Sect shinto started in the 19th century and includes major independent sects which are officially recognised by the japanese governement. According to the traditional beliefs, the nirmala sikh tradition was founded by guru gobind singh in late 17th century when he sent five sikhs to. Sects amongst the followers of the sikh gurus have existed from the very early. The 3 major branches of sikhism spiritual growth guide.
Churches resound with hymns like christ is the light of the world, and sikh. The united kingdom is diverse and plural democracy. The holy text of the zoroastrians is the avesta, composed in a language belonging to the early iranaian group of languages and resembling the language of the vedas. Seven different sects of sikhism sanskriti hinduism. The major historic sects of sikhism, states harjot oberoi, have included udasi, nirmala, nanakpanthi, khalsa, sahajdhari, namdhari kuka, nirankari and. Most of these sects preach the beliefs of sikhism, but have chosen to stay away from the amrit initiation ceremony.
The videvat are religious law books laying down codes of conduct and procedures for penance. Indian religions, hinduism, jainism, sikhism, christianity. The four denominations of hinduism a splendrous lotus with four superb petals for over 200 years, western scholars have struggled to understand hinduism, a faith whose followers seemed to outsiders to arbitrarily worship any one of a dozen gods as the supreme, a religion vastly diverse in its beliefs, practices and ways of worship. There are an estimated 250,000 sikhs in the united states having first arrived in the late 19th century. The adi granth, its first rendition, was compiled by the fifth sikh guru arjan dev. This article looks at sikh beliefs about god, karma, death and rebirth. These 10 sikhism sects have all been officially acknowledged by sri akal takhat.
The four denominations of hinduism himalayan academy. These branches include one group called the udasi, a group of holy men that was founded by baba sri chand. There are some sects amongst sikhs who adamantly affirm their panthic identity. Udasi or udasin is a religious, ascetic sect, sampradaya tradition which. Such differences do not constitute denominations in most religions, including the sikhs. It strives for peace, unity and equality of humankind. Two sects, the nirankaris and the namdharis, or kuka sikhs, emerged in northwestern punjab during the latter part of ranjit singhs reign.
The nirankari sect though unorthodox was influential in shaping the views of tat khalsa and the contemporary era sikh beliefs and practices. Accept all humans as your equals, and let them be your only sect japji 28. Opinderjit kaur takhar is senior lecturer and head of religious. Others do not necessarily profess to be sikhs, nor accept guru granth sahib as the ultimate, and everlasting in the lineage of sikh gurus. However all offshoot sects of sikhism respect gurbani, and revere sikh scriptures. In christianity the split between the roman catholics and the protestants shows a fundamental doctrinal divide. Our deraas and babaas are often evidence of cults that remain within the larger framework of sikh practices, doctrines and beliefs. The group is strict in its beliefs, attaching great importance to kirtan, or the singing of. A good life is lived as part of a community, by living honestly and caring for others.
The daily prayer book the parsis use everyday is khordeh avesta the smaller avesta. Almost all major religions are represented including denominations of christianity, islam, hinduism, judaism, sikhism, buddhism, etc. This group, being an ascetic order, was never considered to be part of the sikh community and is not a major religious order today. Branches of sikhism originating from the pujab regon in india, sikhism is an indian religion with a great impact. Two sects, the nirankaris and the namdharis, or kuka sikhs, emerged in. Sects of sikhism are subtraditions within sikhism that believe in an alternate lineage of gurus. Unanswered questions why does stryver continually criticize and belittle sydney carton for his social lapses from tales of two cities book 2 chapter 11. In addition to the orthodox, there are several sikh sects, four of which are particularly important. Sects of sikhism are subtraditions within sikhism that believe in an alternate lineage of gurus, or have a different interpretation of the sikh scriptures, or believe in following a living guru, or other concepts that differ from the orthodox. Nikki singh writes about her experience of jesus as a sikh.
1009 1144 892 1124 112 25 874 1548 13 349 163 557 484 1174 760 395 1271 63 1275 1525 719 1581 1127 214 422 377 174 875 442 479 1240 634 625 867 353 221 1476 536 689 1245 211 769 996 53