Chapter 2

Question 1

Guru Granth Sahib

Answer 1

The holy scriptures of the Sikh faith, regarded as the ultimate authority

Question 2

Mool mantra

Answer 2

The “main chant” a statement of all the core beliefs at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib

Question 3

Gurdwara

Answer 3

A Sikh place of worship; literally means “the door of the guru”

Question 4

Singh

Answer 4

Derived from Sanskrit word meaning lion, this is the mandatory surname for all male members of the Khalsa.

Question 5

Kaur

Answer 5

Meaning princess, this is the mandatory last name for all female members of the Khalsa

Question 6

Karma

Answer 6

Destiny; consequences of one’s actions. Our actions create good or bad karma.

Question 7

Kachera

Answer 7

One of the five k’s; plain cotton shorts enabling swift action in war, symbolising chastity

Question 8

Granthi

Answer 8

People who read from and look after the Guru Granth Sahib. Anyone can do this.

Question 9

Kangha

Answer 9

Wooden comb to keep tidy 5K

Question 10

Kesh

Answer 10

Uncut hair 5K

Question 11

Adi Granth

Answer 11

A collection of hymns and writing of the early sikh gurus. It means the first book.

Question 12

Martyr

Answer 12

Somebody who is killed for their beliefs

Question 13

Langar

Answer 13

1. Gurus kitchen or the free kitchen within each Gurdwara

2. The food served in the kitchen

Question 14

Khalsa

Answer 14

The community of the “pure ones”; the body of committed sikhs.

Question 15

Amrit

Answer 15

A mix of sugar and water prepared by the Panj Pyare, used in the ceremony of iniation and sometimes in a birth ceremony.