Ik Onkar
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Ik Onkar is the foundational Sikh spiritual symbol and mantra expressing the belief in one universal, formless God, central to the teachings of Guru Nanak.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ik Onkar canonical | 4 |
| Ek Onkar | 1 |
| Ik Onkar (One God) | 1 |
| Ik Onkar (One Supreme Reality) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2526188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ik Onkar Context triple: [Guru Nanak, associatedConcept, Ik Onkar]
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A.
Pingali Surana
Pingali Surana was a prominent 16th-century Telugu poet and writer of the Vijayanagara era, renowned for his classical works such as "Kalapurnodayam."
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B.
Savyasachi
Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.
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C.
Suraj Sharma
Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor best known for his breakout performance as the shipwrecked teenager Pi Patel in Ang Lee’s acclaimed film "Life of Pi."
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D.
Shankar
Shankar is a prominent Indian film director best known for his big-budget, socially themed blockbuster movies in Tamil cinema.
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E.
Sukumar
Sukumar is a prominent Indian film director and screenwriter known for his psychologically layered storytelling and stylish Telugu-language films in the Tollywood industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ik Onkar Target entity description: Ik Onkar is the foundational Sikh spiritual symbol and mantra expressing the belief in one universal, formless God, central to the teachings of Guru Nanak.
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A.
Pingali Surana
Pingali Surana was a prominent 16th-century Telugu poet and writer of the Vijayanagara era, renowned for his classical works such as "Kalapurnodayam."
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B.
Savyasachi
Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.
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C.
Suraj Sharma
Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor best known for his breakout performance as the shipwrecked teenager Pi Patel in Ang Lee’s acclaimed film "Life of Pi."
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D.
Shankar
Shankar is a prominent Indian film director best known for his big-budget, socially themed blockbuster movies in Tamil cinema.
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E.
Sukumar
Sukumar is a prominent Indian film director and screenwriter known for his psychologically layered storytelling and stylish Telugu-language films in the Tollywood industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh mantra
ⓘ
Sikh religious concept ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| appearsIn | opening verse of Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Guru Nanak
ⓘ
Khanda symbol ⓘ |
| attribute |
formless God
ⓘ
omnipotent God ⓘ God ⓘ
surface form:
omnipresent God
omniscient God ⓘ timeless God ⓘ |
| category |
Sikh symbol
ⓘ
religious mantra ⓘ theological concept in Sikhism ⓘ |
| centralTo | teachings of Guru Nanak ⓘ |
| component |
Ik
ⓘ
Oankar ⓘ |
| componentMeaning |
Ik means one
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Oankar refers to the divine creative principle ⓘ |
| expressesBeliefIn |
monotheism
ⓘ
oneness of creation ⓘ unity of God ⓘ |
| foundationalDoctrineOf | Sikh theology ⓘ |
| language |
Punjabi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
|
| meaning |
One Supreme Reality
ⓘ
One Universal Creator ⓘ There is only one God ⓘ |
| partOf | Mool Mantar ⓘ |
| positionInScripture | opening formula of Sikh scripture ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| reveredBy | Sikhs worldwide ⓘ |
| script | Gurmukhi ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine oneness
ⓘ
equality of all humans before God ⓘ primacy of the One Creator ⓘ rejection of idol worship ⓘ rejection of polytheism ⓘ unity of God and creation ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Ik Onkar
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ek Onkar
Ik Oankar ⓘ |
| usedAs |
meditative mantra
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spiritual invocation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gurdwara iconography
ⓘ
Sikh architecture ⓘ Gurmukhi ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh calligraphy
Sikh devotional art ⓘ Sikh liturgy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ik Onkar Description of subject: Ik Onkar is the foundational Sikh spiritual symbol and mantra expressing the belief in one universal, formless God, central to the teachings of Guru Nanak.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ik Onkar (One Supreme Reality)
this entity surface form:
Ek Onkar
this entity surface form:
Ik Onkar (One God)