The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2270 page)

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s, there was no conflict with the surrounding majority religions, but marks of identity were further developed—e.g. Sikh days in the religious calendar. Under
R
m
D
s, ‘the tank of nectar’,
Amritsar
, was built, leading to the
Harimand
r
(Golden Temple), the centre of Sikh identity. Always more at ease in general with Hindus, Sikhs found tensions with Muslims and the Mughal emperors increasing; this led to the forming of the
kh
ls
under the tenth Gur
,
Gobind Si
gh
. The kh
ls
is the community of Sikhs who have received
kha
e-d
-p
hul
, and are distinguished by the
Five Ks
. Various reform movements emerged, notably that of Dy

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