Home›Dharmic (Monotheistic)›DenominationsBrowse ByDenominationsThis page groups religions by how many internal denominations or branches they have split into over time. Wikipedia notes that Protestantism alone, having separated from the Catholic Church in the Reformation, "is split into thousands of denominations." Browsing this way lets a visitor see which traditions have stayed largely unified and which have fragmented into many distinct bodies.FactsLearn MoreDenominationsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: both halves of the compound are comparative terms supplied from outside. Sikh tradition states its own theology in its own words - Ik Onkar, the one being, without form - rather than by placing itself in a family. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTraditions of Indian origin that keep the framework of karma, rebirth and liberation while holding that there is one God, formless and without rival, and that reject image-worship and the authority of a priestly caste. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1Learn MoreDharmic traditions of one God This group holds Dharmic religions of a monotheistic character, Indian-origin traditions that share the karma-and-rebirth framework while affirming a single God. The best-known is Sikhism, which teaches devotion to one formless creator. The browser will find the tradition or traditions the atlas classes here. The entries describe each within the Dharmic family, noting how it combines the Indian religious inheritance with a strict monotheism.DenominationsFilter Results3 entriesDate of Separation End YearAll1925 (2)Date of Separation Start YearAll1600 (1)1700 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllA celibate renunciant discipline outside the Khalsa rahit (2)Initiation into the Khalsa and its rahit as normative (1)Sikh scripture read through Sanskrit and Vedantic learning (1)GovernanceAllA single central governing body over the whole movement (1)Authority through monastic ordination lineage and its seats (2)Delegated representation from congregations up to a general conference (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Liturgical LanguageAllPunjabi in Gurmukhi script (3)Sanskrit (1)OrdinationAllCelibacy required of the ordained (2)No ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (1)Open to women and men (1)Ordination is into a monastic order, not to a congregation (2)Restricted to men (2)Origin Period End YearAll1699 (1)1700 (2)Origin Period Start YearAll1550 (1)1686 (1)1699 (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Status TodayAllIn active religious use (1)Living tradition, practised today (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareKhalsaDenominations1 entryNirmalaDenominations1 entryUdasiDenominations1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Sikhismtier 1W. H. McLeod, Penguin Books, 1997View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.