Khalsa (other)
The term ''Khalsa'' refers to both a community that follows Sikhism as its religion,Khalsa: Sikhism
Encyclopaedia Britannica as well as a special group of initiated . The ''Khalsa'' tradition was initiated in 1699 by the Tenth of Sikhism, . Its formation was a key event in the . The fou ...
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Khanda (Sikh Symbol)
The Khanda () is the symbol of the Sikhism which attained its current form around the 1930s during the Ghadar Movement. Description The modern Sikh symbol is never written on or in any copy of the Guru Granth Sahib. The main symbol traditionally used in the Guru Granth Sahib and Gurdwaras around the world is "Ik Onkar". Traditionally, it was very common to see "Ik Onkar" above the entrance to a Gurdwara, or on the front page of the Guru Granth Sahib. The other one was the Aad Chand. It is an amalgam of 3 symbols: * A double-edged khanda (sword) in the centre * A ''chakkar'' (chakram) * Two single-edged daggers, or kirpan, crossed at the bottom, which sit on either side of the khanda and chakkar. They represent the dual characteristics of ''Miri piri, Miri-Piri'', indicating the integration of both spiritual and temporal sovereignty together and not treating them as two separate and distinct entities. The left sword is called Miri and the right sword is called Piri. It dep ...
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