Sikhism

Question 1

Punjab

Answer 1

• most punjabis are sikhs
• punjabi is a language
• punjabi is someone who comes from punjab (state in northern india)

Question 2

Sikh

Answer 2

“student”

Question 3

Guru

Answer 3

“teacher”

Question 4

Period of the 10 living Gurus

Answer 4

(1469-1708)
Guru Nanak - 1st guru, established the fundamentals of sikhism / The golden temple
Janamsakhi: narratives of the Guru’s life
Sangat: worship
Langar: communcal meals
Bani: spoken compositions
Kirtan: devotional singing

Question 5

Adi Granth Sahib

Answer 5

the living Guru of Sikhism. It is a voluminous text, compiled and composed during the period of the 10 living gurus

Question 6

Guru Nanak

Answer 6

1st guru, established the fundamentals of sikhism / The golden temple

Question 7

Janamsakhi

Answer 7

narratives of the Guru’s life

Question 8

Guru Gobind Singh

Answer 8

Tenth of the ten physical living Sikh Gurus

-Founder of the Khalsa

Question 9

Golden Temple in Amritsar

Answer 9

also named: Harmandir Sahib

• built by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan Dev, in the 16th Century.
• four doors to get into the Harmandir Sahib, which symbolize the openness of the Sikhs towards all people and religions.

Question 10

miri

Answer 10

temporal authority

Question 11

piri

Answer 11

spiritual authority

Question 12

Khalsa

Answer 12

founded by Guru Gobind Singh

-The body or company of fully initiated Sikhs, to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty

Question 13

Operation Blue Star

Answer 13

June 1984 was an Indian military operation

• to eliminate Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
• hella destroyed the temple