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Sanskaars across the four faiths

Hindu Religious Education · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes

Compare Sikh Sanskaars with rites of passage in the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist traditions.

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  1. The five Sikh Sanskaars
  2. Why Sanskaars matter
  3. Naam Karan: the naming ceremony
  4. How a Sikh name is chosen
  5. Singh and Kaur: names of equality
  6. Naming ceremonies across the four faiths
  7. The dastar: meaning
  8. Dastar Bandhan: the turban-tying ceremony
  9. Tying a patka and turban; respecting the dastar
  10. Amrit Sanchar: origin
  11. The Amrit ceremony
  12. The Khalsa rehat
  13. Significance of Amrit
  14. Anand Karaj: Sikh marriage
  15. The four Laavan
  16. Significance of Anand Karaj
  17. Sikh beliefs about death
  18. Antim Sanskaar: funeral rites
  19. Sanskaars across the four faiths
  20. Presenting a Sikh Sanskaar