Sikhism: Monotheistic Or Polytheistic Religion?

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Sikhism: Monotheistic or Polytheistic religion? Do Sikhs believe in one God or more than one? Guru Granth Sahib is the holy book of Sikhs and it contains the writings of the ten Sikh gurus. Sikhs follow the rules written in their holy book (Canon) Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and their teachings and traditions are related with history of Punjab. There is also debate about the Sikhs religion because some say that Sikh religion is monotheistic and some considered it polytheistic. Firstly, the main part of the India where Sikhs live is Punjab. There are many Sikh temples (Gurudwaras) in the Punjab belongs to different Sikh gurus which represents the history of the Sikhism and about culture of Sikhs. Today, some people say that Sikhs believe in one god because Sikhs follow the rules and tradition written in their holy book Sri Guru Granth Sahib and considered it as their guru. All the Sikh temples have only Guru Granth Sahib in them for devotees (Darshan), they didn’t have any different god’s sculptures in them like other religions have. They considered that their guru is without form and gender and have different qualities and names and is transcendent and …show more content…

There are ten Sikh gurus and they all have different names. Some people say that Sikh people believe on different Sikh gurus according to their writings and sacrifices and some also questioned that Sikhs have ten gurus then how it could be monotheistic. The holy book of the Sikhs also has ideas about the Hindu and Muslim religion. Guru Nanak, the first guru of Sikhs, mentioned about the Dharma and Karma and cycle of birth in the Guru Granth Sahib which is also written in the holy book (Bible) of Hindus. Sikhs also celebrate some festivals which are celebrated by the Hindu people too, like Diwali, Holi and others. On looking upon these things people considered Sikh religion as

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