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A guru is defined as a "teacher, spiritual guide, [or] godman," [1] by author David Smith. To obtain the title of guru, one must go through a standard initiation process referred to as diksha , in which they receive a mantra , or sacred Sanskrit phrase.
Indian Hindu yogis (2 C, 35 P) C. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1 C, 4 P) ... Pages in category "Indian Hindu spiritual teachers" The following 132 pages are in this category ...
The Advaita Guru-Paramparā ("Lineage of Gurus in Non-dualism") is the traditional lineage of divine, Vedic and historical teachers of Advaita Vedanta.It begins with the Daiva-paramparā, the gods; followed by the Ṛṣi-paramparā, the Vedic seers; and then the Mānava-paramparā, with the historical teachers Gaudapada and Adi Shankara, and four of Shankara's pupils. [1]
Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi–Hindu Spiritual teacher, authentic authority on Hinduism, pioneer in Ram Janmabhumi movement and founder of Hindu Aikya Vedi; Sri Narayana Guru – Social reformer who worked for the upliftment of people from the lower caste in Kerala.
Originally referring in Sanskrit to Brihaspati, a Hindu divine figure, today the term is commonly used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, as well as in many new religious movements. Gymnosophists: Jagad guru: world guru or world teacher Mahamandaleshwar: Mahant: Head of an Organization (could be an Acharya or Sadhu) Maharshi: great sage Or ...
This category is about Indian spiritual teachers, who may or may not be religious leaders. See also: Category:Indian religious leaders , Category:Hindu religious leaders Subcategories
This is a list of teachers of Vedanta, a Hindu philosophical system. Pre-19th century. Vasishta Maharishi; Shakti Maharishi; Parashara Maharishi;
Radhanath Swami (IAST: Rādhānātha Svāmī) (born 7 December 1950) [1] is an American Hindu Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, community-builder, activist, and author. He has been a Bhakti Yoga practitioner and a spiritual teacher for more than 50 years. [2]