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	The '''Three ~~Pillars~~ of Sikhism''' were formalised by [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji as:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>		The '''Three pillars of Sikhism''' ([[Gurmukhi]]: ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਥੰਮ੍ਹਾਂ), also called '''three duties''',<ref name=":1" /> were formalised by [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji as:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>

	#[[Naam Japo]]: The Guru led the Sikhs directly to ~~practise~~ [[Simran (Sanskrit word)\|Simran]] and [[Naam Japo]]—meditation on God and reciting and chanting of God's Name—[[Waheguru]]. The Sikh is to recite the [[Nitnem]] [[Gurbani\|banis]] daily in remembrance of the grace and [[kirpa]] of the Almighty.<ref~~>{{Cite web\|url~~=~~https~~:/~~/sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref~~><ref>{{Cite journal\|title= The Three Key Pillars\|year= 2017\|pmc= 5434732\|language=en\|last1= Priya\|first1= G.\|last2= Kalra\|first2= S.\|last3= Dardi\|first3= I. K.\|last4= Saini\|first4= S.\|last5= Aggarwal\|first5= S.\|last6= Singh\|first6= R.\|last7= Kaur\|first7= H.\|last8= Singh\|first8= G.\|last9= Talwar\|first9= V.\|last10= Singh\|first10= P.\|last11= Saini\|first11= B. J.\|last12= Julka\|first12= S.\|last13= Chawla\|first13= R.\|last14= Bajaj\|first14= S.\|last15= Singh\|first15= D.\|journal= Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism\|volume= 21\|issue= 3\|pages= 453–459\|doi= 10.4103/ijem.IJEM_52_17\|pmid= 28553604}}</ref>		#[[Naam Japo]]: The Guru led the Sikhs directly to practice [[Simran (Sanskrit word)\|Simran]] and [[Naam Japo]]—meditation on God and reciting and chanting of God's Name—[[Waheguru]]. The Sikh is to recite the [[Nitnem]] [[Gurbani\|banis]] daily in remembrance of the grace and kirpa of the Almighty.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal\|title= The Three Key Pillars\|year= 2017\|pmc= 5434732\|language=en\|last1= Priya\|first1= G.\|last2= Kalra\|first2= S.\|last3= Dardi\|first3= I. K.\|last4= Saini\|first4= S.\|last5= Aggarwal\|first5= S.\|last6= Singh\|first6= R.\|last7= Kaur\|first7= H.\|last8= Singh\|first8= G.\|last9= Talwar\|first9= V.\|last10= Singh\|first10= P.\|last11= Saini\|first11= B. J.\|last12= Julka\|first12= S.\|last13= Chawla\|first13= R.\|last14= Bajaj\|first14= S.\|last15= Singh\|first15= D.\|journal= Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism\|volume= 21\|issue= 3\|pages= 453–459\|doi= 10.4103/ijem.IJEM_52_17\|pmid= 28553604\|doi-access= free}}</ref>
	#[[Kirat Karo]]: He asked the Sikhs to live as householders and ~~practise~~ [[Kirat Karo]]: to honestly earn, with hard work, by one's physical and mental effort, while accepting God's gifts and blessing. One is to speak the truth at all times. Live a life of decency, high moral values and spirituality.<ref~~>{{Cite web\|url~~=~~https~~:/~~/sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref~~><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/beliefs/beliefs.shtml\|title= Sikh beliefs \|website= BBC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>		#[[Kirat Karo]]: He asked the Sikhs to live as householders and practice [[Kirat Karo]]: to honestly earn, with hard work, by one's physical and mental effort, while accepting God's gifts and blessing. One is to speak the truth at all times. Live a life of decency, high moral values and spirituality.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/beliefs/beliefs.shtml\|title= Sikh beliefs \|website= BBC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>
	#[[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]: The Sikhs were asked to share (the food, Wealth etc.) with everyone, Irrespective of caste, creed, color or sexuality by practising [[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]—“Share and Consume together”. The community or [[Sadh Sangat]] is an important part of [[Sikhism]]. One must be part of a community that is pursuing the values set out by the [[Sikh Gurus]] and every Sikh has to give in whatever way possible to the community. This spirit of '''Giving''' is an important message from [[Guru Nanak]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://~~sikhgurdwaradc~~.~~org~~/~~sikh~~-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of ~~Sikhism~~\|website= Sikh ~~Gurdwara DC~~\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|~~url~~=~~https://www.sikhnet.com/news/three-pillars-sikhi~~\|title= ~~The Three Key Pillars of Sikhi~~\|~~website~~= ~~Sikh Net~~\|date= ~~28 September 2009~~\|~~language~~=en\|~~access-date~~=~~2020-06-19~~}}</ref>		#[[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]: The Sikhs were asked to share (the food, Wealth etc.) with everyone, Irrespective of caste, creed, color or sexuality by practising [[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]—“Share and Consume together”. The community or [[Sadh Sangat]] is an important part of [[Sikhism]]. One must be part of a community that is pursuing the values set out by the [[Sikh Gurus]] and every Sikh has to give in whatever way possible to the community. This spirit of '''Giving''' is an important message from [[Guru Nanak]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sikhnet.com/news/three-pillars-sikhi\|title= The Three Key Pillars of Sikhi\|website= Sikh Net\|date= 28 September 2009\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>

			== Legacy ==
			The three pillars of Sikhism were evoked by the [[Shiromani Akali Dal\|Akali Dal's]] ''[[Anandpur Sahib Resolution]]'' in 1973 as the base principles to lead the Sikh community.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Gurharpal \|title=Sikh Nationalism \|last2=Shani \|first2=Giorgio \|date=Nov 25, 2021 \|publisher=Cambridge University Press \|isbn=9781009213448 \|pages=222–228 \|chapter=Appendix: Anandpur Sahib Resolution}}</ref>

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	The '''Three Pillars of Sikhism''' were formalised by [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji as:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>		The '''Three Pillars of Sikhism''' were formalised by [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji as:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>

	#[[Naam Japo]]: The Guru led the Sikhs directly to practise [[Simran (Sanskrit word)\|Simran]] and [[Naam Japo]]—meditation on God and reciting and chanting of God's Name—[[Waheguru]]. The Sikh is to recite the [[Nitnem]] [[Gurbani\|banis]] daily in remembrance of the grace and [[kirpa]] of the Almighty.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|~~url~~=~~https://www~~.~~ncbi~~.~~nlm~~.~~nih~~.~~gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434732/#:~:text~~=~~The%20three%20key%20pillars%20of,Japna%20(focus%20on%20God)~~.\|~~title~~= ~~The Three Key Pillars~~\|~~website~~= ~~NCBI~~\|~~language~~=en\|~~access-date~~=~~2020-06-19~~}}</ref>		#[[Naam Japo]]: The Guru led the Sikhs directly to practise [[Simran (Sanskrit word)\|Simran]] and [[Naam Japo]]—meditation on God and reciting and chanting of God's Name—[[Waheguru]]. The Sikh is to recite the [[Nitnem]] [[Gurbani\|banis]] daily in remembrance of the grace and [[kirpa]] of the Almighty.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal\|title= The Three Key Pillars\|year= 2017\|pmc= 5434732\|language=en\|last1= Priya\|first1= G.\|last2= Kalra\|first2= S.\|last3= Dardi\|first3= I. K.\|last4= Saini\|first4= S.\|last5= Aggarwal\|first5= S.\|last6= Singh\|first6= R.\|last7= Kaur\|first7= H.\|last8= Singh\|first8= G.\|last9= Talwar\|first9= V.\|last10= Singh\|first10= P.\|last11= Saini\|first11= B. J.\|last12= Julka\|first12= S.\|last13= Chawla\|first13= R.\|last14= Bajaj\|first14= S.\|last15= Singh\|first15= D.\|journal= Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism\|volume= 21\|issue= 3\|pages= 453–459\|doi= 10.4103/ijem.IJEM_52_17\|pmid= 28553604}}</ref>
	#[[Kirat Karo]]: He asked the Sikhs to live as householders and practise [[Kirat Karo]]: to honestly earn, with hard work, by one's physical and mental effort, while accepting God's gifts and blessing. One is to speak the truth at all times. Live a life of decency, high moral values and spirituality.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/beliefs/beliefs.shtml\|title= Sikh beliefs \|website= BBC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>		#[[Kirat Karo]]: He asked the Sikhs to live as householders and practise [[Kirat Karo]]: to honestly earn, with hard work, by one's physical and mental effort, while accepting God's gifts and blessing. One is to speak the truth at all times. Live a life of decency, high moral values and spirituality.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/beliefs/beliefs.shtml\|title= Sikh beliefs \|website= BBC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>
	#[[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]: The Sikhs were asked to share (the food, Wealth etc.) with everyone, Irrespective of caste, creed, color or sexuality by practising [[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]—“Share and Consume together”. The community or [[Sadh Sangat]] is an important part of [[Sikhism]]. One must be part of a community that is pursuing the values set out by the [[Sikh Gurus]] and every Sikh has to give in whatever way possible to the community. This spirit of '''Giving''' is an important message from [[Guru Nanak]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sikhnet.com/news/three-pillars-sikhi\|title= The Three Key Pillars of Sikhi\|website= Sikh Net\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>		#[[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]: The Sikhs were asked to share (the food, Wealth etc.) with everyone, Irrespective of caste, creed, color or sexuality by practising [[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]—“Share and Consume together”. The community or [[Sadh Sangat]] is an important part of [[Sikhism]]. One must be part of a community that is pursuing the values set out by the [[Sikh Gurus]] and every Sikh has to give in whatever way possible to the community. This spirit of '''Giving''' is an important message from [[Guru Nanak]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/\|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism\|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sikhnet.com/news/three-pillars-sikhi\|title= The Three Key Pillars of Sikhi\|website= Sikh Net\|date= 28 September 2009\|language=en\|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>

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The '''Three Pillars of Sikhism''' were formalised by [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji as:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC|language=en|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>

#[[Naam Japo]]: The Guru led the Sikhs directly to practise [[Simran (Sanskrit word)|Simran]] and [[Naam Japo]]—meditation on God and reciting and chanting of God's Name—[[Waheguru]]. The Sikh is to recite the [[Nitnem]] [[Gurbani|banis]] daily in remembrance of the grace and [[kirpa]] of the Almighty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC|language=en|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434732/#:~:text=The%20three%20key%20pillars%20of,Japna%20(focus%20on%20God).|title= The Three Key Pillars|website= NCBI|language=en|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>
#[[Kirat Karo]]: He asked the Sikhs to live as householders and practise [[Kirat Karo]]: to honestly earn, with hard work, by one's physical and mental effort, while accepting God's gifts and blessing. One is to speak the truth at all times. Live a life of decency, high moral values and spirituality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC|language=en|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/beliefs/beliefs.shtml|title= Sikh beliefs |website= BBC|language=en|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>
#[[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]: The Sikhs were asked to share (the food, Wealth etc.) with everyone, Irrespective of caste, creed, color or sexuality by practising [[Vaṇḍ Chakkō]]—“Share and Consume together”. The community or [[Sadh Sangat]] is an important part of [[Sikhism]]. One must be part of a community that is pursuing the values set out by the [[Sikh Gurus]] and every Sikh has to give in whatever way possible to the community. This spirit of '''Giving''' is an important message from [[Guru Nanak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/sikh-pillars/|title=The Three Pillars of Sikhism|website= Sikh Gurdwara DC|language=en|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sikhnet.com/news/three-pillars-sikhi|title= The Three Key Pillars of Sikhi|website= Sikh Net|language=en|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>

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