Nirankar

Nirankar

Nirankar (Punjabi: ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ, niraṅkār from the Sanskrit: ਨਿਰਾਕਾਰਾ/निराकारा nirākārā) means without form or formless and is used in the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, to refer to God.


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