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Sikh Practices Flashcards

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What does gurdwara mean?

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door to the guru

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what is mool mantar

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basic statement of sikh beliefs

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amritdhari

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sikhs who have been intiated into the khalsa

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sahajdhari

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sikhs who has not been intiated into the khalsa , a “slow adapter”

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khalsa

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community of intiated sikhs

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amrit

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mixture of water and sugar, used in the intiation ceremony to join the khalsa

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sangat

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company of sikhs meeting in the presence of the GGS, holy congregation

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What do Sikhs do before enteriing the Gurdwara?

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  • Cover hair
  • Remove shoes
  • Wash hands
  • make offering in the golak
  • bow before GGS to show their acceptance of the teachings
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What is Nishan Sahib?

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  • Every gurdwara must have flag hanging outside
  • made of blue/black khanda on yellow/orange background
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What is the golak?

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Treasure box where ppl donate - -> to langar –> form of vand chakna

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What is the khanda made of?

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  • Chakra (circle) - stands for Gods infinity, transcendent, cycle of samsara
  • Khanda (double-edged sword) - gods power of justice and mercy, creation and destruction, immanent and transcendent, creative power of god
  • 2 kirpans (swords of mercy) - syand for miri piri
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Rumalla

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decroated cloth to cover GGS for respect

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Granthi

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reads Gurmukhi and fans the book

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Takt

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Throne for GGS, raised platform
behind it is the granthi

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chauri

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fan for the book - sign of kingship in middle east/ india - shows royaly and respect to high status

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Palki

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dome structure over GGS

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manj sahib

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bench with cloth where GGS is on

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Kirtan

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lyrics from GGS, ragis play this

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Karah Parshad

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sweat dough flour - a blessing and equality from same bowl

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Sachkhand

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GGS room, bed ritual to and from bed to takht

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roles of gurdwara in society

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wedding services, funeral services, fund schools, hold private akhand paths, toddler/martial arts classes

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Ardas

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prayer

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Benefits to prayer

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  • Reduces haumai (ego) -> God is greater than you
  • Teaches one humility, compassion and fearlessness
  • Reduce fear, increase love
  • gives inner strength
  • connect with sangat if done with many ppl
  • connect with god
  • links mind with the “pure ones” from human history
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Mala

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prayer beads, nam japna, 108 beads, repeat waheguru

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Gutka

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alt for GGS as there are many rules for having GGS
prayer book

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quote disagreeing that you need to do sewa to be a good sikh

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Guru Arjan - “The praising of his name is the highest of all practices”

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What happens after kirtain?

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followrd by a katha, which a granthi explains the meaning of the shabads

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Quote about nam japna

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“the True Guru shall rise in the early morning hours and meditate on the Lords name”

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quote about erasing haumai

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“All sins, misdeeds and negativity shall be erased”

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Quote about singing in Sikhism and how there is no set way to pray

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“he is to sing Gurbani; whether sitting down or standing up”

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Quote about keeping God in your mind

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"”One who meditates on my Lord, Har, Har, with every breath and every morsel of food - that Gursikh becomes pleasing to the Guru’s Mind”

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Quote about how intention matters and no pilgrimage is compulsory

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“If someone has deception in his heart, what good is it for gim to go on pilgrimage to Mecca? GGS

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Importance of amritsar

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  • Spiritual and cultural centre of Sikhism
  • Amrit Sarovar (pool of nectar)
  • Founded in 1577, by Ram Das (4th)
  • Largest and most important city in Punjab
  • Guru Arjan builds Harmandir Sahib (golden temple)
  • Focus = golden temple and its complext of adjacent buildings called the Akal Takt located around the tank
34
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Why is the Golden Temple important?

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  • Provides Sikhs a place that they could identify as their own and helped distance them from Hinduism
  • Has memorial plagues that remind them about historical events and ppl
  • Akal Takt - political centre of sikh though - represents miri piri that spiritual and wordly duties must be balanced
  • symbolic value - memorial like - for ppl who has lost loved ones during operation blue star
  • 4 entrances NESW - everyone is welcome
  • LARGEST langar - sewa
  • foundation of GT was laid down by Muslim saint - shows all for humanity, all welcome
  • water surrounding GT amrit sarovar - healing proporties
  • stairs into complex go down - religion serves humanity
  • akaal takt surrounding GT - seat of political power = miri piri - balance
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What is Harmandir Sahib

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golden temple

36
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What is the Temple in Kartapur?

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Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartapur

37
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Why is the Gurdwara Darbur Sahib important?

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  • Where GN preached Golden Three Fold Path
  • Where he chose 2nd guru
  • built on the historic site where GN settled and assembled the Sikh community after his travels and lives 18 yrs till his death
  • Set up langar for hindus and muslims to eat together
  • Spiritual centre - residence of GN
38
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Sikh pilgrimage destinations

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  • Golden temple
  • takt sri patna sahib
  • takht sri hazur sahib
  • Takt sri damdama sahib
39
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Why are some sikhs against pilgrimage?

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  • Commercialisation - tourist destination for commercial exploitation rather than being spiritually motivated
  • Misguided priorities - some might prioritise pilgramages over addressing social issues or practing core principles in sikhism like sewa
  • Exclusivity - not all can afford
  • Nam japna and sewa on top
  • GN said God is everywhere and no place is more holy/important than an other
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Pilgrimages in sikhism facts

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  • GN said God is everywhere and no place is more holy/important than an other
  • Visits associated with gurus lives = yatras - allow spiritual connection with where gurus once were
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Yatras

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visits associated with the gurus’ lives

42
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Quote about telling stored of ancestors

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“The stories of one’s ancestors make the children good children”

43
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Quote for the takt

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“Throne of the Guru”

44
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Sikh Festivals

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  • Vaisakhi
  • Diwali/ Bandi chor diwas
  • Gurpurb
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What is Vaisakhi?

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Sikh new year marking creation of the Khalsa

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What is Diwali/ Bandi Chor Diwas?

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Day of the release of Guru Hargobind and 52 Hindu princes from prison

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What is Gurpurb?

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Birth and death anniversaries of the gurus

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What happened in Bandi Chor Diwas? What does it mean?

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  • Means: Prisoner release day
  • Guru Hargobind and 52 Hindu princes imprisoned in the town of Gwalior but Mughals
  • All arrested for political reasons
  • Jahanggir invesitgated charges against Hargobind and beleived they were false
  • Released Guru
  • Guru refused to leave unless princes released too
  • Jahangir condition: as many as could hold gurus clothes they can leave
  • Guru ordered cloak with 52 long tassels
  • all freed
  • His return to the Golden Temple, Sikhs welcomed on the day of Diwali
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Important of Bandi Chor Diwas

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  • Equality - freedom of religion
  • Humanity - justice, bravery
50
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Vaisakhi story

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  • Spring Harvest Festival
  • Guru Gobind Singh called a meeting
  • Asked crowd: Who is willing to die for God and Guru
  • 5 men step forward and go into tent
  • Crowd think they have been killed
  • They reappear as the Panj Piare (5 beloved ones)
  • The first members of the Khalse (army of God/soldier saints)
51
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Why is vaisakhi important?

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  • Equality - everyone can join
  • Loyalty/dedication
  • Selflessness
  • bravery
  • devotion
52
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Why is Guru Nanaks Birthday celebrated?

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  • River experience
  • Mool mantar
  • 1st guru
  • spreading of sikh ideas
  • Kartapur - first sangat
53
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Whys is Guru Arjan’s Martyrdom celebrated? And quote

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  • Died for their faith
  • “I bear all this torture to set an example to the Teachers of the True Name , that they may not lose patience”
54
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Why is the martrydom of Tegh Badhur important?

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  • Sikhs have a duty to defend the religious freedom of all
  • strengthens belief
  • sikhism may not exist if guru converted
  • reminds sikhs of gurus devotion
55
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Tegh Bahadur quote

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“I believe in the right of others to practice their faith peacefully”

56
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How are gurpurbs celebrated?

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  • UK, if on a friday = nearest sunday, focusses at gurdwara and akhand path
  • India = on the day itself, Mela = fair
  • India = water bottles, remind of dehydration faced by gurus when tortured
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How is vaisakhi celebrated?

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  • Change nishan sahib
  • people join the khalsa
  • akhand path
  • nagar kirtan (street procession)
  • Melas (fairs)
58
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How is diwali celebrated?

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  • Fireworks - good over evil
  • akhand path
  • campaigning for political prisoners
59
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nagar kirtan

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street procession

60
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mela

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fair

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akhand path

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continous reading of the ggs start to end 48 hrs

62
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Khalsa

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initiated Sikh community

63
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Initiation

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to allow smn in to a group by a special ceremony

64
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Taking amrit/ amrit sanskar

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Sikh ceremony of initiation when asikh officialy becomes a member of the khalsa

65
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What happens during the amrit sanskar?

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  • Panj piare present, sangat present
  • GGS present “eternal living guru”
  • Person will wear 5 K’s
  • Water + Sugar + prayers = amrit (holy water)
  • Amrit sprinkled on eyes + forehead of initiate
  • initiate will recite mool mantar
  • initiate will make a vow to follow Rahit Maryada (code of conduct)
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Why is the amrit ceremony important

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  • devotion
  • vow to follow
  • wear 5 ks
  • follow gobind singh
  • transition from sahajdhari (unitiated ) to amritdhari (intiated)
67
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Rahit Maryada

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code of conduct

68
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sahajdhari vs amritdhari

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unitiated vs initiated

69
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5 Ks explain what they are

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  • Kara = steal bracelet, reminder of God
  • Kachera = undergarment, reminder of chastity, smat
  • Kesh = uncut hair “blessing from God”, long hair symbol of spirituality
  • Kangha = comb, hygeine, discipline
  • Kirpan = dagger and knife, self defense and defend innocent, social justice

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