Gurudwaras of World
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches
Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com on auspicious day of Khalsa Sajna Divas , Vaisakhi April 14th 2012. Worldgurudwaras.com will strive to be most comprehensive directory of Historical Gurudwaras and Non Historical Gurudwaras around the world.
The etymology of the term 'gurdwara' is from the words 'Gur (ਗੁਰ)' (a reference to the Sikh Gurus) and 'Dwara (ਦੁਆਰਾ)' (gateway in Gurmukhi), together meaning 'the gateway through which the Guru could be reached'. Thereafter, all Sikh places of worship came to be known as gurdwaras.
It is a work in progress and We strongly urge the Sikh Cyber Community to contribute to this project by submitting contact information, details, images of Gurudwaras around the world to make this a comprehensive directory.
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Sikhism FAQs:What is the microcosmic theory in Sikhism?
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Sikhism accepts the theory that God dwells in the body. As such the body
is called 'The Temple of God'. In one of his hymns, Peepa in Guru Granth
Sahib writes:
"Whatever is found in the Universe is found in the body, whoever
searches it shall find it."
The microcosmic theory is here in a nutshell. The Universe is the macrocosm, while the body is the microcosm, that is, the body is a miniature of the Universe. The Universe consists of atoms, the body consists of atoms. Superficially the parallelism is true: the Universe is composed of five elements, ether, air, fire, water, earth; and the three Gunas: Rajas, Tamas, Satav, so also the human body has these elements. In the Pran Sangli, the comparison is further amplified. The sun and the moon are represented by human eyes; light and darkness are reflected in sleep and wakefulness; heaven and hell are represented by joy and sorrow.
According to Indian tradition, the Tantrikas dilate on the fact that the truth is to be realized through the body. The body is an epitome, a small index of the Universe. What we are, the world is. The physical processes of the Universe are paralleled by the biological process in the human body. Perhaps the understanding of the cosmos may best be done through the ramifications of human body. Guru Amar Das puts it thus:
"Everything is in the body, the regions, the spheres and the nether worlds.
There are jewels in the body, there are stores of Bhagti.
There is the Universe of nine regions within the body.
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva reside in the body."
In the body, which is an epitome of the Universe, resides the Lord of the Universe. The devotee explores the body and finds hidden treasures therein. Ultimately he finds God within his own self.
Physical sciences have not yet been able to unearth the mysteries of
the Universe and the miracle of the human body. There are millions of
solar systems, and our earth is a very small part of the universe. Perhaps,
the working of the laws of the Universe in the human system may be found
in detail in the years to come.
