This volume gives a comparative picture of the fundamentals of Sikhism and the principles and practices of the other three systems with which Sikhism is believed to have basic affinities and reveals that this belief is quite erroneous. The author, being analytical and objective, profusely quotes from the authoritative texts and establishes most convincingly how the idea of social responsibility forms and integral part of the spiritual attributes of the ideal man of Sikhism, the element that constitutes one of the essential tenets of Sikhism and gives Sikhism its distinctive and historic character.

•          Methodology of Comparative Study / 9
•          Sikhism / 23
•          Nathism / 52
•          Sikhism and Nathism: A Comparison / 72
•          Vaisnavism / 78
•          Sikhism and Vaisnavism: A Comparison / 109
•          The Radical Bhagats / 112
•          Sikhism and Radical Bhagats: A Comparison / 131
•          Sikhism, Nathism, Vaisnavism and Radical Bhagats: Conclusion / 137