![]() ![]() Guru Nanak taught that living an "active, creative, and practical life" of "truthfulness, fidelity, self-control and purity" is above metaphysical truth, and that the ideal man "establishes union with God, knows His Will, and carries out that Will". The tenth guru, Gobind Singh (1666–1708), named the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib as his successor, bringing to a close the line of human gurus and establishing the scripture as the 11th and last eternally living guru, a religious spiritual/life guide for Sikhs. Sikhism developed from the spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak (1469–1539), the faith's first guru, of the nine Sikh gurus who succeeded him. It is the most recently founded major organized faith, and stands at fifth-largest worldwide with about 25–30 million adherents (known as Sikhs) as of the early 21st century. Sikhism () or Sikhi ( Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ Sikkhī,, from ਸਿੱਖ, Sikh, 'disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner') is a religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, present-day Pakistan, around the end of the 15th century CE. Indian Religion originating in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent ![]()
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