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Sikhism Terminology Flashcards

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nature of Divine revelations

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  • Nam (divine name)
  • Shabad (divine word)
  • guru (divine preceptor)
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Key figures - 10 gurus

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1) Guru Nanak
2) Guru Angad
3) Guru Amar Das
4) Guru Ram Das
5) Guru Arjan
6) Guru Hargobind
7) Guru Har Rai
8)Guru Harkrishan
9)Guru Tegh Bahadur
10) Guru Gobind Singh

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3 key institutions

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  1. Sangat (holly fellowship) brotherhood
  2. Gurdwara (dharmasala) Place of worship
  3. langar (the communal meal, no caste restrictions)
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Akal Purakh

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timeless being

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Adi Granth

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original book

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Khanda

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  • symbol
  • double edged sword
  • Chakkar: the ring represents God and is also a reminder that they should remain the rule of god
  • symbol of political power and spiritual authority (Kirpan)
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Utterance of the Guru

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  • Gurbani
  • embodied in the scripture
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Life/birth narratives

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  • Janam-sakhis
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Gurmukh

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  • one oriented towards the guru
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Guru/guru

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  • Remover of darkness
  • respected teacher
  • name for god (upper case)
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Sikh

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  • discipline and learner
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Satguru

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true guru

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Kirtan

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  • hymns for devotional singing
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Three fold discipline

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1) nam (divine name): relation to divine
2) Dan (charity): relation to society
3. Ishanan (purity): relation to self

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Panj Piare

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  • cherished five
  • first disciplines in Khalsa order
  • volunteered to sacrifice their lives for their traditions
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Amrit Sanchar

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  • ceremony : which initiates reborn in house of guru
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Middle names

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  • Singh (lion)
  • Kaur (princess)
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Sikh code of Conduct

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  • Khalsa Rahit
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Prohibited sins

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  • cutting hair
  • using tobacco
  • committing adultery
  • eating meat not killed with a single blow (for undue suffering)
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gurmukhi

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from the mouth of the guru

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God

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  • supreme truth
  • the creator
  • Invisible
  • formless
  • reffered to in hymns of Guru Nanak as Ram, Mohan, and Hari
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Hukam

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  • divine hand that controls universe and lives of humans
  • birth and death according to Hukam
  • submit to God’s will : no doubt or questioning
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Cycle of reincarnation

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  • Sansar
  • body dies: soul continues forever in accordance to past actions
  • reborn in heaven/hell, as animals or plants
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Karam

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  • for Sikhs karma is not inevitable but subject to divine order
  • can be removed or broken by god’s grace
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Divine Grace

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Nadar

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Mukti

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  • Liberation from Sansara
  • merging of soul with god
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Self-centerdness

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  • Haumai
  • pride leads to attachment
  • causes humans to stay in Samsara
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Illusion

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maya

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Guru-Oriented

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Gurshikh

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Self-oriented

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manmukh

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Praise to the eternal guru

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  • Vahiguru
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Seva

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  • service for other
  • detachment via engagement

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