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Summary of Question:	Khanda Kirpan
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Sunday, 3/03/2002 12:06 AM MST

What is the meaning of khanda.what is the symbol of two kirpans around the khanda.why there is circle around the khanda and kirpans.Please answer my these questions.

Thanks for your precious time and consideration.

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Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa
Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.

The khanda in the central of the circle is a double-edged sword. It represents Truth. Truth is a double-edged sword because it cuts both ways. On the one hand, when you start living in Truth-you can see the falseness in the world around you and not be subject to it. But on the other hand, living in Truth forces you to see the falseness in yourself, as well, and so -in the light of Truth-you have to change.

The circle represents the Universal Womb, the space in which the Entire Created Univserse is born. The khanda intersects the circle because Truth is what propels Creation forward.

The two swords represent Miri and Piri, the Heavens and the Earth. As Khalsa, we have a duty of leadership in both the spiritual world and the temporal world. This is what those two swords represent-that it our duty to protect and uphold Truth and Creation in both the spiritual realms and the earthly realms.

The enitre symbol is also known as the "Adi Shakti" because it represents the Primal creative aspect of God, which is a feminine energy.

Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa
Wahe Guru Ji Ki Feath.

GPK