Sikhism (Sikhi, ਸਿੱਖੀ in Panjabi) is one of the major world religions, primarily developed in 16th and 17th century India. “Sikhi” comes from the word “Sikh”, and the word “Sikh” comes from the Sanskrit root “śiṣya” (शिष्यः) which means “disciple” or “learner”. Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhi. He was born in 1469 in the village of Nankana Sahib, near Lahore in present-day Pakistan. The faith system is based on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev ji and ten successive Sikh Gurus (the last one being the sacred text Guru Granth Sahib) and is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world. This system of religious philosophy and expression has been traditionally known as the Gurmat (literally the counsel of the gurus) or the Sikh Dharma.