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  1. Theodor

    Research on the relationship between Religion & Economy

    Hello dear friends! I'm a student from Belarus and I'm doing a research about the relationship between religion and economy. Can you please help me and answer 4 small questions in a google form? All answers are anonymous. https://forms.gle/PQX1XN4LFDFTWRDN6
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    • asatru baptism book of mormon buddhism catholic hindu islam judaism sikhism taoism
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    • Forum: Interfaith Discussion
  2. ronki23

    Bhai Prithi Chand and Manohar Das

    The son of the 4th Guru Ram Das was Guru Arjun Dev, the 5th Guru. The son of Guru Ram Das and brother of Guru Arjun Dev was Prithi Chand. When Guru Arjun Dev went away on some business, he wrote letters to Guru Ram Das; Prithi Chand hid 3 of the letters from Guru Ram Das and regularly stole...
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    • bhagavad geeta geeta hinduism mahabharat sikh sikhism
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Sikhism DIR
  3. DharmaCatLamp

    Don't try to explain too much, Unanswered Questions and why I decided to call myself a Hindu

    Howdy For those of you unaware the Buddha somewhat famously refused to answer certain questions. Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta: The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya The unanswered questions These questions were things like " Is the universe finite or infinite, what happens to the tatagata (Buddha)...
  4. DharmaCatLamp

    What Is Your Most Controversial Religious Opinion?

    I've been watching some videos with what we might call controversial opinions. Some of these are about philosophy, some of these are about Ukraine etc. What controversial opinions do you have about religion or other religious traditions? I suppose one controversial opinion I'll share is that...
  5. DharmaCatLamp

    My Views on Scripture

    Howdy! Recently I have been thinking about scripture an awful lot as I have been going through various Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh scriptures. I thought it might be interesting to discuss the view I have come to embrace and see if you guys had any interesting thoughts or responses. I think that...
  6. Truthseeker

    Takeaways from the first Tablet of the Tabernacle of Unity concerning interfaith dialogue

    Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on...
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    • baha'i buddhist christan hindu interfaith jainism jewish muslim sikhism taoism
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Baha'i Faith DIR
  7. ronki23

    Sikh vs Muslim separatism

    Quite a lot of Sikhs are against the Indian National Congress and support Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. They believe that Khalistan is the only way they will be safe. Most Muslims support Palestine because they feel the land was stolen from them by Israel. I do not know why some Muslims support...
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    • hamas isil isis khalistan muslim sikh sikhi sikhism taliban
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Political Debates
  8. ronki23

    Sikhism before Khalsa

    If Vaisakhi is the birth of the Khalsa then what did Sikhs do when Guru Hargobind decided to fight Mughal oppression ? Yet Guru Tegh Bahadur was martyred after Guru Hargobind took up arms.How did Sikhs fight pre-Khalsa ?
  9. ronki23

    What are the castes in Sikhism ?

    Ramgharia, Ravidas, Vohra, Jat, Khatri ????? What are these equivalent to in Hindu castes ?
  10. paarsurrey

    Did Angad and his successive “gurus” alter Nanak’s hymns in Granth?

    Did Angad and his successive “gurus” alter Nanak’s hymns in Granth? I envision that Angad and the successive “gurus” altered Nanak’s hymns in general: 1. By excluding some and or many of them, not of their liking. 2. By adding some and or many of them in his name “Nanak”. 3. By...
  11. paarsurrey

    Historicity of Nanak’s travels?

    Historicity of Nanak’s travels? "Guru Nanak's Divine Journeys "There is a call from Heaven, I must go whither He directs me to go." " The Udasis of Guru Nanak - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia. They say Nanak made five travels. The above website (SikhiWiki) does not provide a reference for...
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    • granth nanak nanak's hymns sikh sikh-dharma sikh-mat sikhi sikhism sikhs
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Historical Debates
  12. paarsurrey

    Did Nanak adhere to "Advaita Vedanta " sect/religion of Hinduism-Religions?

    Did Nanak adhere to "Advaita Vedanta " sect/religion of Hinduism-Religions, please? If yes, then kindly compare Nanak’s hymns in the Granth with the scripture of "Advaita Vedanta ", please. I understand that Nanak had nothing to do with "Advaita Vedanta " or Atheism, please. Right, please...
  13. paarsurrey

    Who is the “slave of G-d" whose Nanak is the humble servant?

    Who is the “slave of G-d" whose Nanak is the humble servant, as Nanak himself says, I understand, in the following hymn in Granth, please? nwnk hir jn ky dwsin dwsw ]9]8] (415-19) naanak har jan kay daasan daasaa. ||9||8|| Nanak is the humble servant of the slave of the Lord's slaves. ||9||8||...
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    • granth muhammad nanak nanak's hymns sikh sikh-dharma sikh-mat sikhi sikhism sikhs
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Scriptural Debates
  14. paarsurrey

    Is "sikh" a common noun and "Sikh" a term?

    Is "sikh" a common noun and "Sikh" a term, please? "The word Sikh* literally means 'a learner', or 'a student', and is derived from the Sanskrit word shishya. In the Punjabi language the word Sikh* also means to learn. A Sikh is a follower of the religion called Sikhi, or, Sikhism, the fifth...
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    • granth nanak nanak's hymns sikh sikh-dharma sikh-mat sikhi sikhism sikhs
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: General Debates
  15. paarsurrey

    Who was Nanak’s Guru?

    Who was Nanak’s Guru,please? Nanak was socially in good relationship with the Hindus and the Muslims. After Nanak's death who never claimed to be a Guru, and he strongly believed G-d as Guru and no second or third gurus, never. Angad, one of a line of the self-assumed "gurus" adopted measures, I...
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    • guru guru grant sahib gurus nanak sikh sikh-dharma sikh-mat sikhi sikhism sikhs
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    • Forum: Religious Debates
  16. paarsurrey

    Isn’t it an incorrect translation of the word “sikh” as “Sikh”,please?

    Isn’t it an incorrect translation of the word “sikh” as “Sikh” or "sikhs" as "Sikhs" of Nanak’s hymns in Granth please? The natural words "sikh" or its plural "sikhs" in the original text, I understand, have been capitalized unnecessarily in the translation. It gives an impression, as I...
  17. paarsurrey

    Didn't Nanak’s hymns form a complete code for “Sikhism”?

    Didn't Nanak’s hymns form a complete code for “Sikhism”, please? If Nanak’s hymns formed a complete code for Sikhism, then, what was "completed" in it by Angad down to Arjan and ceremonized as "completion of Granth"? What it meant, please? I understand that it meant that these self-assumed...
  18. paarsurrey

    Is it unscientific to know Nanak from Nanak's words?

    Is it unscientific to know Nanak from Nanak's own words in Granth, please? Or Is it against religion to know Nanak from Nanak’s own word in Granth,please? I understand that it is most reasonable to understand Nanak from Nanak’s own words in the Granth. Right, please? Thread open to...
  19. paarsurrey

    Did Nanak name any scripture as "Granth"

    Did Nanak name any scripture as "Granth", please? I understand from what I have read so far from Granth* that Nanak did not name any scripture as "Granth" in a clear, unequivocal, unambiguous and straightforward manner, in Granth . If yes, please quote Nanak's words from Granth? Right, please...
  20. paarsurrey

    Did Nanak mention Sikhism as a religion in Granth?

    Did Nanak mention Sikhism as a religion in Granth, please? I understand from what I have read so far from Granth that Nanak did not mention Sikhism or Sikh-Dharma or Sikh-Mat or Sikhi as a religion in a clear, unequivocal, unambiguous and straightforward manner, in Granth . If yes, please quote...
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