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Vāhigurū

“Wonderful Lord”: the name of God most used by Sikhs in prayer and meditation.

Also: Waheguru, Vahiguru

Jainism, Sikhism and other paths

Vāhigurū, often spelled Waheguru, joins an exclamation of wonder to the word guru, the dispeller of darkness. It is the gurmantra, the Name given at initiation, and Sikhs repeat it in simran. The greeting of the Khalsa, “Vāhigurū jī kā Khālsā, Vāhigurū jī kī fateh”, honours God as the owner of the community and its victory.