Sikhism which began in India's punjab region in the 1400 is the world's fifth largest religion
Sikhism is a monotheistic faith
Which is a belief in the existence of one God as you will see during the course of this episode Sikhism
Truly is a distinct religion with its own unique
Divine scriptures and beliefs
Thanks for joining us here on another episode of FTD facts
My name is Leroy, Kenton, and I'm going to be sharing with you some facts about
Sikhism a lot of you guys have been requesting it ever since we started our religious video series
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Before we get into the facts
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the religion of Sikhism was
Founded by Guru Nanak and it's based on his teaching and that of nine other sikh gurus who followed him
Guru Nanak was born in 1469 in what is now Pakistan at?
The age of Thirty he mysteriously disappeared for three days
When he reappeared he began to preach the sikh Faith
And he spent the rest of his life teaching writing and travelling around the world to discuss the religion with Muslims and hindus
Guru Nanaka has been called one of the greatest religious innovators of all time
Now in the sikh faith there are ten gurus and those include Guru Nanak which is Sikhism founder guru on God
Guru Amar das Guru Ramdas guru arjun Dev guru har gobind Guru har Rai
There's also guru har krishna. There's guru tegh bahadur and guru gobind singh the last human Guru
Okay, so now let's talk about the sikh concept of God the concept of God is different in Sikhism than other religions it is
Also known as ik onkar or one constant
It's found in the Gurmukhi script that God has no gender in Sikhism although many translations represent
God as a male it is also called perk Beyond time and space and
Neuron car without form I'm sure some of you who may not be familiar with the sikh religion may be wondering
What book or books do they use in their religion the sikh scripture is a book called the guru granth Sahib?
the book is a collection of
Teachings and general guidelines of how sikhs should live their lives by Guru Nanak as well as the other gurus
The scriptures are written in the punjab language and are greatly respected by sikhs all
Over the world you'll find that when you visit our guru Dhara
Which is the place where sikhs worship the holy book is kept on a raised platform?
under a canopy the sikhs take their shoes off in the presence of the holy book and
Also, never turn their back to it and at every major Sikh festival
They read the book all the way through which takes them roughly
48 hours and another fact relating to their holy book the 10th guru
Gobind singh as the last guru of the sikhs in human form who evolved in singh
Appointed the sacred adi Granth the first book adds his successor
So that after him there would be no more human gurus the adi granth was the first edition of the book
Compiled by the fifth guru guru arjun isn't sure that the book would be
Treated with the same respect a human guru is treated with he also created the Khalsa. Which is a spiritual brotherhood and sisterhood
Devoted to the purity of thought and action. He gave the Khalsa as a distinct external form to remind them of their commitment
He was also given to help them maintain an elevated state of consciousness
Now as I was saying earlier the community of men and women that are initiated into the sikh Faith
Is Known as the Khalsa the community of the pure?
In order to become a sikh and join the Khalsa people need to follow the five k's the first one is cash
You must have uncut as a mark of holiness and submission to God's will then there is conga
It's a small wooden comb that goes into the hair as a sign of cleanliness, Kora is a steel bracelet
And that is a reminder that they're connected to God following that is cachoeira
This is a short cotton underwear more practical for daily life than the traditional dhoti
Worn in India and it's believed to be more practical for daily life than the traditional dhoti
Worn in India and finally we have the curved pond. This is a sword used for protection
Now this next fact is very
Interesting and important to the religion of Sikhism any building where the guru granth Sahib is kept is
Actually a sikh place of worship this could be a separate building or even just a room in somebody's home
It's also called a goodra
the Gateway to the Guru
Now sikh worship services are usually held on Sundays and they base them on the writings of the guru granth Sahib
together with chants and prayers
From the Guru's no one has cure time the religious services then end in a longer meaning a shared meal
Now continuing with the facts
there are actually four doors into a guru Dhara known as the door of peace the door of livelihood the door of learning and the
Door of grace these doors are a symbol that people from all the four points of the compass are
Welcome and that the members of all four cap are equally welcome it is always the light in the gurudwara
To show that the guru's light is always visible and is accessible to anyone at any time
The purpose of the doors is to symbolize the openness of the sikhs towards all people and religions
Now this symbol right here is a universal symbol for Sikhism. It's called the conda
It's a double-edged sword flanked by two daggers
representing worldly and spiritual powers bound by the oneness of God
Now this here is the central sikh shrine
this is known as the harmandir Sahib and is located in amritsar, India it's also known as the
Temple this guru our john designed the Golden temple and was the person responsible
for collecting the teachings of the guru's into a sacred book that grant sake
The seats also have five seats of authority known as the talk which literally means a throne or a seat of Authority
These are the five guru Dara's that have special significance for the sikh community
the first and most important one is the occult talk which is literally translated to the throne of the
Timeless God and that is situated directly across from the Golden temple
Okay, now coming down to the end of this video. Let's talk about some of the greetings in Sikhism
here's some of the traditional greeting used by Sikhs
Why it guru Ji? Ka Khalsa Waheguruji?
Ki fateh which means the culture belongs to God
Victory belongs to God another traditional greeting is socks treat a cow and that means immortal
God is true. Be sure to give this video a thumbs up for my pronunciation
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Most of the world's 25 million sikhs live in India but more than half a million of them live in the United States
The first sneak came to the us about a hundred years ago
They are mostly concentrated on the coast of the us with a large sikh population in Queens, New York
there are over 30 million sikhs worldwide sikhs also live in just about every major country around the world and
That concludes this episode on Sikhism
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We see though that although Sikhism isn't one of the top three main religions is still a very large religion with huge
influences around the world
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