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By the time of Sri Guru Nanak Saheb ji, Buddhism had merged into Hinduism in India and Buddha had been accepted as an avatara of Lord Vishnu.I do not believe there is direct reference to Buddhism in Sikhism.
It is just as much insistent on 'dharma' as Buddha was... so Sikhism is just another true path for those who follow it.
In a sense I see the path described by Buddhism as somewhat incomplete on two fronts - my knowledge is cursory and comes from childhood studies and being exposed to other buddhistsSikhs would agree totally with Buddhism on 'dharma', but they are too theistic (Ek Onkar) to accept all Buddhist views.
Maybe @ManSinha was refering to me about total pasifism, because i stated i will not defend my self with hurting others.Man, Buddha too did not see anything wrong in resisting an attack. I do not think he was a total pacifist like Jains.
I have said to @Amanaki that I do not agree with 100% pacifism - but as @SalixIncendium would say - that is part of the dogma I believe in.
Sikhism is a religion meant for the householder and does not uphold the monk's way of life.
I don't see why you can't be both Sikh and Buddhist.
1. The true inward looking nature and the adherence to the eight fold path leads to nirvana - but what is nirvana - not completely spelt out - if it is the breaking of the birth / death cycle then what happens to the essence