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Thu 24 Dec, 2015 11:07 pm
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Sikhism (/ˈsɪkɨzəm/; Sikkhī, Punjabi pronunciation: [ˈsɪkːʰiː]), or Sikhi (from Sikh, meaning a disciple, or a learner), is a monotheistic religion that originated in South Asia during the 15th century.[4] The fundamental beliefs of Sikhism include faith in one Creator God, unity and equality of all humankind, engaging in selfless service, striving for social justice, and honest conduct and livelihood whil
e living a householder life.[5][6][7] With over 25 million adherents worldwide, Sikhism is an Indian religion spread out around the world.[8]
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@oristarA,
Yep. It's like the "head of household" thing. Traditionally, it's a male role, with a few exceptions.
@FBM,
FBM wrote:
Yep. It's like the "head of household" thing. Traditionally, it's a male role, with a few exceptions.
Thanks.
There is a problem: a house accommodates both father and mother, sons and daughters; so there is only one of them who is qualified to be the member of the religion? That is, if you are not qualified to be the master of your house, you are not qualified to join this religion? How unusual!
How to understand it?
I don't know anything about that religion, but "while living a householder life" would mean that you're a part of that nuclear family social system, whether as wife or child or father. In Buddhism, the term "householder" is used in contrast with the lifestyle of the wandering monks and other ascetics.
1. Quotation from Sri Guru Granth Sahib (the central religious text of Sikhism, page 952):
"He alone is a householder, who restrains his passions and begs for meditation, austerity and self-discipline "
2. Explanation from SikhiWiki web site:
"Is God a householder? Yes. The entire creation is His family! For that, He is the biggest householder because He runs the largest family. He is in everything, and everything is in Him. Yet, He is aloof, untouched and detached (Bairaagee); like the lotus flower!
Now, let us look at the man. He has two families: an immediate family and an extended family. The immediate family of a person includes ten children and one spouse. Ten senses — five organs of perception and five organs of action — constitute ten children, and the mind constitutes the spouse. In other words, the body, the mind, and the intellect becomes our immediate family. Man's entire life is spent satisfying these three. Thus, without one's choice or input, every person is inherited with this family. In that sense, every person is a householder; regardless if one is a married person or a renunciant! "
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