Sikhism: Peace and Conflict | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Sikhism: Peace and Conflict
- 93 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Sikhism, one religion of seven
- Paper 2
Sikhism: Peace and Conflict is examined in Paper 2, Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict, if Sikhism is the religion studied for that area.
It covers Sikh teaching on peace, Sikhs and peacemaking, Sikh attitudes to conflict, Sikh attitudes to pacifism and passive resistance, Dharam Yudh: the Sikh Just War, the saint-soldier and Sikh views on holy war, Sikh attitudes to weapons of mass destruction and Sikh responses to violence, war and terrorism.
Sample questions from Sikhism: Peace and Conflict
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Sikh teaching on peace
How do Sikhs seek inner peace?
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Sikhs seek inner peace through remembering God, prayer and humble service. Santokh, contentment, frees the mind from restless desire. -
Sikhs and peacemaking
What does reconciliation mean in Sikh peacemaking?
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Reconciliation means restoring friendship after conflict. Former enemies learn to live and work together. -
Sikh attitudes to conflict
What problems does conflict cause within society, according to Sikhs?
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Conflict causes death, injury, homelessness and refugees. Conflict also breeds hatred that can last for generations. -
Sikh attitudes to pacifism and passive resistance
What does Ang 831 teach about the goal of peace?
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Ang 831, by Guru Tegh Bahadur, teaches that giving up pride and attachment brings liberation. Peace is the true goal of spiritual life. -
Dharam Yudh: the Sikh Just War
What should happen when the enemy surrenders in a Dharam Yudh?
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Fighting must stop once the enemy surrenders or peace is offered. Prisoners and the wounded must be treated with mercy. -
The saint-soldier and Sikh views on holy war
What does Bhai Nand Lal's Tankhahnama say a true Khalsa does?
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The Tankhahnama says the true Khalsa rides into battle, protects the poor and destroys the wicked. The Khalsa fights oppression, not personal enemies. -
Sikh attitudes to weapons of mass destruction
What does Ang 146 teach about the earth?
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Ang 146, in a verse of Guru Angad, calls air the Guru, water the father and earth the great mother. The natural world deserves reverence and care. -
Sikh responses to violence, war and terrorism
What happened at the Oak Creek gurdwara in 2012?
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A white supremacist gunman killed six worshippers at a gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, in August 2012.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Sikh teaching on peace | Ang 671, inner peace and how it is sought, the daily prayer for the welfare of all, peace and justice, the Khalsa and the kirpan, and Guru Nanak's example. | 10 |
| Sikhs and peacemaking | Ang 599, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation, Bhai Kanhaiya and why he is an example today, Khalsa Aid's work for peace, differing approaches, and situation ethics. | 12 |
| Sikh attitudes to conflict | Greed, pride and other causes of conflict, its harms to society, Zafarnama 22 on the use of force, situation ethics, Humanist and atheist claims about religion, and settling disputes within the community. | 11 |
| Sikh attitudes to pacifism and passive resistance | Why most Sikhs are not pacifists, the change after Guru Arjan's death, Ang 831, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and the Akali movement at Nankana Sahib in 1921 and Guru ka Bagh in 1922. | 12 |
| Dharam Yudh: the Sikh Just War | The conditions for going to war, how it must be fought and what follows surrender, the Dasam Granth, comparison with the Christian Just War theory, whether a just war is possible today, and situation ethics. | 12 |
| The saint-soldier and Sikh views on holy war | The sant-sipahi, Bhai Nand Lal's Tankhahnama on the true Khalsa, not killing and when fighting becomes a duty, why Dharam Yudh is not holy war, and Humanist and atheist objections to divine-command war. | 12 |
| Sikh attitudes to weapons of mass destruction | Their harms and claimed benefits, Ang 146 on the earth, why some accept a nation holding nuclear arms, utilitarian arguments for and against, and how Humanists are divided. | 12 |
| Sikh responses to violence, war and terrorism | The Five Thieves and violence, Ang 1330, the Oak Creek gurdwara attack of 2012 and the community's response, hate attacks from mistaken identity, Operation Blue Star and 1984, and Humanist views. | 12 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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