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Sikhism Religion by Seamus, Brianna & Demi

Sikh's Beliefs

Beliefs

The core beliefs

  • One God
  • All Are Equal
  • Meditation
  • Live Honestly
  • Share with Others

God

  • One God
  • God form+gender

God

God and people

  • Gods view on people
  • access to God

God and people

Afterlife

Afterlife

  • life then death then rebirth
  • Karma
  • Total union with God

Things to avoid

  • Lust
  • Greed
  • Connections to this world
  • Anger
  • Pride
  • Alcohol
  • Tobacco
  • Gambling
  • Begging

Don't believe in:

  • Caste systems
  • Fasting
  • Rituals
  • Superstitions

Image from: https://www.dw.com/en/indias-caste-system-weakened-but-still-influential/a-39718124

Holy books

  • Sikhs holy books are called gurus

Holy books

Image from: BBC-Religion:Sikhism

A brief history of Gurus

Present

1699

1500

Guru Nanak

  • In begining gurus were people
  • Guru Nanak was first

Guru Nanak

Guru Gobind Singh

  • Was the last human guru

Guru Gobind Singh

Present

  • Guru Granth Sahib

Present

Behavior

Sikh behavior?

  • Practice kindness and Generosity
  • Meditation/Chants
  • Go to Gurdwara, especially for ceremonies

The 5 Ks

Kara

What are the 5 Ks ?

  • been around since 1699
  • The Five Ks are five items that Guru Gobind Singh commanded Sikhs to wear at all times. These are symbols of their faith.

Follows them?

  • People who have been initiated

The 5 ks

Kesh

  • Uncut hair
  • Spirituality
  • Holiness and Strength
  • Hair is part of God's creation.

Kara

  • The steel bracelet worn around the wrist.
  • circular shape reminds a Sikh that God is infinite
  • Good deeds
  • gentleness

Kanga

  • Kanga is a wooden comb
  • kept with hair all day
  • Cleanliness
  • clean body, clean mind
  • Reminds them to be clean and organized

Kanga

Kachha

What is Kachha?

  • cotton undergarment
  • comes above the knee
  • warriors of 18-19 century wore this
  • similar to a soldier's undershorts

Symbolizes?

  • Chasity
  • Purity
  • self-restraint

Kaccha

Kirpan

  • steel sword
  • hung by waist with a shoulder strap.
  • Protection
  • Fight for good, and protect the weak
  • Struggle against injustice

Kirpan

Belonging

  • Ceremonies/Rights of Passage

Belonging

  • When a baby is born a special prayer is read and a drop of Amrit (holy sweet water) is placed on the baby's tongue.

At a ceremony at the Gurdwara, the name of the baby is chosen by taking the Hukam, the granthi randomly opens Sri Guru Granth Sahib to any page and reads the hymn on that page. The first letter of the first word of the hymn is picked. The child's name is than chosen beginning with that letter and is announced to the congregation.

Singh ('Lion'), a reminder to be courageous, is added to boys' names while Kaur ('Princess'), to stress dignity, is added to girls' names.

Nam Karan

Naming of a Child

Nam Karan

  • When baby born a special prayer is read and a drop of Amrit is put on baby's tongue.
  • name of baby chosen by randomly opening Guru Granth Sahib to any page.
  • Singh added to boys name.
  • Kaur added to girl's name.

Amrit Sanskar

Amrit sanskar

  • 14-16 years old
  • ceremony to first wear Turban
  • learn how to wear and tie their turban they learn how to walk with their turban everyday
  • use Five Ks
  • after a prayer is said they will start to eat

Anand Karaj

  • Wedding Ceremony
  • scripture is read from the Guru Granth Sahib
  • after each section they walk around the Guru
  • communal prayer said for couple and religious hymns are

Anand Karaj

Funerals

  • Sikhs burn their dead.
  • As the body is bathed and clothed in fresh clothes
  • The ashes are put afloat in a flowing body of water

History

History

1500 CE

  • Started by Guru Nanak in Punjab, India
  • 9 other gurus followed

1500 CE

1600 CE

  • By 5th Guru, Guru Arjan
  • Guru Arjan established many important things
  • 1606 execution
  • Started to militarize
  • Lived in peace until Moghal Emperor Aurangzeb

1600 CE

1700-1850 CE

  • 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh
  • 1st military leader after gurus was Banda Singh Bahadur
  • Defend from Mughal
  • 1716 execution
  • around 1750 Sikhs got more territory
  • 1801 Punjab, India independence
  • 1839 Ranjit Singh died
  • 1845 british took land
  • 1849 Sikhs took stand

1700-1850 CE

Jallianwala Bagh massacre

  • Relationship end 1919
  • April 1919 General Reginald Dyer fired at 10,000 innocent people in a protest meeting

Stats and facts

Stats/ Facts

U.S.

  • around 250,000
  • 1.05%

World

  • 27 mil.
  • 0.39%

The 5 countries of with most Sikh population

  • India-22 mil, 90.2%
  • Canada-468,670,1.96%
  • UK-432,429
  • US
  • Australia
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