3 Sikhism Flashcards

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Amrit Sanskar

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The name given to ceremony that initiates a person into the Khalsa

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Gurdwara

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Is the name given to a Sikh place of worship; it’s means ‘gateway to the Guru’

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Gurpurbs

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The celebrations of the anniversary of the birth or death of a Guru; the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib in 1604 is also celebrated as a gurpurb

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Mool Mantra

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‘Basic teaching’ - the first statements of each section of the Guru Granth Sahib. These underpin the seek religion and all the basic beliefs about the nature of God

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Mukti

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Spiritual liberation from the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth

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Sangat

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The holy congregation gathered in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib

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Sewa

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Service to fellow human beings; acts of kindness or charity

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Vaisakhi

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The Sikh harvest festival that also marks the day in which Guru Gobind Singh formed the first Khalsa in 1699

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