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| Founded by Guru Nanak (1469-1504 CE) and drawing on the Bhakti and Sant traditions of Northern India and developments in Islam during the Moghul period, Nanak later became recognized as the first in a line of ten gurus. Principal doctrinal elements include a belief in a personal yet transcendent-immanent Godhead mediated by the Guru, approached through everyday mystical practice and revealed through the experience of Shabda (or Nam), the primordial sound. Sikhism, like many Indian religions, maintains a belief in reincarnation and the possibility of liberation from the phenomenal world, mukti or moksha. Such a liberated being is termed jivan-mukt. Sikhism has been dominated by the Khalsa, founded in 1699 CE by the tenth guru, Gobind Singh, who nominated the Sikh scripture, the Adi Granth, to be the Guru in perpetuity. The Guru Granth is a collection of the teachings of the Sikh gurus, but also includes older material from the Sant tradition by mystics such as Kabir and Namdev. Sikhism is still a flourishing tradition, primarily in the Punjab, but also represented throughout India and the Indian community worldwide. | |
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| The Sikhism Home Page
A well-presented resource from a perspective within the Sikh tradition. Some useful links. Resource for Sikhs, covering philosophical, community and youth issues. Although this site is still under contruction at this time, there is already much information on Sikh scripture available. Information on this alternative Sikh movement. An overview of Sikh tradition by the Late S. Gobind Singh Mansukhani. |