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'''Waheguru''' ({{lang-pa|ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ}}, ''{{IAST|vāhigurū}}'' or {{lang|pa|ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ}}, ''{{IAST|vāhgurū}}''; also transliterated '''Vahiguru''') Historical evidence shows that a Yogi Master called [[Patanjali]] used the Waheguru [[mantra]] for [[meditation]] many thousands of years ago<ref>http://www.xomba.com/metaphysical_meaning_of_word_waheguru_in_sikhism_it_is_common_among_all_faiths_as_praise_the_lord_god_iii</ref>

It is the term used inby [[SikhismSikhs]] and [[Punjabis]] to refer to the God or infinite creator. It means "The Wonderful Teacher" in the [[Punjabi]] language. 'Wah' translates to wonder and [[Guru]] (Sanskrit: गुरु), is a term denoting 'a teacher'. in the religious or spiritual sense, and is commonly used in [[dharmic]] traditions of [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], as well as [[Sikhism]], as well as in many new religious movements.

Waheguru is the distinctive name of the Supreme Being in the Sikh dispensation, like [[Yahweh]] in [[Judaism]] and [[Allah]] in [[Islam]]. In Sikh scripture, the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the term does not figure in the compositions of the Gurus, though it occurs therein, both as Vahiguru and Vahguru, in the hymns of Bhatt Gayand, the bard contemporary with [[Guru Arjan]], Nanak V (1553-1606), and also in the [[Varan]] of [[Bhai Gurdas]].

The most common usage of the word Waheguru is in the greeting: