Sayings attributed to guru nanak, the founder of sikhism, circa 1500 c. e.
• "oh god, the tongue of man has given thee numerous names; but ‘the truth’ is thy real name from time immemorial."
• "we human beings are neither hindus nor muslims; but are bodies and soul of the supreme being; call him allah, or call him rama."
• "everyone is chanting: ‘rama, rama’; but mere repetition is no remembrance of rama. only when the heart of man becomes saturated with god is such remembrance fruitful."
• "worthless is caste and worthless an exalted name; for all humankind there is but a single refuge in god." source 2 indicates that all of the following were likely factors contributing to sikhism’s popularity in india except:
a. if offered a set of religious beliefs that combined elements of both hinduism and islam.
b. it appealed to members of the lower socioeconomic strata by rejecting the rigid social hierarchy of hinduism.
c. it advocated a direct and personal approach to god that paralleled islamicbeliefs.
d. if offered a set of principles around which all indians could rally in resisting british imperial encroachment.