PPT-Sikhism The Fifth Largest Religion

Guru Nanak a spiritual teacher made his appearance in northern India in the fifteenth century CE His followers were called Sikhs meaning disciples students seekers of truth In time he was succeeded by a further nine enlightened Gurus ending with Guru Gobind Singh 16661708. The founder of Sikhism was Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak was born in 1469 at Talwand (now called Nanakana Sahib) in what is now Pakistan. Guru means religi Guru Nanak’s teachings are recorded in the ho CULTURE AND RELIGION Sanatana Dharma encompasses a set of eternal and universal ethical and moral principles of virtuous and true living, is acceptable whether or not one is born a Hindu. The Hindu et !. World Religions. Buddhism. Buddhism. is the fourth largest religion in the world.. Buddhists follow the teachings of “the Buddha,” . a . man who lived 2,500 years ago.. Buddhists . believe: . Founded in the Punjab, India in the 15. th. Century – about 500 years ago.. 30 Million Sikhs. Sikh means: disciple/follower. Sikhs believe. There is only one God. God is without form, or gender. Everyone has direct access to God. !. World Religions. Buddhism. Buddhism. is the fourth largest religion in the world.. Buddhists follow the teachings of “the Buddha,” . a man who lived 2,500 years ago.. Buddhists . believe: . they can learn to be good by following the Eightfold Path, a set of rules for acting, thinking and . A 500 year old, monotheistic religion of Northwest India, followed by some 20 million. Seeks to make religion a uniting rather than dividing force. All people – male and female, Brahmin and Shudra, Hindu and Muslim – are united as brothers and sisters in devotion to the one God:. WALT: . 1) To Investigate Sikhism.. 2) Look at the special dress-code Sikhs have.. WILF:. Level 4: . Can describe some aspects of Sikhism. Level 5: . Can explain some aspects of Sikhism. Level 6: . Can explain and evaluate the importance of the 5’s to Sikhs. For all of the following clues, write down the name of the religion or branch of a religion that it points to.. Some may be used more than once.. 1) They were dispersed from their homeland and scattered across the world for most of the past 2000 years.. !. World Religions. Buddhism. Buddhism. is the fourth largest religion in the world.. Buddhists follow the teachings of “the Buddha,” . a . man who lived 2,500 years ago.. Buddhists . believe: . Religions of India. Aside from Hinduism and Buddhism, what traditions exist in India?. Jainism. Jainism Overview. Jains are followers of the . Jinas. , “spiritual conquerors”. Jinas. are also known as . Pilgrimage. A journey to a sacred religious location.. Caste. The class or order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law.. Animism. The belief that objects and events in nature have a discrete spirit and conscious life.. !. World Religions. Buddhism. Buddhism. is the fourth largest religion in the world.. Buddhists follow the teachings of “the Buddha,” a man who lived 2,500 years ago.. Buddhists believe: . they can learn to be good by following the Eightfold Path, a set of rules for acting, thinking and feeling.. Most religious people pray for peace, but religious groups may not share the same vision of how peace will be achieved.. Geographers see that the process by which one religion diffuses across the landscape may conflict with the distribution of others. . . 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 Sikhs.