Nirankar
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Nirankar (Template:Langx[1]) is one of the many attributes associated to God in Sikhism and means The Formless One.
Etymology
The word has its roots in the Sanskrit word nirākārā (Template:Langx) and is a compound of two words: Nir meaning "without" and Akar (or Akaar), "shape" or "form"; hence, The Formless.[2]
Meaning and usage
The term is used as one of the names of God by Sikhs.[3]
It finds usage in the Guru Granth Sahib:
Conjunction
The words is sometime conjoined with other terms. Some examples are below:
History
The term was first used to describe the divine by Guru Nanak.[1] The name later would become the namesake of the Nirankari sect founded by Baba Dayal Singh.[1]
References
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