Although Sikhism and Jainism are both South Asian religions with high philosophical values, they differ significantly in their age, diet, ways of salvation, and most importantly, their concept of God. Jainism is the oldest known religion in India being most recently traced back to its latest tirthankara or prophet, Mahavira (599 - 527 BCE), whereas Sikhism is the youngest tradition and began in the 15th century in the state, Punjab. Eventhough both religions believe in karma and reincarnation of the soul, Sikhs are not required to be strict vegetarians, highly contrasting to the vegan diet ofthe Janis. A significant difference between these two eastern religions is their belief in how to attain salvation in their lives. Since Janis do not believe in a single God or multiples gods for that matter, they believe their salvation is gained solely through their own personal struggle and victory. Jains do not believe there is heavenly figure guiding them through life, but rather that the universe is a never-ending cycle. This drastically differs fromthe monotheistic beliefs of Sikhism of how there is only one creator and God,mostly referred to as Allah in the Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhs believe they may gain salvation through serving Allah, and eventually becomes one with God.Both religions practice and revere Ahisma (non-violence), however Jains heavily emphasize this lifestyle more than Sikhs do. This can be seen historically when the Sikhs wanted to rise politically, formed a military and beared arms.
Your post has many flaws. 1) Sikhs are required to be strict vegetarians (no fish, no egg) as per the command of the 10th Guru 2) Yes God is referred to as Allah in Guru Granth Sahib Ji but as Sikhs, we use the word 'Vaheguru' 3) When did Sikhs wanted to rise politically? Sikhs only bear arms when being supressed just like any other faith would do. Please do some research before commenting on a topic like this, Thank You
ReplyDeleteI agree with the other comment. Your perception of the Sikhs is absolutely flawed.
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ReplyDelete1. Sikhs are supposed to be vegeterenian according to guru granth sahib and all gurus. People misunderstand the quotes which say that not eating flesh wont make u attain God. Its similar to other quotes that bathing only wont make u attain God. Does this mean one should start eating meat and stop taking bath?
2. Allah is one of the manu many names God been attributed and not the only one. If you Read Jaap sahib only you will find hundreds..Anything that describes qualit of God is the name of God like kaadar, karim (benevolent), truth, etc.
3 Sikhs bore arms to save your asses from muslim invaders..your non-violence theory did not work there and u came running towards sikhs..read about todar mal jain and his relationship with sikhs