Sikhism: The Effect on Indian Term Paper

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This is due to the fact that death is not the actual end of a person's life, because they will come back in another life cycle. There are not many Indian graves with tombstones because the body is considered to be only the shell of a person's existence, and their soul is the real essence (Infoaboutsikhs.com, 2006). The ideas surrounding death are also reflected in the prayers before eating that Indians pray, as they ask for forgiveness by God prior to eating. This is because the animal or plant they are about to eat may have previously been a person in their past life, or will be a person in their next life.

The effects of Sikhism on Indian culture and society are profound, as the majority of this population strives to live their entire life under the rules laid out by Sikhism.
Those that do not are frowned upon, and run the risk of coming back in another life under undesirable circumstances, which can be improved so that their next life is a positive one. Finally, Sikhism affects the lives of its many followers.

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