Sikhism
Patrick Luongo
12/18/15
Humanities
Tom Harrington
Table of contents
1. Deities
2. Creation Myths
3. Rites Of Passage
4. Sacred Texts
5. Holidays
6. Prayer & Worship
7. Death & the Afterlife
8. Sacred Places and places of worship
8. History & geography
9. Final & Intro
Chapter 1
Sikhs believe in a single, formless God, with many names, who can be known through meditation. his concept is similar to Islam whose followers believe in a single God who has 99 names. The Mool Mantar, the first hymn composed
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At birth - When a baby is born a special prayer is read and a drop of Amrit (holy water) is placed on the baby's tongue. At a ceremony at the Gurdwara, the name of the baby is chosen by opening the Guru Granth Sahib at random: the name must begin with the first letter of first word of the Hukamnama on the left hand side of the page. Singh Lion, a reminder to be courageous, is added to boys' names while Kaur Princess, to stress dignity, is added to girls' names.
At puberty - When a person is aged between 14 and 16, an initiation ceremony called the Dastaar Bandi (wearing of the first turban) takes place. Young Sikhs are allowed to join the Khalsa. Khalsa Sikhs observe the Five Ks. A special solution of sugar and water, known as Amrit, is prepared in an iron bowl whilst the five Banis (special prayers) are recited by five Sikhs in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib. During the ceremony the Amrit is blessed and sprinkled on the hair and eyes, a prayer is said and a meal is eaten
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They have many beliefs based on their religion. One is that they believe in deity, which is their god. They also believe in more than one deity. Another thing that they believe is in reincarnation that once you die you come back in a different life form. Something else they believe in is karma that what you do, say, and think comes back at you. They also believe that we all have a guide in life during different stages and they are called guru, which are our teachers. In addition, our mothers are our very first guru. In addition, we should all try to build our own Mandir inside of
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"God Willed that as a true Sikh I should look upon all religions with one eye".
When Sikhs speak of the Guru they are referring to God, the Great Teacher. God, the unknowable, becomes the teacher who reveals God to those who follow. God created everything, so all life is good, but attachment to material things leads to reincarnation and the sufferings of birth and death. The goal of Sikhism is to end the cycle of rebirth and be united with God.
Most people in the world derive their religious beliefs and traditions from their parents and peer influences. From a religious point of view, “There are many definitions for the term ‘religion’ in common usage. [Broadly defined], in order to include the greatest number of belief systems: ‘Religion is any specific system of belief about deity, often involving rituals, a code of ethics, and a philosophy of life’” (Robinson, 1996). However, in examining Hinduism, it is difficult to label the practices as a religion. This paper will expound upon the Hindu traditions, taking into account the characteristics of sacred elements, their meaning, and significance.
Guru Granth Sahib is considered to be a spiritual guide for Sikhs and everything about Sikhism is contained within it. Sikhism is a monotheistic
The Compellingly Religion of Sikhism Sikhism – a unique religion in which focus lies in loving and giving. It is selfless, caring, genuine, and thoughtful through and through. Sikhism reflects some aspects of India’s other religions, but is centrally focused on the Ten Gurus, charity, and showing love to God. With focus on those aspects, Sikhism lacks influence on modern music, art, literature, dance, etc., mostly because the population of this religion is so small. However, Sikhism finds those aspects of society useful when looking to better the connection that followers feel towards the religion.
The famous five K’s are kes, kangha, kachera, kara, also, kirpan. The main two article pieces of Sikhism argued today in politics are the kirpan and turban. Kirpan is a short steel dagger. The kirpan has been in news for being banned to have one in public places. In India, the kirpan is banned in three domestic regions.
Many Sikhs regardless still face many discriminatory issues because policies created by the government. For instance, many Sikhs face issues of discrimination at airports. Deal’s (2011) article called FAITH OR FLIGHT? : A RELIGIOUS DILEMMA describes how the policies of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had violated different religions constitutional right to religion after the events of 9-11. Deal argues that minority religions are forced to either give up their right to their religion or their right to fly.
McLeod, W. H. (2004). Sikhs and Sikhism. Oxford India paperbacks. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.