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•Adi Granth:
- –Means “first book” and is the primary Sikh
- scripture
–AKA Guru Granth Sahib
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•Amrit-dhari
- –A Sikh who has received amrit
- (nectar)
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•Amritser:
–AKA Ramdaspur
–the location of the golden temple
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•Baisakhi:
- –a spring festival in which Guru Gobind
- Singh made the order of the Khalsa
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Bala
- –Hindu
- companion of Nanak who never became a Sikh.
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•Dasam Granth:
- –(tenth
- book) compiled by the Tenth Guru (Gobind Singh) and is secondary scripture to the Adi Granth.
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•Guru:
- –spiritual
- leader. There is only one Guru – God, the inner voice; but earthly gurus make
- the divine present in the community.
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•Gurdwara:
–a Sikh temple.
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Kaur
–“Princess”
–name a woman takes when she enters the Khalsa.
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Khalsa
–the sikh order; “the pure ones”
-
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Mardana
- –the Muslim minstrel who was Nanak’s companion
- during his preaching tours and who never became a Sikh
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Miri
- –Sword worn by Guru Hargobind which signifies
- secular power.
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Mukti
- –release from the rounds of rebirth; same as
- Sanskrit moksha
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Nanak
–the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru
-
Nath
- –a Hindu tradition focusing on the interior search
- for God
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Piri
- –One of the swords worn by Guru Hargobind
- which represents spiritual power
-
Ramdaspur
–Town founded by the 3rd Guru
–Known as Amritser today
-
Ram Das:
- –Guru who Laid the foundation for the Golden
- Temple
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•Samsara:
- –The eternal cycle of birth, suffering, death, and
- rebirth.
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•Sanghat:
–the company of illuminated and enlightened souls
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•Sant:
- –a Hindu tradition believing in devotion to God,
- who is formless
-
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Sikh
- –a
- follower of Nanak and a word meaning “disciple”
-
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Singh
- –The
- name that a male member of the Khalsa takes meaning “Lion.”
-
•True Name:
- –God
- cannot be captured in a name, and therefore he is simply called “True Name.”
•Satnam – the true name
-
Founder
–1469-1538
–Born in Talwandi, present day Pakistan
–Sat and meditated
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