Transcendence (religion) used in Sikhism to refer to God, the Supreme Being or the creator of all. It means "Wonderful Teacher" in the Punjabi language, but in this case is used to refer to the Sikh God. "Wahi" means "wonderful" (a Middle Persian borrowing) and "Guru" () is a term denoting "teacher". Waheguru is also described by some as an experience of ecstasy which is beyond all descriptions. Cumulatively, the name implies wonder at the Divine Light eliminating spiritual darkness. It might also imply, "Hail the Lord whose name eliminates spiritual darkness." Earlier, Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh, "Sikhan di Bhagat Mala", gave
Patchwork religion Patchwork religion Рatchwork religion — term in the sociology of religion for indicating situations, when individual or religious movement forms its own world view from different elements, which were taken from different existing religions or own religious experience. Collected from these elements religious world view reminds of a patchwork quilt with a unique pattern. Term has common features with social concepts like syncretism, bricolage, sheilaism. Use of term patchwork concerning religion was for the first time suggested by an American sociologist Robert Wuthnow. Wutthow studies aspects of American religiosity, believing that its patchwork and avoidance of keeping to strictly defined