![]() ![]() Nevertheless, Sikhs give it an entirely different meaning. Etymologically, the word onkar denotes the sacred sound Om or the Absolute in a number of Indian religions. Īccording to Wendy Doniger, the phrase is a compound of ik ("one" in Punjabi) and onkar, canonically understood in Sikhism to refer to "absolute monotheistic unity of God". Ik Onkar is the statement of oneness in Sikhism, that is 'there is one God'. Ik Onkar has a distinct spelling in the Gurmukhi script and the phrase is found in many Sikh religious scriptures and inscribed in places of worship such as gurdwaras. Ik ( ਇੱਕ) is interpreted as "one and only one, who cannot be compared or contrasted with any other", the "unmanifest, Lord in power, the holy word, the primal manifestation of the Godhead by which and in which all live, move and have their being and by which all find a way back to Absolute God, the Supreme Reality." Ik Onkar are the first words of the Mul Mantar and also the opening words of the Sikh holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib. It is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy. Ik Onkar, also spelled Ek Onkar ( Gurmukhi: ੴ or ਇੱਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ Punjabi pronunciation: ) literally, "There is only one God or One creator or one Om-maker" ) is a phrase in Sikhism that denotes the one supreme reality. Ik Onkār, a Sikh symbol (encoded as a single character in Unicode at U+0A74, ੴ)
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