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	Sikhism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guru Amar Das became the third Sikh guru in 1552 at the age of 73.
		In 1581, Guru Arjan — youngest son of the fourth guru — became the Fifth Guru of the Sikhs.
		The Guru Granth Sahib is the eleventh and final Guru of the Sikhs, is held in the highest regard by the Sikhs and is treated as the Eternal Guru, as instructed by Guru Gobind Singh.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sikh (3913 words)

	Guru Nanak Dev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Guru Nanak Dev (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ) (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539), was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Gurus of the Sikhs.
		Guru Nanak Dev was born at Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib, a village located near the city of Lahore in present-day Pakistan.
		Wherever he went, Guru Nanak Dev spoke out against empty religious rituals; pilgrimages; the caste system; the practise of Sati, wherein a widow immolates herself on their husband's funeral pyre; of depending on books to learn the true religion; and of all the other tenets that were to define his teachings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guru_Nanak_Dev (1076 words)

	Sikh Gurus
		ri Guru Nanak Dev ji was born in 1469 in Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura district, 65 kms.
		The Guru realised that in the context and climate of the country, especially because of the then existing religious systems and the prevailing prejudices, there would be resistance to his message, which, in view of his very thesis, he wanted to convey to all.
		Guru Nanak believed that while it is essential to elevate man internally, it is equally necessary to uplift the fallen and the downtrodden in actual life.
	www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/gurus/nanak1.html (5386 words)

	Sikhism
		Guru Gobind Singh felt that all the wisdom needed by Sikhs for spiritual guidance in their daily lives could be found in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Eternal Guru of the Sikhs.
		Sikhs only have custodians of the Guru Granth Sahib (granthi), and any Sikh is free to read the Guru Granth Sahib in the Gurdwara (a Sikh temple) or in their home.
		Guru Gobind Singh abolished the priestly class making Sikhism free from their weaknesses and egos, the only priest is the Living Guru, the Guru Granth Sahib which contains all the knowledge and which is available for reading by any Sikh.
	www.inplainsite.org /html/sikhism.html (1708 words)

	Sikh - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When a Sikh joins the Khalsa, he/she is supposed to have pledged his/her life to the Guru, and is expected not to desist from sacrificing anything and everything in a struggle for a just cause.
		The tenth Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh Ji is considered a great military leader and strategist of his time.
		A Sikh man almost always bears the second name of Singh, which means 'lion', and a Sikh woman can be identified with a second name of Kaur (Though the name Kaur is an exclusively Sikh name, Singh is quite often encountered in Hindu names as well).
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /sikh.htm (1265 words)

	Guru Hargobind Sahib, Sixth Sikh Guru, 6th Guru, Chevi Patshahi, Siri Guru Har Gobind Ji, Sahib Sri Guru Hargobind Dev ...
		Guru Sahib spent the last decade of his life (from 1635 to 1644) at Kiratpur Sahib, which is situated in the hill state of Hadur (Nalagarh), founded by Baba Gurditta Ji (Guru's son).
		Guru Sahib converted the peaceful sect into a warlike community, ready to defend their interests with the swords and it was the need of the hour.
		Guru Sahib and the whole family had to hurriedly move to Chabal, to solemnize the marriage of Bibi Veero Ji (the daughter of Guru Hargobind Sahib).
	www.sgpc.net /gurus/guruhargobind.asp (3184 words)

	Sikh - Who are Sikhs ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In addition, Sikhs are enjoined to lead moral lives, earn their living through hard work and honest means, and to share the fruits of their labor through charitable contributions and work.
		A Sikh is enjoined to lead a wholesome family lifestyle, and to avoid celibacy or asceticism as a means of reaching God.
		The Khalsa consists of Sikhs who undergo a baptism ceremony and dedicate themselves to living by the high standards of the Sikh Gurus at all times, as well as maintaining their physical distinctiveness in society by maintaining five articles of faith.
	www.sikh.net /Sikhs.htm (754 words)

	Gateway to Sikhism :Sri Guru HarKishan Sahib ji
		Guru Har Kishen who was the second and the youngest son of Guru Har Rai and Mata Krishan Kaur, was born on 7th of July, 1656 at Kiratpur.
		The Guru may act as he pleases regarding an interview with the Emperor." It was made clear by the emissary of Jai Singh that he (Guru) would not be compelled to go to the Emperor.
		The Guru dipped his feet in the water of the tank and after that whosoever took bath with that water, was cured from small-pox.
	allaboutsikhs.com /gurus/guruharkrishan.htm (2245 words)

	Guru Hargobind ji
		The Sikhs got hold of a falcon, which was claimed by the official party.
		But, what is important is the approval of the Sikhs who stressed, "you are talking of the return of the baz (falcon), we are after your tag (crown)." It clearly shows the independence of political status claimed by the Guru and his Sikhs.
		The Guru, thereby, only brought out visibly and symbolically what, in view of the steps that had already been taken by the earlier Gurus, was inherent in the integrated spiritual thesis of Guru Nanak.
	www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/gurus/nanak6.html (1118 words)

	Siri Guru Granth Sahib - The Living Guru of the Sikhs
		The Guru Granth Sahib was first compiled by the Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604 in the city of Amritsar.
		The poetry of the Guru Granth is in itself a subject worthy of the highest consideration.
		The Sikh philosophy as embodied in the Guru Granth Sahib is chiefly a philosophy of action, deed and consequence.
	www.sikhnet.com /s/GuruGranthSahib (1427 words)

	The Sikh Coalition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The last living Guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666 to 1708) crystallized the practices and beliefs of the faith and determined that no future living Guru was needed.
		Guru Granth is the Sikh scripture, as the spiritual manifestation of the Guru, while the Guru Panth is the collectivity of all initiated Sikhs worldwide, as the physical manifestation of the Guru.
		Sikhs wear an external uniform to unify and bind them to the beliefs of the religion and to remind them of their commitment to the Gurus at all times.
	www.sikhcoalition.org /SikhismGlance.asp (506 words)

	ipedia.com: Sikh Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The relationship between the Sikh (‘disciple’) and the Guru (‘Master’) is very powerful and dominate and is central to understanding the reason for the strong dedication and devoted service that is performed by the followers of this religion.
		The ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur became the 'leader' of the Kashmiri Hindus to protect and save these tribesmen from the tyranny of the rulers of the nation - He made the ultimate sacrifice and was martyred by Emperor Aurangzeb for not converting to Islam.
		Guru Gobind Singh is remembered by the Sikhs as a prophet who has made the most sacrifice for the Panth or ‘Community’.
	www.ipedia.com /sikh.html (1661 words)

	Learm More About Sikhs \| The Sikh Next Door \| Multicultural Curriculum for Students and Teachers about Diversity and ...
		Sikhs have a way to show their commitment to their religion: they wear five articles of faith, called kakkars or "5 K's." Many Sikhs who have not taken amrit (similar to baptism) do not keep all five.
		Sikhs do not cut their hair in order to maintain the way their bodies were given to them.
		Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born in Northern India in 1469, around the same time Columbus landed in America.
	www.sikhnextdoor.org /students/learn.html (2107 words)

	AKJ.Org - Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Remarkable is the role of Guru in Sikh parlance.
		A Sikh is expected to be the same within and without and remain sincere even to the peril of his life.
		Sikh way of God Realization is Nam Simran without paying heed to yogic practices or any kind of tantra, mantra or jantra, worship of idols, graves, tombs, monasteries or maths.
	www.akj.org /skins/default/articles.php?id=21 (1392 words)

	The Ten Sikh Guru's
		Guru Angad Dev was Sikh of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and was anointed by him as the second Guru at the age of 35.
		Guru Amardas was a Sikh of the house of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and was anointed as the third Guru of the Sikhs by Guru Angad Dev Ji.
		Sri Guru Teg bahadur Ji was the youngest son of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji and grand uncle of Sri Guru Harkrishen Dev Ji.
	www.punjab2000.com /Tengurus.htm (1814 words)

	Thai Sikh Organization :: Sikh Gurus - Guru Arjan Dev Ji ::
		Guru Arjan Dev, the youngest son of Guru Ram Das and Mata Bhani, was born at Goindwal in 1563.
		Guru Arjan Dev seated himself at a lower level and instructed all Sikhs to bow before it, not as an idol, but as the book of divine inspiration which instructed living men in the ways of God and dedicated secular life.
		Prominent Sikhs gathered and revered Baba Buddha applied the saffron mark on Hargobind's forehead anointing him as Guru Hargobind, the sixth guru of the Sikh religion.
	www.thaisikh.org /sikhism/guruarjandevji.php (953 words)

	Sikh Guru Family Tree
		Guru Gobind Singh Ji raised the Khalsa to defy religious intolerance, religious persecution and political inequality.
		Gobind Rai became the tenth Guru of the Sikhs on November 11, 1675 when his father Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji sacrificed his life for the sake of dharam and for the right of all men to practice their faith.
		It was the arrow of Guru Gobind Singh Ji that despatched Tara Azam and thus handing the throne to Bahadur Shah.
	www.info-sikh.com /PageG6.html (1241 words)

	Sikhism - Facts from the Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The founder and first Sikh guru, the mystic Nanak (c.1469—c.1539), proclaimed monotheism, the provisional nature of organized religion, and direct realization of God through religious exercises and meditation; he opposed idolatry, ritual, an organized priesthood, and the caste system.
		Under succeeding gurus the Sikh community gradually united and began to develop military power; the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb responded by executing the ninth guru and ordering the destruction of Sikh temples.
		After his death, conflict with the British caused the Sikh Wars and the subjugation of the Punjab, after which Sikh soldiers formed a significant part of the British armies in India.
	messenger.yahooligans.com /reference/encyclopedia/entry/Sikhism (562 words)

	Sikhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The religion was founded in India by Guru Nanak in the form of ten Gurus (1469-1708).
		The tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh proclaimed the eleventh and last Guru as the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the revered Holy scriptures of the Sikhs.The teachings that the Gurus gave to this world came to them directly from God.
		According to the Guru’s teachings, during the present span of life, one’s goal is to seek God, to attain realization and to merge with the almighty God in death.
	www.ikonkar.com /sikhism/sikhism.htm (802 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Sikh millions gather for historic jubilee
		Sikhs from all over the world have begun arriving in the holy city of Amritsar, northern India, to commemorate the 400th year of the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, on 1 September.
		It was on this day, exactly 400 years ago, that the Guru Granth Sahib - a textual compilation of the teachings of the Sikh Gurus - was brought to the Golden Temple by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev.
		It is revered as a symbolic representation of the 10 Sikh Gurus and is accorded the same respect that would have been given to any of the Gurus themselves.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3609182.stm (447 words)

	Amar Das -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		third Sikh Guru, appointed at the advanced age of 73, noted for his division of the Punjab into 22 Sikh dioceses and his dispatch of missionaries to spread the faith.
		The first Sikh Guru, Nanak, established the practice of naming his successor before his death (1539), and from the time of Ram Das, the fourth to reign, the...
		Most Sikh scholars reject them and rely instead on the Guru's compositions incorporated in the di Granth Aand the Va(heroic ballads) composed by Bhai Gurdas (died 1629).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9006006 (773 words)

	Sikh Videos - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
		Sri Guru Nanak Sahib and Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
		A Loud proclamation by Guru Arjan Partakh Har, Authenticated and Validated by the Holy Hymns of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
		Guru Angad Sahib worshipped and Served Lord Guru Nanak as the Lord Almighty and was Himself transformed into Parbrahm Nirankar.
	www.sikhvideos.org /guru-nanak-nirankar.htm (363 words)

	Sikh Information Guru Nanak Gobind Singh
		Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the Enlightener who dispelled delusion and brought awareness.
		The Guru's glories are infinite, and therefore unfathomable and inexpressible.
		No one can estimate the Guru's greatness, only pay homage to the Guru by expressing his glories as seen in the play of his phenomenal life.
	www.info-sikh.com (88 words)

	Sikh Dharma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Monistic or Non-dual, ultimate reality is unity of all existence, God is both Saguna (with attributes) and Nirguna (without attributes), and is called by names such as Sat (truth), Sat Guru (true Guru), Akal Purkh (timeless being), kartar (creator) and Wahi-Guru (praise to the God).
		Sikh is immersed in God assimilated, identified with Him.
		Guru Gobind Singh (last living Guru) organized Sikh tradition of Khalsa (pure one).
	www.hindunet.org /sikh_info (253 words)

	Guru Har Rai, Seventh Sikh Guru
		Although he continued to maintain a court and did not compose shabads, the seventh Guru seems to have reverted to the ways of the first five Gurus rather than that of his father.
		The relatively withdrawn and contemplative character of the seventh Guru is well captured by the painter here.
		Guru Har Rai died at the young age of thirty-one.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /product/HY03 (399 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Pakistan hosts Sikh guru festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Thousands of Sikh pilgrims are arriving in Pakistan for celebrations marking the anniversary of the religion's founder, Baba Guru Nanak.
		They will be ferried in special trains to the Guru's birthplace at Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Punjab and several other temples in the province.
		One leading Pakistani Sikh said that once there is lasting peace and a settlement over Kashmir, millions will attend the festival.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/south_asia/4029865.stm (231 words)

	The Sikhism Home Page: Gurdwaras
		During the times of the early Gurus, Sikh places of worship were referred to as dharamsalas.
		Approaching the Guru Granth Sahib one is expected to bow down and touch the floor as a sign of further respect towards the Eternal Sikh Guru.
		All people irrespective of their status sit on the floor as a sign of equality as opposed to chairs and the Guru Granth Sahib is always installed on a higher level.
	www.sikhs.org /gurdwara.htm (492 words)

	Main Page
		Hola Mohalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet which usually falls in March.
		During this festival, procession are organised in the form of army type columns accompanied by war-drums and standard-bearers and proceeding to a given spot or moving within the state from one gurdwara to another.
		He was a close friend of the Sikh leader Guru Arjan Dev, upon whose invitation he laid the foundation stone of the famous Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar on 3 January 1588.
	www.sikhiwiki.org (985 words)

	Description of japjee Sahib (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The collections of hymns of Sikh daily prayer are often compiled separately in a small book form called "Nitnem", meaning daily prayer.
		is the most riveting Sikh Prayer recited by the devout early in the morning.
		The initial sloka too appears again in the Scripture as a preamble to the 17th astapadi of Guru Arjan's famous composition Sukhmani, the Psalm of Peace.
	www.punjabonline.com /sikhism/japjee.html (302 words)

	Gateway to Sikhism :Guru Stories:Sikh Heritage in Paintings
		Guru Arjan Serving the Lepers at Tarn Taran
		Guru Amar Das Ji preaching to the congregation
		Bhai Handal bowing to Guru Amar Das Ji.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /youth/gstories.htm (93 words)

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