Five virtues

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title: "Five virtues" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["5-(number)", "sikh-beliefs", "sikh-philosophy", "virtue", "compassion"] description: "In Sikhism, fundamental qualities which one should develop in order to reunite with God" topic_path: "philosophy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_virtues" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary In Sikhism, fundamental qualities which one should develop in order to reunite with God ::

In Sikhism, the Five virtues are fundamental qualities which one should develop in order to reach pa, or to reunite or merge with God. The Sikh Gurus taught that these positive human qualities were pa (truth), pa (compassion), pa (contentment), pa (humility), and pa (love).

{{transliteration|pa|Sat}}

Main article: Satya#Sikhism

pa is the virtue of truthful living, which means practising "righteousness, honesty, justice, impartiality and fair play."

{{transliteration|pa|Santokh}}

Main article: Santokh

pa, or contentment, is freedom "from ambition, envy, greed and jealousy. Without contentment, it is impossible to acquire peace of mind."

{{transliteration|pa|Daya}}

Main article: Daya (Sikhism)

The exercise of pa, or compassion, involves "considering another's difficulty or sorrow as one's own and helping to relieve it as far as possible. Compassion also includes the overlooking of imperfections and mistakes of others, for to err is human."

{{transliteration|pa|Nimrata}}

Main article: Nimrata

pa, translated as "humility", "benevolence", or "humbleness", is the fourth virtue.

{{transliteration|pa|Pyaar}}

Main article: Pyaar

pa requires Sikhs to be filled with the love of God.

References

References

1. Cole, W. Owen. (2005). "A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism: Sikh Religion and Philosophy". Routledge.
2. Mansukhani, Gobind Singh. (1977). "Introduction to Sikhism". Hemkunt Press.

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