dvd_pankhaa wrote:
pardon my ignorance
what does "sat sri akal" mean ?
thanks in advance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sat_Sri_AkalQuote:
Sat Sri Akaal (Punjabi: ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ) is a Punjabi greeting. It means roughly, "He/She Be Blessed Who says Truth is God". In Punjabi the greeting one uses is tied directly to the religion of the one being greeted and Sat Sri Akaal is used only to greet Sikhs. The proper greetings for Hindus and Muslims are Namaste and Assalamu Alaikum respectively. If one does not know the religion of the person they are greeting, it is suggested that the neutral greetings Hello or Hi (both being emulated from English) be used.
"Sat Sri Akaal" is used by Sikhs throughout the world when greeting other Sikhs regardless of their native language. For instance, two members of the Punjabi Diaspora who exclusively speak English may still greet each other with this blessing, although this is by no means universal.
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