Sikhism

Question 1

Intro to Sikhism :

1. ) how did Sikhs start?
2. ) what was the needs at the time?
3. ) what were the impacts of the needs ?

Answer 1

1. ) Sikhs started because of the needs at the time in India. India shaped a lot of Sikh teachings today.
2. ) the needs was the caste system - that separate people based on wealth/status.
3. )the impacts of the caste system affected jobs,marriage and status

Question 2

Caste system :

1. ) where was guru Nanak on the caste system ?
2. ) what was the need at the time ?
3. ) what were the impact on the need ?
4. ) why was Muslims and Hindus fighting ?

Answer 2

1. ) guru Nanak was a (warrior,king) a Kshatriya at a high place on the caste system.
2. )the needs were religious war
3. ) the impacts are that conflict still happens today
4. ) Muslims and Hindus were fighting with which religion should be the main

Question 3

Gender inequality

1. ) what was happening to young girls at the time ?
2. ) what did widows have to do ?
3. ) what was this act called that women had to do ?
4. ) what would happen if the failed to do so?

Answer 3

1. ) girls could not go to school or access education
2. ) they had to sacrifice themselves by jumping in fire after husband died
3. ) This was called SATI
4. ) if the failed to do so they would be shun upon by community and be disowned

Question 4

Guru Nanak’s 3 principles:

1. ) what is wandshack?
2. ) how was wandshack demonstrated?
3. ) what is kitkaro ?
4. ) how was kitkaro demonstrated ?
5. ) what is nam jap ?
6. ) how was nam jap demonstrated?

Answer 4

1. ) wandshack is to share
2. ) guru Nanak demonstrated wandshack by giving food to the poor
3. ) kitkaro is working hard for an honest living
4. ) kitkaro was demonstrated when Guru Nanak refused to take bread from the rich mans bread with blood.
5. ) Nam Jap is meditating of the name of God
6. ) Nam Jap is demonstrated when he prayed over Maliks crops.

Question 5

Mool mantra

1. ) what is a social revelation?
2. ) what is an enlightenment?
3. ) where did Guru Nanak gain enlightenment?
4. ) what did Guru Nanak first talk about when he was out the river ?
5. ) how is his first talk out of the river important ?

Answer 5

1. ) a social revelation is when God reveals himself to humans directly .
2. ) enlightenment is when you gain knowledge
3. ) he had enlightenment in the river Bein
4. ) Guru Nanak first talked about the nature of God.
5. ) the first talk out of the river is now the most important prayer in Sikhism called the mool mantra

Question 6

The nature of God mool mantra

1. ) What is the mool mantra ?
2. ) what time is the mool mantra recited ?
3. ) how does it demonstrate Guru Nanak ?
4. ) what does the mool mantra represent ?
5. ) three qoutes from the mool mantra?
6. ) how does the mool mantra influence Sikhs?
7. ) what does the mool mantra help Sikhs understand ?

Answer 6

1. ) the mool mantra is the opening prayer in the GGS, recited at 3 am and a morning prayer.
2. ) the mool mantra is recited at 3 am.
3. ) demonstrates nam jap when guru Nanak prayed at night in the darkness
4. ) the mool mantra represents the nature of God

5.) “he is without hate”
“He is without fear”
“He is creator”

6. ) influence Sikhs to treat people equally because God is without hate and does not discriminate and to pray.
7. ) helps Sikhs to understand what he is like and to imitate his nature to be Gurmukh

Question 7

CORE CONCEPT: Mool mantra

KHANDS

1. ) what khand does the mool mantra link to ?
2. ) the nature of the waheguru is taught by ?
3. ) what should Sikhs do in order to reach mukti ?

Answer 7

1. ) knowledge and effort
2. ) the nature of waheguru is taught by the mool mantra
3. ) Sikhs should be use their knowledge to be Gurmukh which also shows effort. Both knowledge and effort will help Sikhs to reach mukti

Question 8

CORE CONCEPT

VIRTUES:

1. ) what virtue links to mool mantra ?
2. ) what qoute can support this ?
3. ) what are Sikhs imitating and what does it lead to ?

Answer 8

1. ) courage and love
2. ) “he is without fear “
3. ) Sikhs are imitating and cultivating the nature of God and are being Gurmukh

Question 9

God’s creation :

1. ) what do Sikhs believe about the creation story ?
2. ) What did God create the world out of ?
3. ) what did Guru Arjan say?
4. ) what do Sikhs believe about God in the world?
5. ) what theories do Sikhs still accept ?
6. ) two quotes to support the idea of Sikh creation ?
7. ) how does it influence Sikhs ?
8. ) who said “the world was created as an act of love “?

Answer 9

1. ) Sikhs would say that God created the world out of his Hamuk (will) and willed the world into existence as an act of love.
2. ) God created the world out of his hamuk
3. ) Guru Arjan said ‘God created the world as an act of Love”
4. ) Sikhs believe that God exist both within and outside the world
5. ) some Sikhs believe in evolution & the Big Bang theory and say God allowed it to happen
6. ) quotes to support creation : “he is creator” & “he created the world as an act of love”-guru Arjan.
7. )influences Sikhs to look after the world because it was given as an act of love and to perform sewa as a way to look after the world.
8. ) guru Arjan said the world was created as an act of love

Question 10

What is nirgun ?

Answer 10

Without qualifies or form to describe God

Question 11

What is the three things God is understood as ?

Answer 11

Timeless, spaceless ,& limitless

Question 12

What do Sikhs believe about understanding God ?

Answer 12

Sikhs will never understand God until they reach truth (mukti)

Question 13

What quotes can be used to support nirgun

Answer 13

• “He is creator “ this means that God must be separated from the universe because he create the world.
• ”he is the transcendent Lord”

Question 14

Influences of Nirgun ?

Answer 14

• Sikhs will perform nam jap and focus on the fact that God is bigger than humanity .
• perform sewa to protect world God created

Question 15

KHANDS,vices&virtues and equality

Answer 15

khands - devoting their lives to understand God is PEITY.

• knowing the world was created by God is KNOWLEDGE.
• Protecting world is EFFORT.

Equality ; treat everything in the universe equally guru Nanak demonstrate by touching untouchable.

Virtue&vices : looking after the world is the khands Of HUMILITY and avoids GREED&ATTACHEMENT