What is Sikhism? Learning objectives - PowerPoint Presentation

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What is Sikhism?Slide2

Learning objectives

To be able to understand the basic history of Sikhism

To know what the five K’s are at the end of the lesson

To understand what a

Gurdwara

is

To understand the main Rites of passenger of SikhsSlide3

Around 1500 CE

Punjab area of South Asia (Now parts of India and Pakistan)

Guru Nanak started teaching Sikhism

At the time the area was distinctly Hindu and Islamic

How did Sikhism begin?Slide4

There have been 10 human Gurus

The Guru is seen as an enlightened teacher, not a God

Each Guru would appoint his successor

The last human Guru (Guru

Gobind Singh) appointed the Sikh sacred texts as the final and enduring Guru (Referred to as Sri Guru Granth Sahib)

What are the Gurus?Slide5

What are the 5 K’s?

What do they Represent?

This is called the

Khanda

.

This Symbol represents some of the concepts of Sikhism.

The

Khanda is made up by some of the 5 K’s.So what are the 5 K’s?Slide6

What are the 5 K’s?

The 5 K’s are objects that most Sikhs carry to represent different aspects of their religion.

The reason they are called the 5 K’s is because the name of all 5 objects begin with a ‘K.’

Sikhs who carry these 5 K’s are called

Khalsa

.

Khalsa

meaning “pure.”Both men and women can carry the 5 K’s.Each one of the 5 K’s has a different significance, but they all just as important as each other.The 5 K’s are………Slide7

Kesh

Kesh

means uncut hair.

Uncut hair symbolizes holiness and strength.

Hair is part of God’s creation, by having uncut hair it shows the acceptance of God’s gift.

This applies for all body hair, women and men.Slide8

Kara

The Kara is a steel bracelet.

The Kara symbolizes eternity, showing God has no beginning or end.

The Kara also represents restrained and not doing anything against the Guru’s wishes.

The Kara is worn on the right wrist. Slide9

Kachehra

/

Kaccha

The

Kachehra

is a pair of underwear.

The

Kachehra symbolizes chastity.The Kachehra should not go below the knees.The Kachehra helps to stop one from making the wrong moves, and remind them of their duty.Slide10

Kanga

The Kanga is a wooden comb.

The Kanga symbolizes a clean body and a clean mind.

The Kanga is used to brush the uncut hair, keeping it neat and tidy.

It is important to look after God’s creation (our body).Slide11

Kirpan

The

Kirpan

is a sword.

The

Kirpan

represents courage and

defence. The Kirpan symbolizes self-defense, defense of God and defense of the weak.The rule is “never do injustice and never let anyone else do injustice”Slide12

What are the Temples and

its Procedures?Slide13

What is the place of worship?

The

Gurdwara

is the

Sikh place of worship.

Gurdwara

means gateway to the guru.Slide14

Services

Services are based on the writings in the Guru

G

ranth

Sahib. A scripture of a collection of teachings. Together with chants and prayers from the gurus known as keertan. Slide15

S

ervices

The service ends with a shared meal known as langar.

Langar is served to everyone who attends the

Gurdwara. The food is shared out by the

G

ranthi

, which is the person who looks after the Gurdwara. Slide16

Rites of Passage in SikhismSlide17

When both the mother and child are ready to move about, they are taken to the

Gurdwara

along with the rest of the family. They recite hymns from the Guru

Granth Sahib.Karah Prashad and

Amrit

are prepared.

The new-born's name is chosen from the Hukam. The Granthi randomly opens a page from the Guru Granth and recites the hymn on that page. The name is chosen by the first letter of the first word on that hymn.What is a Nam Karan?Slide18

A Sikh marriage is called

Anand

Karaj.

The Guru Granth

Sahib is present during the wedding ceremony.While reciting the Lavan the couple must walk around the Guru Granth Sahib four times.

Wedding ceremonies can be performed by any Sikhs who has gone through the

Armit

initiation.Sikhs believe in monogamy.Widows and widowers may remarry.Child marriage is forbidden.What is an Anand Karaj?Slide19

Death is considered a natural process.

Public displays of grief at a funeral is discouraged and so is worshipping the dead with gravestones.

Cremation is what Sikhs prefers.

Before cremation the body is cleaned and clothed by a family member.

Hymns are recited, while being cremated they recite a night time prayer and Ardas is performed.Non continuos reading of the whole Guru

Granth

Sahib takes place and concludes on the 10

th day.Funeral RitesSlide20

What have you learnt

anything today?Slide21

How many human Gurus were there?

A)

15

B)

2

C)

10Slide22

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What does

Khalsa

mean?

A)

Pure

B)

Holy

C) SpiritualSlide25

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What is a

Gurdwara

?

C)

A temple wher

e Sikhs go for prayers

B

) A sacred bangleA) A house full of Holy peopleSlide28

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What is

Armit

?

C)

Sacred water

B

)

Sweet waterA) Holy salt waterSlide31

Try againSlide32