Sikhism FOUNDED: c. 1499 C.E. RELIGION AS A PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION: 0.3 percent Overview Sikhism originated in the Punjab region of northwestern India five centuries ago. The founder, Guru Nanak, lived from 1469 to 1539. Sikhism is a...

SIKHISM. The word Sikh means disciple or student (from Sanskrit śiṣya, Pali sikha). Sikhism is traced to the person and ideology of Gurū Nānak, who was born in the Punjab in 1469. The religion developed through...

Sikhism is a monotheistic religion of India founded by Guru Nanak (1469–1539) around 1500; it is marked by a rejection of idolatry and caste. It was an offshoot of the Bhakti (devotional) cult of vaishnava Hinduism, which first developed in...

Indian religion founded in the Punjab in the late 15th century. Its members are known as Sikhs. The Sikhs call their faith Gurmat (Punjabi: “the Way of the Guru”). According to Sikh tradition, Sikhism was established by Guru Nanak...

Indian religion founded in the late 15th century by Nanak, the first of the Sikh leaders titled Guru. Most of the religion's 25 million members, called Sikhs, live in the Punjab—the site of their holiest shrine, the Golden Temple, and the...

a monotheistic religion which rejects most of the tenets of Hinduism, but teaches rebirth and liberation through the spiritual path and also accepts yoga practice. It was founded by Guru Nānak, perhaps as an alternative to Hinduism and Islam, and...

(also: Granth Sāhib) the sacred book of the Sikhs installed in the Golden Temple of Amritsar (since...

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