Category: Numerals

Numeral 5 – The Five Qualities to Imbibe

Among the groups of five are qualities are recommended for a satifying and harmonious life. These qualities are also sometimes taken as the virtues that make a Panch or a respected person. The fifth Guru’s prescription for a successful life is: ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਦ ਮਤਸਰ ਏ ਖੇਲਤ ਸਭਿ ਜੂਐ ਹਾਰੇ ॥ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਦਇਆ […]

Thursday, 26 June 2008 22:14 Written by Rawel Singh 0 Comments

The Numeral 5 – Groups of Five: Panch (ਪੰਚ)

There are a large number of concepts in groups of five used in Gurbani. For these the word ਪੰਚ (Panch), or ਪੰਜ (Panj) both meaning five has been used. Panch also means a respected person and we start with this concept. In South Asia the word Panch is used for member of a village council […]

Monday, 16 June 2008 16:17 Written by Rawel Singh 0 Comments

The Numeral 4 – Concepts Groups of Four

The Numeral 4 represents a nunber of phenomena that occur in fours. Many of them are of common use but some of them refer to concepts in various religions. They have all been taken note of in Gurbani. These are briefly discussed below. 1. We however start with the word ਚਾਰ (Chaar), which stands for […]

Monday, 09 June 2008 15:48 Written by Rawel Singh 0 Comments

Numeral 3 – The Trinities

Numeral 3- The Trinities The numeral 3 represents a number of entities or qualities that occur in groups of three. Some of them are complementary within the same group while others coexist. The two well known trinities are those in Hinduism and Christianity. Eight groups of three are briefly discussed below. 1. The Christians consider […]

Monday, 02 June 2008 14:43 Written by Rawel Singh 0 Comments

Numeral 1 – The Only One

Numbers are looked at in many ways. The fundamental use of numbers is in mathematics. Numbers are also used in numerology where their effect e.g. of the year of birth is studied. However in the series of articles that follow, counts of various things and beliefs in religions, both Eastern and Semitic are proposed to […]

Thursday, 08 May 2008 20:43 Written by Rawel Singh 0 Comments

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