Ik Onkar, also spelled Ek Onkar or Ik Oankaar ( Gurmukhi: ੴ or ਇੱਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ Punjabi pronunciation: ) literally, 'There is only one God or One creator or one Om-maker' ) is a phrase in Sikhism that denotes the one supreme reality. It is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy. Ik Onkar are the first words of the Mul Mantar and also the opening words of the Sikh holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib. Ik ( ਇੱਕ) is interpreted as 'one and only one, who cannot be compared or contrasted with any other', the 'unmanifest, Lord in power, the holy word, the primal manifestation of the Godhead by which and in which all live, move and have their being and by which all find a way back to Absolute God, the Supreme Reality.' The first symbol 'ik' is actually not a word but the Punjabi symbol for the number 1. Ik Onkar has a distinct spelling in the Gurmukhi script and the phrase is found in many Sikh religious scriptures and inscribed in places of worship such as gurdwaras. The Ik Onkar (ੴ) written calligraphically is notable In Mul Mantar ģ00-year-old Guru Granth Sahib manuscript found in a village of Maharashtra. Ik Onkar is the statement of oneness in Sikhism, that is 'there is one God'. Esta oración fue compuesta por el primer Guru sij, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Īccording to Wendy Doniger, the phrase is a compound of ik ('one' in Punjabi) and onkar, canonically understood in Sikhism to refer to 'absolute monotheistic unity of God'. Japji Sahib es una oración diaria sij en idioma Gurmukh y punjabi.
