Nirankar
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Nirankar is a Sikh theological concept referring to the formless, transcendent aspect of God.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh theological concept
ⓘ
concept of God ⓘ |
| affirmedBy |
Guru Nanak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sikh Gurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ik Onkar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waheguru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | Sikh understanding of God ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | sargun (with attributes) ⓘ |
| coreAttribute |
formlessness
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invisibility ⓘ non-anthropomorphic nature ⓘ timelessness ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| denotes |
formless aspect of God
ⓘ
transcendent aspect of God ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
"akar" (form)
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"nir" (without) ⓘ |
| describedAs |
all-pervading
ⓘ
beyond birth and death ⓘ eternal ⓘ self-existent ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God cannot be represented by images
ⓘ
God is beyond time and space ⓘ God pervades all creation while remaining formless ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConceptualPair | Sargun-Nirgun unity of God GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
formless
ⓘ
formless God ⓘ without form ⓘ |
| hasOppositionTo | anthropomorphic depictions of God ⓘ |
| influences |
Sikh emphasis on Naam and Shabad
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Sikh rejection of ritualistic image worship ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Guru Granth Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sikh doctrine of God ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | mainstream Sikh theology ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Nirgun (without qualities) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sikhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reveredAs | ultimate reality in Sikhism ⓘ |
| spiritualImplication |
equality of all before the formless God
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focus on inner devotion rather than external forms ⓘ |
| theologicalRole |
emphasizes God beyond physical attributes
ⓘ
rejects idol worship ⓘ supports monotheism ⓘ |
| understoodBy | Sikh theologians ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
meditation on formless God
ⓘ
remembrance of God’s Name (Naam Simran) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.