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khandanoun
A double-edged sword from India, used ceremonially in Sikhism.
khandanoun
A religious symbol of Sikhism, having the shape of three swords: a khanda, a chakram and two kirpans.
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Khanda
The Khanda depicts the Sikh doctrine Deg Tegh Fateh in emblematic form. It is also part of the design of the "Sikh national flag", the Nishan Sahib. A double edged sword is placed at the top of a Nishan Sahib flag as an ornament or finial. The Khanda Emblem is an amalgam of three symbols, represented by three different items. ⁕A double-edged sword also called a Khanda which is in the centre ⁕the Deg ⁕Two single-edged swords, or kirpans, are crossed at the bottom and sit on either side of the Khanda and Chakkar. They represent the dual characteristics of Miri-Piri, indicating the integration of both spiritual and temporal sovereignty together and not treating them as two separate and distinct entities. The symbol is encoded in Unicode, in the Miscellaneous Symbols range, at codepoint U+262C.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of khanda in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of khanda in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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