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27 Cards in this Set
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kirpan |
a defensive sword symbolic of gods power and the sikh duty to protect the weak and persecuted |
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kesh |
long uncut hair (both men and women) symbol of respect for the perfection of gods creation |
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khalsa |
people who have been initiated into the faith (must be 16) |
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kara |
a steel bracelet worn on the right wrist as a reminder to think of god and do ones duty |
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kangha |
a comb to keep the hair clean and presentable - is a symbol of cleanliness and reminds sikhs that their lives should be tidy and organized |
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kirtan |
singing of devotional songs |
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kachh |
undergarments as a reminder of chastity(outside of marriage) and purity |
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langar |
common kitchen where food is served to all visitors |
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punjabi |
the language of punjab |
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gurdwara |
a sikh temple/place of worship |
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guru gobind singh |
10th guru, wrote hymns and compelted teh compilation of the adi granth initiated teh khalsa transferred guruship to the book of guru granth sahib |
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kaur |
princess khalsa member last name |
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singh |
lion khalsa member last name |
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amritsar |
site of the holiest shrine of the sikh religion |
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Amrit |
divine syrup used in religious ceremonies |
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Guru Nanak |
founder of the faith, taught a unifying message uniting both hindu and muslim in common devotion of the same god |
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adi granth |
sikh sacred book |
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khanda |
the symbol for sikhism double edge sword divine knowledge |
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Lao Tzu |
wrote the tao te ching taught how to live a more harmonious life reality is one, eternal, natural, and changelss "old master" born with white hair 200 years old
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Chang Tzu |
identification with entire universe not social conformity perspectivism: true knowledge is perpetually elusive emphasized wu-wei butterfly dreaming |
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the tao |
the way of the universe, the norm, the rhythm, the driving power in all nature, the ordering principle behind all life. The tao cannot be named and can not be rationally comprehended. The tao is the first cause of the universe and gave rise to the yin and yang |
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Wu-wei |
a philosophy of inaction doing everything without apparently doing anything respond to injury with kindness |
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yin |
passive feminine dark side of the hill |
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yang |
active masculine light side of the hill |
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tao te ching |
a central taoist text, written as a guide for rulers, defined the tao or way and established the philosophical basis for taoism |
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taoist practices and beliefs |
less concerned with doing good acts and more about being a good person living in harmony with all people and things |
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the sage |
does nothing, cultivates equilibrium and tranquility. follows the patterns of the universe is free of selfish desires |
