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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The Sikh initiation ceremony in which a person receives amrit and joins the Khalsa, accepting its discipline.
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Paper 1
Revise: Amrit SanskarAmrit Sanskar is the Sikh initiation ceremony through which a person joins the Khalsa, the community of initiated Sikhs. It is a voluntary commitment to live according to Sikh teachings, not simply a ceremony that someone attends. An initiated Sikh is called amritdhari, meaning someone who has received amrit.
Paper 3
The Sikh initiation ceremony through which a person joins the Khalsa by taking amrit and accepting its discipline.
Using Singh or Kaur does not, by itself, show that someone has undergone Amrit Sanskar.
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Joining the Khalsa involves Amrit Sanskar, the initiation ceremony. Amrit is water sweetened with sugar and stirred with a double-edged sword while prayers are recited. Initiates drink the amrit and accept the discipline of the Khalsa.
The Sikh initiation ceremony through which a person joins the Khalsa.