...o Sikhs. It is their Eternal and Spiritual Living Guru. Sikhism originated in Punjab State (now in India) in the fifteenth century and is now the fi... ...ru Nanak (1469–1539 CE) was the Founder of the Sikh Religion, who was born in the village Talwandi, now called “Nankana Sahib”, situated near Lahore... ...od, he started questioning the meaningless rituals and practices prevalent in both the main societies of Hindus and Muslims. He preached that there ... ...ly throughout India’s north, east, south and west but also far beyond into Afghanistan, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Burma, Sri Lanka, Tibet, and including P... ...uch as UK, Canada, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, East Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, France, Germany, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, where they ha...

...mains the holy scripture of the Sikhs, regarded as the teachings of the Ten Gurus. The role of Adi Granth, as a source or guide of prayer, is pivotal in worship in Sikhism. The Adi Granth was first compiled by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606), from hymns of the first five Sikh gurus and other great saints, or bhagats, including those of the Hindu and Muslim ...

... http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily repre... ... Member Economies. The authors thank Ms. Bernadine Zhang Yuhua for her assistance in preparing this report and the Economic Committee, particularly i... ...s and contributions. Executive Summary iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY APEC Leaders in 2009 endorsed an APEC-wide improvement of 25 percent by 2015 in ... ...States. 38 Appendix 2: List of Economies by Group South Asia (8 economies) Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan; ...

...APEC Leaders in 2009 endorsed an APEC-wide improvement of 25 percent by 2015 in five key areas of doing business: 1) Starting a Business; 2) Getting Credit; 3) Enforcing Contracts; 4) Trading Across Borders; and 5) Dealing with Permits, w...