Pairs

Cut out the pairs and challenge your classmate to a game of pairs! There are a number of key terms, each of which corresponds to a teaching or belief. The key concepts are those that are underlined and the others are general words that will help your understanding of the concepts. Can you figure them out?

Means ‘slow adopter’ The sacred scripture of GURU Spiritual liberation from and refers to those who Sikhism that is regarded the cycle of birth and follow Sikhism but have GRANTH as the revealed Word of MUKTI SAHAJDHARI death. yet to be initiated into God. SAHIB the khalsa

The holy congregation Someone who reads The free community gathered in the presence the Guru Granth Sahib kitchen found in all LANGAR SANGAT of the Guru Granth GRANTHI at religious festivals or Gurdwaras. Sahib. through acts of worship.

The name given to the Service to fellow human Someone who has non-physical part of us beings; acts of kindness GURMUKH become God-centred. SEWA ATMA (soul) that is believed to or charity. be immortal.

Means ‘basic teaching’ The community of fully Religious duty of giving MOOL and these are the first initiated Sikhs. They one tenth of earnings statements of each KHALSA have undergone the DASWANDH and time toward the MANTRA section of the Guru initiation ceremony of common resources of Granth Sahib. Amrit Sanskar. the community

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The last of the ten Gurus Uncut hair and beard, who organised Sikhs symbolising the GURU The commanded will of into the Khalsa to fight rejection of pride and KESH HUKAM God. GOBIND Mughal oppression the appreciation of and made the GGS the God’s gift of creation. SINGH successor.

This is the comb that This is found at the reminds Sikhs that The name given to the beginning of the mool God is there to remove AMRIT ceremony that initiates IK ONKAR mantra and means KANGA the tangles from their a person into the khalsa. SANSKAR ‘there is only one God’. life and can always be turned to.

The third of ten A Sikh who follows the The belief that a person Gurus. He started soldier lifestyle of the may achieve spiritual the langar to remove time of Guru Gobind GURU AMAR liberation during their caste distinctions JIVAN MUKTI NIHANG Singh. They wear lifetime and not only DAS and establish social blue robes and reject upon death. cohesion. household comforts.

Belief that actions, A sweet substance and the consequences made from semolina, The Sikh place of of these, determine sugar and ghee served worship; it means KARAH whether the atma will GURDWARA at religious ceremonies KARMA ‘gateway to the Guru’. be released from the PRASHAD in the presence of the cycle of birth, death and GGS. rebirth.

These shorts remind One of the five Ks This is the dagger worn them of the clothes worn by a member of to symbolise defence worn by soldiers who the Khalsa. This is the against attack and the KARA KIRPAN KACHERA fought for the faith. bangle that reminds protection of those who They also symbolise them that God is eternal. are oppressed. continence.

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