Mr. Powers Sikhism

True or False: Sikh communities are rarely found outside India

False

True or False: Sikhism has acquired a reputation for being a militant religion

True

True or False:The ten historical Gurus of Sikhism were divine incarnations of God.

False

True or False: Guru Nanak sat on a special seat while teaching in his community.

True

True or False:To this day only a small minority of Sikhs belong to the Khalsa.

False

True or False: The poet Kabir contributed to the Adi Granth.

True

True or False: Sikhism did not adopt the concept of samsara from Hinduism.

False

True or False: Like Hindus, Sikhs are opposed to eating meat.

False

True or False: Guru Nanak rejected much of the traditional religious life of Hinduism and Islam.

True

True or False: The primary purpose of the Five Ks in the Khalsa initiation ceremony is to strengthen Sikh identity.

True

True or False: The Sikh commitment to justice is secondary to its militant aspect.

False

Sikhism tries to reconcile the differences between

a. Hinduism and Buddhism

b. Hinduism and Jainism

c. Hinduism and Islam

d. Buddhism and Jainism

c. Hinduism and Islam

Sikhism is

a. polytheistic

b. monotheistic

c. dualistic

d. monistic

b. monotheistic

Over the centuries Sikhs have occasionally engaged in violent confrontations with

a. Muslims

b. Hindus

c. Christians

d. both a and b

d. both a and b

4. Sikhism's most important sacred text is called the

a. Adi Granth

b. Guru Granth Sahib

c. Khalsa

d. both a and b

d. both a and b

5. Shortly after Guru Nanak received God's revelation, he

a. became a hermit

b. traveled widely

c. died

d. got married and started a family

b. traveled widely

6. Which of the following was NOT one of the effects of Guru Arjan's leadership in Sikhism?

a. Sikhism took on a military dimension.

b. Sikhism became more political.

c. Arjan installed the Adi Granth as Guru.

d. Arjan provided Sikhs with a geographical center.

c. Arjan installed the Adi Granth as Guru.

7. Sikhism teaches that the ultimate purpose of life is to

a. serve others

b. attain complete union with God

c. enjoy life to the fullest

d. detach oneself from all desire

b. attain complete union with God

8. Sikh theology maintains that God

a. is totally transcendent

b. is impersonal and unapproachable

c. dwells within creation

d. both a and b

c. dwells within creation

9. Haumai

a. is the human inclination to be self-centered

b. is the human inclination to be God-centered

c. increases the distance between individuals and God

d. both a and c

d. both a and c

10. To symbolize the Sikh community's unity, worship in the gurdwara generally ends with

a. a hymn and a prayer

b. a sharing of a wheat and honey cake

c. a ritual dance

d. a reading from the Adi Granth

b. a sharing of a wheat and honey cake

means "learner" or "disciple"—that is, one who learns and follows the teachings of the Guru. The capitalized term Guruis used in three slightly different ways. For one, it is the title of Guru Nanak and his successors, the ten historical leaders of Sikhism. It also refers to the sacred text of Sikhism, the Adi Granth(ah´dee gruhnth), which is commonly referred to as Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Finally, it is a name for God, often in the form True Guru.

Sikh

A special building for Sikh worship that is the central structure of any Sikh comunity

gurdwara

The township where the Guru Nanak and his followers formed the first Sikh community whose name means "abode of the creator". City of Creator or God

Kartarpur

The Guru compiled the Adi Granath and constructed the Temple of God. (spiritual leader from 1581 to 1606), the fifth Guru, compiled the Adi Granth, thus giving the Sikhs their sacred scripture. He also constructed at Amritsar the great Hari Man-dar("God's Temple"), later named Darbar Sahib("Court of the Lord") and commonly called the Golden Temple. This provided the Sikhs with a geographical center.

Arjan

The Guru was revered as the greatest Guru after Nanak, who instituted the Khalsa and installed the Adi Granth as Guru. The tenth Guru, Gobind Singh (spiritual leader from 1675 to 1708), is revered as the greatest Guru after Nanak. His strength of character and spiritual adeptness made him a successful and memorable leader. Founded the Khalsa, which would redefine the Panth or Sikh community; and he installed the Adi Granth, the sacred scripture, as Guru, thereby ending the succession of human Gurus as leaders of the religion.

Gobind Singh

Sikhism most important sacred text and since it was installed as Guru in 1708, Sikhism's earthly authority is also called Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Literally "first book"

Adi Granath

An order within Sikhism, also called the Pure Ones.

Khalsa

"A spiritual teacher and revealer of truth, common to Hinduism, Sikhism, and some forms of Buddhism. When the word Guru is capitalized, it refers to the ten historical leaders of Sikhism, to the​ sacred text (Shri Guru Granth Sahib, or Adi Granth), and to God (often as True Guru). A name that Sikhs sometimes use for God

Guru

Indwelling, Sikh theology maintains that God dwells within nature and within human beings in such a way that God is personal and can be​ approached through worship.

immanent

The divine order of the universe. God's presence in creation is perceivable in hukam(huh´kahm), the divine order. In other words, the stamp of God's role as Cre-ator is left on the world. The quest for sal-vation involves an ongoing struggle between haumai, egoism and the self-centeredness to which humans are naturally inclined, and the desire to live in accordance with the will of God, as expressed through hukam, the divine order that permeates the created world. Divine order of the Universe

hukam

was born in 1469 in a small village near Lahore (in present-day Pakistan). He was born to Hindu parents of the warrior class. His parents arranged for him to marry in his teens, as was customary

Nanak

The human incarnation toward being self-centered rather than God-centered, an inclination that increases the distance between the individual and God

Haumai

The Sikh community

Panth

The Adi Granth begins with a concise summary of Sikh theology, known as the Mool Mantra:This Being (God) is One; the truth; imma-nent in all things; Sustainer of all things; Creator of all things. Immanent in cre-ation. Without fear and without hatred. Not subject to time, formless. Beyond birth and death. Self-revealing. Known by the Guru's grace.

Mool Mantra

The term most often used in the Adi Granth to denote the nature of God is nam, the "divine Name." Meditation on the namor recitation of the namis repeatedly prescribed as the path to spiritual fulfillment

Nam

Kesh- Don't cut hair, Kara- Steel bracelet, Kaccha- white shorts

Kirpan-sword, Kanga- wooden comb

The Five K's

Lowercase Guru- A spiritual teacher and revealer of truth - path to enlightenment

Lowercase Guru

Guru Nanak- First of 10 human gurus

Adi Granth- Sacred text

God True Guru -Ultimate teacher

Uppercase Guru