Sikhism ( /ˈsɪkɪzəm/ SIK-iz-əm), also known as Sikhi ( Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ Sikkhī, [ˈsɪk.kʰiː] ^ⓘ, from Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, romanized:  Sikh, lit. 'disciple'), is a monotheistic Indian religion and philosophy, in particular for the Sikh ethnoreligious group, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups and among the largest in the world with about 25–30 million adherents (known as Sikhs).

Sikhism developed from the spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak (1469–1539), the faith's first guru, and the nine Sikh gurus who succeeded him. The tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), named the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the central religious scripture in Sikhism, as his successor. This brought the line of human gurus to a close. Sikhs regard the Guru Granth Sahib as the 11th and eternally living guru. ( Full article...)

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