rs - Sikhism

Question 1

who is guru nanak?

Answer 1

Indian spiritual teacher who was the first Guru of Sikhism,

Question 2

who is guru gobind sign?

Answer 2

the tenth master

Question 3

what is guru granth?

Answer 3

The holy book

Question 4

what is sahib?

Answer 4

is a Punjabi term of respect, meaning Sir, master or lord

Question 5

what is a Gurdhwara?

Answer 5

the place where Sikhs come together for congregational worship.

Question 6

what is The Khalsa?

Answer 6

a community Joining the Khalsa is a sign of commitment in Sikhism. Today, Sikhs who wish to become members of the Khalsa show their commitment

Question 7

what are the 5 ks?

Answer 7

kesh,kara, kachera,, kirpan, kanga

Question 8

what is kesh

Answer 8

Kesh is HAIR Uncut hair: Sikhs do not cut hair or beards to remain in the image that God gave us.

Question 9

what is kara

Answer 9

Kara is Bracelet, made of iron or steel worn on right hand –a reminder of noble actions, a symbol of eternity

Question 10

what is kanga

Answer 10

Kanga – Comb, made of wood – to keep uncut hair neat and clean

Question 11

what is Kirpan?

Answer 11

ceremonial small blunt knife symbolising freedom, liberty and justice.

Question 12

what is kachera?

Answer 12

Under-shorts (boxers) to represent modesty and fidelity (virtuous character

Question 13

what is The Amrit Ceremony?

Answer 13

the initiation ceremony that allows Sikhs to become members of the Khalsa. Amrit means immortal nectar and refers to the bowl of sugar water that is prayed over and stirred throughout the ceremony by five members of the Khalsa.

Question 14

what is seva?

Answer 14

sacrificial service’. It involves helping others without any reward or personal gain. Sikhs perform sewa in a variety of ways, including to help the local community. And it is done to have good karma and break samsara

Question 15

what is karma?

Answer 15

a person gains good and bad karma throughout their life. Karma determines what happens to that individual’s atman in the next life. Sikhs believe that: Positive and moral actions lead to good karma, and negative and immoral actions lead to bad karma.

Question 16

How do these beliefs compare to Monotheistic religions such as Christinaity or Islam and to Atheism?

Answer 16

Seva is done in Sikhism to get good karma and break samsara. In Islam if you have more good deeds than bad you will get to heaven so muslims try and do good deeds and it’s a pillar of islam to give to charity. But in Christianity you do good to follow the example of Jesus who sacrificed his life - and not to get to heaven.

Question 17

How do the guru granth sahib beliefs compare to Monotheistic religions such as Christianity or Islam and to Atheism?

Answer 17

You can compare sikhism to christianity, sikhs have a holy book called the guru granth sahib and it is treated like a human containing sacred hymns, but in christianity the bible isn’t treated like a human but they still give high respect to it and i does have sacred verses

Question 18

What are the key events in the life of Siddharta Buddha?

Answer 18

[his dad the king didn’t want his son to see suffering so he lived a life of luxury, one day he went out of the palace and saw the four sights old age, sickness,death and a holy man,then when his son was born he went on a quest for enlightenment and lived as a holy man for 6 years (the middle way, he sat under the bodhi tree and didn’t give up and became enlightened

Question 19

What impact does the grath sahib have on Hindus today, and why?

Why is this important to the religious follower, why?

Answer 19

they treat the holy book like a human, considered the lying embodiment of the guru

Question 20

What impact does the grath sahib have on Hindus today, and why?

Why is this important to the religious follower, why?

Answer 20

Sikhism want to show commitment to their religion, the drink the Armit, keep the five K’s and because they can get good karma from the amrit ceremony

Question 21

What impact does the grath sahib have on Hindus today, and why?

Why is this important to the religious follower, why?

Answer 21

Artman- the aim of their life is for the Artman to merge back to Waheguru based on them doing seva and their karma there soul will be reborn into a new life