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Sikhism: Equality

  • 8 subtopics
  • 24 things to know
  • Paper 3
  • Paper 3, Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, for the religion studied in this area. Two of the three areas are taken, each through a different religion

What Sikhism: Equality covers

Sikhism: Equality is examined in Paper 3, Area of Study 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if Sikhism is the religion studied for that area. It covers Sikh teaching on human rights, Sikh attitudes to equality and solutions to inequality, Sikh attitudes to religious freedom and a multi-faith society, Sikh attitudes to prejudice and discrimination against religions, Sikh teaching on racial harmony and Begampura, Sikh responses to racial discrimination, Sikh attitudes to social justice and Deg Tegh Fateh and Sikh attitudes to wealth and poverty.

Where it is assessed

Paper 3

Area of Study 3, Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if this is the religion studied for that area.

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The 8 subtopics

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What you need to know

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What does Kabir teach about rich and poor on Ang 1159?

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How do Humanists ground human rights, and how do Sikhs respond?

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How have Sikhs suffered religious discrimination, and how have they responded?

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What are the main causes of inequality in the world?

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What is religious freedom?

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What is racial harmony?

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What is racism?

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What is social justice?

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What do Sikhs understand by human rights?

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What problems does inequality cause?

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What does Guru Gobind Singh teach about humanity in the Dasam Granth?

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What is prejudice?

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What is Begampura?

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How do Sikhs use Ang 300 of the Guru Granth Sahib against racial discrimination?

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How are wealth and opportunity distributed in the UK and the world?

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What are the causes of poverty in the UK?

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What does Ang 300 of the Guru Granth Sahib teach about God and all beings?

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How do Sikhs apply Ang 349 of the Guru Granth Sahib to inequality today?

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Why is Guru Tegh Bahadur remembered as a defender of religious freedom?

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What is discrimination?

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What does Ang 345 teach about equality in Begampura?

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Why does racial discrimination cause problems in society?

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What does Deg Tegh Fateh mean?

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What are the causes of poverty in the world?

Take Sikhism: Equality further

The same content, four other ways.

Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

  • Deg vs Tegh

    Deg: the cooking cauldron, standing for the duty to feed the needy. Tegh: the sword, standing for the duty to protect the oppressed.

  • Dasvandh vs Vand chhakna

    Dasvandh: giving a tenth of one's income to help others. Vand chhakna: sharing what one has with others as a daily duty.

  • Begampura vs Sach Khand

    Begampura: Ravidas's city without sorrow, where no one has lower status. Sach Khand: the realm of truth, the highest spiritual stage of union with God.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What do Sikhs understand by human rights?

    Model answer

    Sikhs understand human rights as the basic freedoms every person is owed as a creation of God. Examples include life, freedom of belief and a fair trial.

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    What does Ang 300 of the Guru Granth Sahib teach about God and all beings?

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    Ang 300 teaches that God is kind and compassionate to all beings and creatures. God's protecting hand is over everyone.

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    Why might Sikhs support human rights?

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    Sikhs believe God's light is in every person, so every person deserves dignity. Protecting rights is a way of respecting God in others.

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    How did Guru Tegh Bahadur defend the rights of others?

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    Guru Tegh Bahadur gave his life in 1675 to defend Kashmiri Hindus forced to convert. Guru Tegh Bahadur upheld the right to follow a faith that was not his own.

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    How do Sikhs today work for human rights?

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    Sikh organisations campaign against persecution and support refugees. Khalsa Aid brings relief to people of every faith.

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    How might situation ethics support individual human rights?

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    Situation ethics asks what the most loving action is. Protecting each person's rights is usually the most loving thing to do.

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What does Sikhism: Equality cover in Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B?
8 subtopics: sikh teaching on human rights, sikh attitudes to equality and solutions to inequality, sikh attitudes to religious freedom and a multi-faith society, sikh attitudes to prejudice and discrimination against religions, sikh teaching on racial harmony and begampura, sikh responses to racial discrimination, sikh attitudes to social justice and deg tegh fateh and sikh attitudes to wealth and poverty. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
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