Class Notes Class: VII Topic: History ch.8 Devotional Paths to Divine Subject: Social science Additional questions 1)Why was the Mughal emperor Jahangir practice the Sikh community? Ans: a) Gurudwara Harmandar Sahib, the Golden temple was a self governing body. b) Modern historians refer to early seventeenth century Sikh community as” a state within a state”.This made emperor Jahangir look upon them as a threat. 2)Define the following terms/Bhakts. a) Nayanars : they were the worshippers of Lord Shiva.There were 63 nayanars.The best known were Appar,Sundar,Manikavasagar,Sambandar. b) Alvars: saints of South India devoted to lord Vishnu .There were 12 alvars from divergent backgrounds best known were Periyalvar,Andal,Nammalvar. Songs were comprised in ‘Divya Prabhandhan’. c) Silsila- The silsilas, a spiritual genealogy of the Sufi teachers, each following a slightly different method (Tariqa) of instruction and ritual practice. d) Khanqahs/hospices – These were houses of rest for travellers, especially one kept by a religious order. The Sufis masters held their assemblies in their Khanqahs or hospices. e) Advait – oneness of the individual soul and the Supreme God(the ultimate reality)- philosophy of Shankaracharya f)Vishishtadvaita - qualified oneness in that the soul even when united with the Supreme God remained distinct. g)pilgrimage - a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion h)pilgrim – a person who is on a journey to a holy place i)mystic - A mystic is a person who has a direct experience of the sacred, unmediated by conventional(traditional) religious rituals or intermediaries(priests,ulemas etc.) j)genealogy - a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. NOTE : Map 1, Given on page 114 to be drawn on an outline map of India and pasted on the blank page.(in history notebook) NOTE : The above content is absolutely prepared at home. .