Definition:
Ik Onkar is a symbol which appears at the beginning the Sikh scripture and means one God. The symbol is written in the Gurmukhi script and has several components.
Ik stands for the numeral one. O and ankar put together mean creator.
The symbol Ik Onkar communicates the idea of one one creative being, or one God, manifest in all of existence. The creator and creation are one entity, inseparable in the way an ocean is made up of its individual drops.
Pronunciation: Ik (i as in lick) O un kaar (sounds like car)
Alternate Spellings: Ik Oankaar
Examples:
"Khaalik khalak khalak mehi khaalik poor rehiou srab taanee ||1|| rehaao||The Creation is in the Creator, and the Creator is in the Creation, totally pervading and permeating all places. ||1||Pause|| SGGS||1349
