Chapter 8 Self-Quiz

Sikh Traditions
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According to the Sikh tradition, the Mul Mantar illuminates the nature of what?

. Who was the immediate successor to Guru Nanak?

. What does the phrase Guru-Panth mean within the Sikh traditions?

. What hours are set aside as the ambrosial hours for the Sikhs?

. Who is the founder of Sikhism?

. Which Guru was martyred when he refused to embrace Islam?

. What is the most important festival for Sikhs?

. What is the meaning of the Punjabi word "Sikh"?

. What is the communal meal offered at the place of worship called in Sikhism?

. What is the purpose for hearing the Guru's Vak in the morning?

. How old was Guru Nanak when he started to preach the message of the divine Name?

. Guru Nanak and his successors instructed the use of particular Sikh Ragas in order to promote which of the following?

. Which Guru ordered the building of the Darbar Sahib, also known as the Divine Court?

. Where is the key to liberation found within Sikhism?

. Which Guru donned the two swords symbolling temporal and spiritual authority?

. What genre of Sikh literature is denoted by the term janam-sakhis?

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What term refers the divine order as an ell-embracing higher principle in Sikhism?

. What interior discipline must be adopted to achieve spiritual liberation within Sikhism?

. Guru Nanak used what term to denote the "divine word" as part of divine revelation?

. What is the term used to describe the "pure" as an order of loyal Sikhs bound together?

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