about wearing niqaab and burqa Would be interesting to see if there were as many dislikes as the one to your post Only a person who has no idea about India and its culture can say something like this,.
Srini, San Jose. Aug 14, am. I dont like the tone but i agree some of your points. Every religion should be bit modernized with the changing times without loosing core values. It is good for the whole world. Make religion practice private matter but show the core values of religion public - that is love,caring,helping - every religion teaches that.
I am religious but with flexibilities. I teach these values to my kids. Few generation ago, a brahmin may have thought ,not having pony tail is anti god, a south indian not having dhothi is disrespect to the tradition,muslim not having beard is anti islam, the list goes on However today we see less of these customs, and this is for better. Did it make people any less religous? I dont think so. Just an unrelated note from me I was wondering where you're exactly from as I saw alot of anti-Pakistan posts from you.
Now I know :. You will find millions of Hindus, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian begging around the world. Has anybody ever seen a turbaned Sikh or Khalsa begging for food any where in the world? Keeping turban, looking different and always in minority is difficult but it motivates you to work hard and do better than the rest. Cutting hair is a easy way out. Fighting against all odd stacked against you and coming up on top is all the fun in life. In turbaned Sikhs came to Vancouver Canada.
Why it had to be Sikhs from a landlocked place, never seen an Ocean venture out to come to Canada of their own free will to work hard in cutting trees and make a better living. This is the spirit of Khalsa. I consider Turban a brand name. Many cut hair to look handsome but I see plenty of people with cut more ugly than some of the Turbaned Sikhs. It all depends on you how you look and how you carry yourself with or without turban. So you're saying Sikhs can't be from Pakistan and have opinion about it?
Now I know where you're from. Uncut hair on head as well as on face, and Turban, were requirements of Khalsa, as preached by the tenth Guru Shri Gobind Singhji. But there are many Sikhs and North Indian Hindus, who have high regards for the first nine Gurus, who did not mention this requirement of long hair and Turban. There are people like Kabir Bedi, who are true followers of Guru Nanak and consider themselves as religious Sikhs, but do not wear Turban.
A Turban is like a burqa for a Muslim woman. Any Muslim lady who opts not to wear a burqa does not become a less Muslim by any criteria. Zaheer Arif. Turban doesn't look bad, to me it is more fashionable and men wearing Turban look more stylish. Of course its applies to Muslims and others as well. Posted by Harwinder Singh Mander 31 Mar, 3. Whether the boycott will be adhered to by Sikh organisations and personalities in the UK is yet to be seen — few have commented on it over the weekend — but the statement by the NSO is welcoming in that it highlights the largely passive role which Sikhs have taken on in their relationship with the British establishment in recent decades.
Might this herald the start of more effective political engagement by UK Sikhs? Throughout March, evidence that the British Government had colluded with the Indian Government to plan and invade the Sikh centre of Darbar Sahib at Amritsar in became the subject of debate in the Houses of Parliament. In their press release issued just before the weekend, they highlighted the inadequacy of the response given by Conservative Peer and Senior Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, as well as the sheer patronising response of the Prime Minister himself, David Cameron.
The sad reality is that the boycott is unlikely to be met with universal support which is what is required for it to have the desired impact.
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