Two Swords - To represent fighting
for what is right, and teaching the truth
Double-Sided Dagger
- One side = justice
other side = love
Circle - God was
never born and will
never die
Holy book is
called 'The
Guru Granth
Sahib'
Names
for God
Waheguru -
Wonderful Lord
Satnam -
Eternal Reality
Guru Nanak
Sikh
equivalent
of Jesus
Nanak was born into a Hindu family where in the
village, Hindus and Muslims lived together. When
he was born, he is said not to have cried, but to
have smiled. He also had a halo. A priest said he
would be a king or a Guru. This shows that he
was a good and holy person (the halo). He was
also very special. Nanak wasn't very interested in
school, he preferred to sit and think about God.
This shows that he was definitely very holy, and
loved God very much. When Nanak was a
teenager, his father gave him a lot of money to
spend on things to sell. However, on the way
there, he met 20 starving holy men. He spent all
of his money on them and his father was very
angry. This shows that he really felt strongly
about God, and it teaches Sikhs that money can't
make you happy, but helping others can. The
word 'Guru' means teacher. When Guru Nanak
said "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim." He
was trying to teach the fact that they both believe
the same thing, they just see it differently.
His beliefs:
Respect
nature
Be kind
to all
creatures
Help
others
We are all equal;
speak the truth
One God -
many faces
Work
hard
A good leader is...
confident
strong
understanding
good
listener
decisive
helpful
fair
caring
God is
'OMNIPRESENT'
Began in India in the
early 1400's (ish)
The 10 gurus
1) Nanak - founder => one God/ equality
Khattarpur => village for Sikhs
2) Angad - Sikh alphabet => Gurmurchi script (written Punjabi)
education for young people, started building places of worship
(*Gurdwaras) wrote hymns
3) Amar Das - Set up the 22 districts into
which Sikhs were organised, wrote
Anand Sahib, Langar, Diwali and
Gondiwal, stressed the importance of
woman preachers
7) Har Rai - made Sikhism stronger and spread the word of Sikhism,
made war peace between Muslims and Hindus
8) Har Krishan - became Guru at 5 years old, died of smallpox
while helping people with the disease when he was 8
9) Tegh Bahadur - family
values, was beheaded for
standing up for Hindus
5) Arjan Dev - completed the golden temple 'Harimandir' at
Amrisar, wrote the 'Adi Granth', opened a leprosy centre,
became a martyr and was roasted alive
6) Hargobind - trained Sikhs to fight, built a fort in Amrisar, made
an army, wore the '2 swords' (temporal and spiritual)
4) Ram Das - created Amritsar (pool), built
buildings in Amitsar, wrote wedding hymns
10) Gobind Singh -
began the Khalsa
(brotherhood of
Sikhs), began the 5
K's, his successor
was the Guru
Granth Sahib,
became Guru when
he was 9
The 5 K's
Kirpan
- A
small
sword
fight against
evil both
physically and
spiritually in
their everyday
lives
Kesh - long,
uncut hair
respect for God by not
changing the way he made
you look
Kacchera
- baggy
shorts
modesty and
readiness for
battle if
necessary
Kanga -
Comb
keeping
their lives in
good order
Kara - steel
(unbreakable)
bracelet
God has no beginning
and no end and is a
physical reminder of him
Baisaki
Amrit Sanskar
five
promises
wear the 5 K's
follow the teachings of
the 10 Gurus and the
Guru Granth Sahib
accept the
responsibility of
service to the
brotherhood
abstain from
alcohol, tobacco
and adultery
work hard and
give to charity
amrit
sugar and water mix stirred with the Khanda
drank
sprinkled over...
eyes
hair
The Holocaust
Prejudice And
Discrimination
Predjudice
An attitude. It means
having an opinion which
is not based on fact.
E.g. "I think she
won't do her job well
as she is blonde."
Descrimination
An action. It means treating someone
unfairly because of your discrimination.
E.g. "I won't employ
her as she is blonde."
Jews were
discriminated a
long time
before the
Holocaust.
At the time of Jesus
Shakespeare wrote
'The Merchant of
Venice', which is a play
that shows the racicm
against Jews