Wednesday, 7 March 2018

MIRI PIRI


The religious symbol of Sikhs is the Khanda, a literal meaning of which is double edged sword. However, it symbolizes that god is one and emphasizes the disintegration of false pride and inequalities. The Chakkar or Ring in the middle means God is omnipresent. For the Sikhs it also means that they need to serve the whole creation of God. Two swords on either side of Chakkar represent the temporal and spiritual authority and that a Sikh is duty bound to fight for just cause and protect the oppressed.

KHANDA:  this double edged sword is metaphor of divine knowledge. Its sharp edges cleaving truth from falsehood.

KIRPAN OF MIRI-PIRI:  Sword symbolizes the concept of PIRI spiritual authority introduced by Guru Hargobind  Saheb, indicates the emphases that a Sikh must place on spiritual aspiration.

CHAKKAR: Being a circle without any beginning or an end symbolizes the perfection of God whos is iternal.

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