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The guru–shishya tradition plays an important part in the Shruti tradition of Vaidika dharma. The Hindus believe that the Vedas have been handed down through the ages from guru to shishya. The Vedas themselves prescribe for a young brahmachari to be sent to a Gurukul where the Guru (referred to also as acharya) teaches the pupil the Vedas and ...
One pioneer of the Gaudiya Vaishnavite mission in the West was Baba Premananda Bharati (1858–1914), [78] author of Sree Krishna – the Lord of Love (1904) – the first full-length treatment of Gaudiya Vaishnavism in English, [79] who, in 1902, founded the short-lived "Krishna Samaj" society in New York City and built a temple in Los Angeles.
The Natha Sampradaya is an initiatory Guru-shishya tradition. [citation needed] According to contemporary Nath Guru, Mahendranath, another aim is to avoid reincarnation. In The Magick Path of Tantra, he wrote about several of the aims of the Naths:
Title Singer(s) "Gaan-e Amar Puja (I)" Bhupinder Singh, Babul Supriyo "Eshona Aaj Ei Sapoth Kori" Babul Supriyo, Sadhana Sargam "Aara Ru Ara Ru" Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
Rama and Lakshmana perform guru-seva by pressing Vishvamitra's feet and legs (bazaar art, mid-1900's) In the Hindu epic Ramayana , Vishvamitra is the preceptor of Rama and his brother Lakshmana . Rama is prince of Ayodhya , and the seventh Avatar of god Vishnu .
Diksha (Sanskrit: दीक्षा, IAST: dīkṣā) also spelled diksa, deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a "preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony", [1] is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru (in Guru–shishya tradition) of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
The guru–shishya tradition involved a long-term, one-to-one relationship between master and pupil. [3] Watercolour, Punjab Hills, India, 1740. Before the creation of modern yoga, hatha yoga was practised in secret by solitary, ascetic yogins, learning the tradition as a long-term pupil or shishya apprenticed to their master or guru.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Hindu philosopher and theologian (c.1595–1671) "Raghavendra" redirects here. For other uses, see Raghavendra (disambiguation). Raghavendra Tirtha Personal life Born Venkatanatha Bhatta 1595 or 1598 Bhuvanagiri (now in Tamil Nadu) Spouse Sarasvati Bai Children Lakshminarayanacharya ...