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Encyclopedia > Khanda
The Khanda
The Khanda
Sikh Khanda on Stamp designed by Stacey Zabolotney Issued By Canada Post in November 2000 .

The Khanda (Punjabi: ਖੰਡਾ, khaṇḍā) is one of most important symbols of Sikhism. Its importance is emphasized by the fact that many Sikh flags, including the Nishan Sahib have the Khanda on them. It is a collection of four weapons commonly used by Sikhs at the time of Guru Gobind Singh. Image File history File links Khanda. ... Image File history File links Khanda. ... Image File history File links CANADA_Sikh_Stamp. ... Image File history File links CANADA_Sikh_Stamp. ... Canada Post logo Canada Post (French: Postes Canada) is a Canadian postal service operated as an independent crown corporation. ... Punjabi redirects here. ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in sixteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive human gurus. ... The Nishan Sahib is a Sikh holy flag made of cotton or silk cloth and is triangular in shape. ... Sobha Singh (painter)s impression of Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (Gurmukhi:ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਿਬੰਦ ਿਸੰਘ), (Born in Patna, Bihar, India, on December 22, 1666 as Gobind Rai – October 7, 1708, Nanded, Maharashtra, India) was the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on November 11, 1675 following...


The weapons are:

  • A double-edged sword called a Khanda sits in the middle.
  • A Chakkar is a circular weapon that surrounds the Khanda
  • Two daggers, or kirpans are crossed at the bottom and sit on either side of the Khanda and Chakkar. They represent the dual nature/duties of the Gurus, Miri and Piri.

The weapons have symbolic meanings. The Khanda symbolises knowledge of God, the Chakkar symbolizes the oneness of God, Miri means political sovereignty and Piri means spiritual sovereignty. Sikhs with chakrams, inscribed Nihang Abchal Nagar (Nihangs from Hazur Sahib), 1844 The chakram is a throwing weapon that was used by the ancient Indians; it is a flat metal ring with a sharp outer edge from 5 to 12 inches in diameter. ... Typical Kirpan worn by modern Sikhs The Kirpan (Punjabi: ) is a ceremonial sword or dagger worn by all baptised Sikhs. ... Sikhism was established by ten Gurus, teachers or masters, over the period 1469 to 1708. ... Image:EkOngkar. ...


The Khanda is an important emblem in Sikhism and can be compared to the Cross to Christians, or the Star of David to Jews. The traditional form of the Western Christian cross, known as the Latin cross. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... The Star of David The Star of David in the oldest surviving complete copy of the Masoretic text, the Leningrad Codex, dated 1008. ...


The current flag of Iran bears an emblem which is visually similar to a Khanda, but is not referential to Sikhism. Current flag of the Islamic republic of Iran, introduced in 1980. ...


The symbol is encoded in Unicode, in the Miscellaneous Symbols range, at codepoint U+262C (). Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... The Miscellaneous Symbol plane of Unicode (2600–26FF) contains various glyphs representing things from a variety of categories: Astrological, Astronomical, Chess, Dice, Ideological symbols, Musical notation, Political symbols, Recycling, Religious symbols, Trigrams, Warning Signs and Weather. ...


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Khanda (274 words)
The Khanda is the emblem of the Sikh faith, symbolizing the four pillars of Sikh belief.
In the center, the double edged sword, or khanda, from which the symbol derives its name.
Surrounding the khanda is a circular quoit, called a Chakkar (or chakka, meaning wheel, from the same root as chakra), a medieval weapon which symbolizes the unity of God.
The Sikhism Home Page: Religious Emblems (282 words)
The Khanda is the symbol of the Sikhs, as the Cross is to Christians or the Star of David is to Jews.
It is a triangular piece of ochre or saffron coloured cloth with the Khanda emblem in the middle.
The flagpost also has a khanda or spear on top and is usually covered with the same cloth as the flag.
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