RELIG103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Guru Arjan, Guru Gobind Singh, Guru Granth Sahib

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Guru arjan dev: golden temple, first adi granth, successor reversed his policies and saw arjan as impediment and has him put to death, he was tortured. Instituted the khalsa- open to everyone: last human guru, abolished priesthood- no more human gurus after him. Instituted the final guru text: not all sikhs are khlasa sikhs. Initiation into community: baptism ceremony, 5 k"s. 5k"s: kes: don"t cut hair or beard, symbols of unity, identification, symbolizes courage, dignity and simplicity, kangha: comb, kirpan: dagger, kara:steel bangle, kachcha: shorts. The khanda: universal sikhism symbol, sword with 2 daggers surrounding the sword, daggers rep worldy spiritual powers bound by oneness of god. Guru granth sahib (adi granth): comprised of the writings of the 10 gurus, the text is the embodiment, represents everything unique and special. Nam (god: similar to hindu he is creator, maintainer, destroyer.

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