kirpan

How To Use kirpan In A Sentence

• Believers also carry a knife - a kirpan - as one of five key emblems of their faith.
• ` small boat 'from Hindi or Bengali; kathiawari ` breed of horses' from Hindi or Gujurati; khuskhus ` aromatic grass, vetiver 'from Hindi or Persian; kirpan VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 1
• This activity introduces students to the five Ks of Sikhism, namely kara, kangha, kirpan, kachera and kesh.
• Nor has it become difficult only for me to explain the relevance of a kirpan or a kara, but also for those who sermonize in the gurudwaras or those who so zealously write in the religious magazines.
• The school had banned the kirpan for safety reasons, on grounds that it could be used as a weapon.
• The kirpan has deep religious significance to devout Sikhs and is not a weapon.
• The five items are: Kes (uncut hair), Kangha (small comb), Kara (circular iron bracelet), Kirpan (dagger) and Kaccherra (special undergarment). MISSISSAUGA - Home
• Recently, a Sikh student in Montreal was forbidden from attending his school if he wore his kirpan, a dagger Sikhs are obligated to carry as a part of their faith.
• Henceforth, the appellation Singh (meaning lion) would be attached to every member of the brotherhood and they would be required to wear a uniform that had to include the so-called five Ks: Kesh (unshorn hair); Kanga (a wooden comb tucked under the hair); Kara (a steel bracelet); Kachera (shorts to enable riding and soldering); and Kirpan (a sword). Ravinder Singh Taneja: The Incomparable Guru Gobind Singh
• Orthodox Sikhs have been required to carry kirpans since the 17th century, and insist it is not a weapon.