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• Sikh


  A believer in the religion of Sikhism
• Virtue


  A good moral quality in a person
• Amrit


  A mixture of water and sugar used in initiation and birth ceremonies
• Sangat


  A Sikh congregation meeting in the presence of the holy book
• Amritdhari


  A Sikh who has been initiated into the Khalsa (Khalsa Sikh)
• Guru


  A spiritual teacher of wisdom
• Khand


  A stage of human spiritual development
• Vices


  Bad habits
• Gurmukh


  Being God-centred, focusing on God and teachings of the Gurus
• Monotheistic


  Belief in one God
• Khalsa


  Community of the "pure ones"
• Karma


  Consequences of actions
• Cycle of Samsara


  Cycle of birth, death and re-birth
• Haumai


  Ego, self-centred pride
• Equality

  Everyone has the same rights and opportunities
• Maya (Illusion)


  Everything in the world which seems real but is not one of the vices
• Truthful Living


  Following God, who is Truth, in the way in which life is led; includes spreading truth
• Langar


  Free food kitchen within a Gurdwara; food served in the kitchen
• Liberation


  Freedom from the cycle of death
• Mukti


  Freedom from the cycle of reincarnation
• Immanent


  God is within all
• Free will


  God's gift to human beings of the freedom and ability to choose what to do
• Punjab


  Indian state where Sikhism began
• Manmukh


  Man-centred - one of the vices
• Singh (Lion)


  Name given to all Sikh men initiated into the Khalsa
• Sahajdhari


  One who believes in the ten Gurus and the Guru Granth Sahib - before initiation
• Salvation


  Saving of the soul from sin
• Sewa


  Selfless service to others
• Temperance


  Showing self-control, acting in moderation
• Guru Granth Sahib


  Sikh holy book, the "eternal" Guru
• Gurdwara


  Sikh place of worship
• Dharam Khand (Piety)


  The 1st stage of liberation by committing or devoting yourself to God
• Gian Khand (Knowledge)


  The 2nd stage of liberation by knowing God or experiencing him
• Saram Khand (Effort)


  The 3rd stage of liberation - limit of development by human effort
• Karam Khand (Grace)


  The 4th stage of liberation when God takes part in the development of the individual
• Sach Khand (Truth)


  The 5th stage of liberation when an individual finds God in his completeness
• Oneness of Humanity


  The belief that as all humans were created by God, they all have the Divine Spirit
• Mool Mantra


  The central statement of Sikh belief about God, it is chanted daily
• Panj Piare


  The Guru Gobind Singh story of the five men who died for their beliefs and began the tradition of the Khalsa
• Transcendent


  The idea that God is above and beyond creation