Beautiful sikh temple. Sikhism (/skzm/ SIK-iz-m), also known as Sikhi (Punjabi: Sikkhī, [sk.ki] , from , Sikh, 'disciple / learner'),[i] is an Indian religion[9] and philosophy[10] in particular for the Sikh ethnoreligious group that originated in the Punjab region of India[ii] around the end of the 15th century CE. The Sikh scriptures are written in the Gurumukhi script particular to Sikhs.[11] 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).[12] read more