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World Religions
Sikhism
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
07/06/2009

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Adi Granth
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One of the names for Sikh scripture, meaning "first book."
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Akal Purakh
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A sikh name for God meaning "The Eternal One."
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Amar Das
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The third Guru; author of the parts of the Granth
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Anand Karaj
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The Sikh marriage ceremony or the "ceremony of bliss"
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Angad
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Nanak's successor and thus the second guru
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Arjun
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The fifth guru, the compiler of the Ahi Granth, who died a martyr for the faith.
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Gobind Singh
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The tenth guru and the one who established the Khalsa
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Granth Sahib
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"The revered book"; the original name for the Sikh scriptures.
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Gurdwara
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Any place where the scriptures have been installed, but in the wider sense also a community center of Sikh life.
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Guru
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Spiritual leader. There is only one- God, the inner voice; but early ones represent the divine presence and are thus human vehicles of the divine ONE.
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Guru Granth
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The "eleventh guru" Gobind Singh, declared that he would have no successor but the Adi Granth. Thus the scripture is understood to be the embodiment of the divine Guru.
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Hargobind
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The sixth guru who began to strengthen the Sikhs military after his father's martyrdom.
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Haumai
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Pride, or innate self.
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Ik Oankar
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The Sikh name for God which means "One True name."
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Janam-Sakhis
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Accounts of the life of Nanak
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Kabir
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An early representative of the Sant tradition.
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Kachh
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Short underdrawers; symbolize moral behavior and self-control; one of the five marks of the Khalsa.
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Kangha
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Comb; symbolizes the controling of mind and body;
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Kara
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Steel bracelet; symbolizes the oneness of God and the unity of man with God and with man.
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Kesh
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Uncut hair and beard; symbolizes spirituality and respect for natural laws.
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Khalsa
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The Sikh order; "The purified Ones"
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Kirpan
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Short dagger; symbolizes dignity, selfdefense, and the just use of power.
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Mala
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Beads similar to the rosary of catholic and used by Sikhs in the saying of prayers.
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Maya
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delusion as opposed to unreality as connoted int the monism of Hinduism. It is a delusion to believe that anything in the impermanent world has ultimate reality.
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Mukti
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Release from the round of rebirths; same as Sanskrit moksha.
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Nanak
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The founder of Sikhism and the first guru
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Sangat
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The company of illuminates and enlightened souls.
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Sant
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A Hindu tradition believing in a devotional relationship to deity but denying that God has form. This tradition deeply influenced Nanak.
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Sarab-Loh
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"All-steel"; the name for God used by Gobind Singh and identified with sword.
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Satnam
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A Sikh name for God meaning "The True Name."
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Seva
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Service
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Sikh
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A follower of Nanak and a word meaning "disciple"
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Simran
Definition
Meditation
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