Is Sikh A Religion Or Race?

[Punjabi_Link]

Some people have been referring Sikh as a race in the past so I was wondering why would some of these people refer Sikh as a race?

[Harmeet_Singh]

The term race describes people who are descendents of a common ancestor, or those that have inherited a common set of characteristics. So in that sense we are all teh children of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and we all share the same charactaristics (5 kakar). However not all sikhs are physically from the India, many people who are from Europe, North and South America, russia etc all follow the Sikh way of life.

If you want to give Sikhism a title, then it isnt a religion but a way of life. (My opinion anyway)

[orono]

I agree a way of life

[jassa]

sikhism is panth ....

[SikhSpeak]

Food for thought... I have heard/read the arguement and counter arguement A million times on this...

People say Sikhism isn't a religion it is a way of life....

What is relgion - but a way of life? Therefore Sikhism (like other religions) is a religion with a distinict identity and "way of life"

The way I think about this is, if it were not important (and the Guru Sahibs were happy) with the "way of life" why would God want the Khalsa Panth created? :T:

My two pennies worth...

[sgurbir]

:e:

Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa

Waheguru ji kee Fateh

Well this reminds me of words of Sant Jarnail Singh bhindrawala

Even British govt has passed a law for sikh understanding the fact the khalsa is not distinct religion but a breed.

what i understand it is infact a diffrent breed as we have got very high morale values which respect the humanity and has been created with single moto saving humanity from the evil powers of world. And khalsa has been ordered to live a very high life by remembering akal purukh aath pehar of the day, and living life like sant, looking other women as your sister, mother , and daughter only. and above all REQUESTING AKAAL PURUKH OF SARBAT DA PHALLA ALL THE TIME,

That makes my khalsa panth the greatest panth of the world.

Waheguru ji ka khalsa

Waheguru ji kee Fateh

Some people have been referring Sikh as a race in the past so I was wondering why would some of these people refer Sikh as a race?

Food for thought... I have heard/read the arguement and counter arguement A million times on this...

People say Sikhism isn't a religion it is a way of life....

What is relgion - but a way of life? Therefore Sikhism (like other religions) is a religion with a distinict identity and "way of life"

The way I think about this is, if it were not important (and the Guru Sahibs were happy) with the "way of life" why would God want the Khalsa Panth created? :T:

My two pennies worth...

[Mehtab Singh]

Its Sikhi, or Gursikhi.

Sikhism is a western term.

[smartsingh24]

religion, not race. Race is just genetics. Religion is, as previously mentioned, a way of life and a belief. Therefore, a Religion transcends Race as it is not bound by the constraints of genetics. Sikhi can't be tied down to one race as it is a religion.

[dasmesh_regiment]

legally in the uk we are both

[mann_kaum_layee_qurbaan]

sikhi is not a "belief" beflief means you may have never experienced, but you just believe that it may be true. but guru sahib's gursikhs don't believe in God, they experience God firsthand, right now and here not waiting to do it in some heaven or swarg.

hehe, i heard this from an awesome katha by a UK singh who started out by saying Guru Nanak Dev ji did not belive in God, he experienced God. :devil: