ABSTRACT
The word Sikh is derived from the Pali sikkha and the Sanskrit śisya, meaning “disciple.” The Sikhs are the disciples of ten gurūs (Skt., guru), beginning with Nānak (b. 1469 Ce) and ending with Gobind Singh (d. 1708). A Sikh has been defined as “one who believes in the ten gurūs and the Granth Sahib,” a scripture compiled by their fifth gurū, Arjun Dev, in 1604.
