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Tapas (Sanskrit: तपस्, romanized: tapas) is a variety of austere spiritual meditation practices in Indian religions.In Jainism, it means asceticism (austerities, body mortification); [1] [2] in Buddhism, it denotes spiritual practices including meditation and self-discipline; [3] and in the different traditions within Hinduism it means a spectrum of practices ranging from asceticism ...
Baba ("father, grandfather, wise old man, sir") [1] is a Persian honorific term, [2] used in several West Asian, South Asian and African cultures. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu ascetics ( sannyasis ) and Sikh gurus , as a suffix or prefix to their names, e.g. Sai Baba of Shirdi , Baba Ramdev , etc. [ 1 ] [ 3 ]
Pashupata Shaivism was a devotional and ascetic movement. [ 5 ] [ 10 ] Pashu in Pashupati refers to the effect (or created world), the word designates that which is dependent on something ulterior. Whereas, Pati means the cause (or principium), the word designates the Lord, who is the cause of the universe, the pati, or the ruler. [ 11 ]
Pavhari Baba (1798–1898) was a Hindu ascetic and saint. [3] [4] He was born in Premapur, Jaunpur in a Brahmin family. [citation needed] In his childhood he went to Ghazipur to study under the tutelage of his uncle who was a follower of Ramanuja or Shri sect . After finishing his studies he travelled to many places.
According to Devotees, Baba Siddharth Gautam Ram is reincarnation of Baba Keenaram himself. Apart from this, any cremation ground would be a holy place for an Aghori ascetic. The cremation grounds near the Shakti Pithas , 51 holy centres for worship of the Hindu Mother Goddess scattered across South Asia and the Himalayan terrain, are key ...
Hindu yogis (2 C, 3 P) S. Hindu saints (6 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Hindu ascetics" ... Sai Baba of Shirdi; Shree Swami ji of Pitambara Peeth; T. Ranabir Singh ...
Amar Bharati at the Kumbha Mela 2001, having raised his arm for 25 years. Amar Bharati is an Indian Sadhu or ascetic who is known for claiming to have kept his right arm raised for 50 years in a testament of his devotion to the Hindu deity Shiva, and as a call for world peace.
The Act III of Prabodha Chandrodaya, a Sanskrit and Maharashtri Prakrit play written by Kirttivarman's contemporary Shri Krishna Mishra (11th to 12th century), introduces a male Kāpālika ascetic and his consort, [5] a female Kāpālini, [5] disrupting a dispute on the "true religion" between a mendicant Buddhist wanderer and a Jain Digambara ...