Miri-Piri
Guru Hargobind's doctrine of paired temporal (miri) and spiritual (piri) authority, symbolized by two swords worn together — neither authority absorbed into the other — formalized in the Sikh tradition amid Mughal-era persecution.
Guru Hargobind's doctrine of paired temporal (miri) and spiritual (piri) authority, symbolized by two swords worn together — neither authority absorbed into the other — formalized in the Sikh tradition amid Mughal-era persecution.