In brief: SIKH. The word Sikh goes back to Sanskrit sisya, meaning a learner, a disciple, a seeker of truth. The term Sikh in the Punjab and elsewhere came to be used for the disciples of Guru Nanak (1469-1539) and his nine spiritual successors. read more
Ramanuja’s thought and Sikh theology are thus seen to be practically identical but for the use of terms like Ishvar-Parmatma-Karta Purakh; Vishnu-Brahman- Akalpurkh, etc. According to Sikhism, God (Akalpurkh) is both immanent and transcendent. read more
Sikhism (/ ˈ s ɪ k ɪ z əm /; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ), or Sikhi Sikkhī, pronounced [ˈsɪkːʰiː], from Sikh, meaning a "disciple", or a "learner"), is a monotheistic dharmic religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent about the end of the 15th century. read more
Sikhism, founded by the Punjabi reformer Nanak, was the least sympathetic of all indigenous Indian religions to monastic inspirations. read more