1. Sikhism

2. Panth 0 Guru Nanak attracted a large number of followers due to his teachings 0 He formed the first Sikh community called the Panth

3. Gurdwara 0 Guru Nanak built a special building for worship called gurdwara 0 Represents the central structure of any particular Sick community 0 Means doorway of the Guru 0 House of worship 0 Generally contain a kitchen to prepare food for the needy 0 Contains the Adi Granth

4. Adi Granth 0 It means first book 0 Sacred scripture 0 The Adi Granth seats on a special seat within the gurdwara 0 It is referred to as Guru

5. Sikh 0 Sikh 0 “learner” or “disciple” 0 One who learns from the teachings of the Guru

6. Guru 0 A guru is a spiritual teacher. 0 The literal meaning of the term guru is explained by referring to its parts: 0 Gu means darkness 0 Ru means enlightenment 0 A guru is one who delivers people from the darkness of ignorance to a state of enlightenment 0 The capitalized term Guru is used in three different ways: 1. The title of Guru Nanak and his successors and the ten historical leaders of Sikhism 2. Adi Granth- sacred scripture 3. It is a name for God- True Guru

7. The Khanda 0 A symbol that represents Sikhism 0 There are three different items used in a Khanda, which have a symbolic meaning: 0 A double-edged sword called a Khanda in the center 0 A Chakkar which is circular 0 Two single-edged swords, or kirpans, are crossed at the bottom and sit on either side of the Khanda and Chakkar. 0 The Khanda represents knowledge of God, the Chakkar represents the eternal nature of God and oneness of humanity, the two swords represent Miri (political sovereignty) and Piri (spiritual sovereignty)

8. Teachings/ doctrines

9. Teachings: God 0 God is One, eternal, beyond time, and formless 0 God is immanent or indwelling (as opposed to transcendent or beyond creation) 0 God dwells within all human beings, and is actively concerned about their spiritual welfare. 0 God is referred to as Guru 0 For by revealing himself God delivers humans from darkness to enlightenment 0 The term most often used in the Adi Granth to denote the nature of God is nim, the divine name 0 Meditation on the nim or recitation of the nim is prescribed as the path to spiritual perfection

10. Teachings: Humans 0 Sikhs are not opposed to eating meat but many prefer vegetarianism 0 Humans tend to neglect the need to center their lives on God 0 Rather than being God-centered, humans are inclined to be self-centered. 0 This human condition is expressed in the Sikh term haumai 0 Haumai= self-reliance, pride, egoism 0 Haumai is human’s insistence on making do on their own rather than acknowledge dependence of God. 0 Haumai and its vices increase the distance between a person and God

11. Salvation 0 The ultimate purpose of life is to attain complete union with God (Moksha) by liberating from Samsara