The doorway to God: Sikhism and Shiite Islam

Every Sikh temple is called a gurudwara, the door to the Supreme Guru (God). Many Shia Ghulat groups believe that Ali and the Imams are doors to God, K. Gajendra Singh points out. He believes that the name Bukhara is the Uzbek version of Vihara. Ruins of Buddhist vihars have been found in Bukhara.