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To: mamelukesabre
The hindus know the value of a warrior spirit. They have the sikhs in india for christmas sakes.

Undeniably true that the Hindus have a warrior tradition of their own, and always have had it. The Sikhs however, are *not* Hindu, and should not be mistaken as such, nor should they be confused with Moslems. They are a completely separate faith from either Hindus or Moslems...

the infowarrior

14 posted on 02/20/2012 9:04:29 PM PST by infowarrior
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To: infowarrior

Actually, Sikhism began as a Hindu sect, and most, if not all of their core doctrines have practically nothing radically different from what were already present in various Hindu traditions before Sikhism began to be considered a separate religion. In fact, the Sikhs were particularly known for saving Hindus from Muslim Mughal oppression and often the same families had Sikh and Hindu members among them.


15 posted on 02/20/2012 9:10:29 PM PST by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: infowarrior
Sikhs are very much part of Sanatan Dharma and thus very much part of Hinduism. Most Sikhs accept that. However some Sikhs panths want to dissociate themselves from mainstream Hinduism and want to assert their separate religious identity. It has more to do with politics then religion.
26 posted on 02/21/2012 10:26:45 AM PST by ravager
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