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2. List of Hindu gurus and sants - Wikipedia

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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. [2]

3. List of Hindu gurus - Wikipedia

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4. Category:Indian yoga gurus - Wikipedia

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   People from India who teach a form of yoga and who are venerated as gurus or who have a large number of followers, within India or internationally. Pages in category "Indian yoga gurus" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.

5. List of Hindu deities - Wikipedia

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   Hinduism is the largest religion in the Indian subcontinent, and the third largest religion in the world.It has been called the "oldest religion" in the world, and many practitioners refer to Hinduism as "the eternal law" (Sanātana Dharma). [1]

6. Jagadguru - Wikipedia

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   Jagadguru, literally meaning "guru of the universe", is a title used in Sanātana Dharma.Traditionally, it has been bestowed upon or used for ācāryas belonging to the Vedānta school (among the six traditional schools of thought in Hinduism) who have written Sanskrit commentaries on the Prasthānatrayī (literally, 'the three sources') – the Brahma sūtras (the original scripture of ...

7. List of Jain monks - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of Jain ascetics. The list include the names of ascetics who are known for their contributions to Jain philosophy and Jainism in general. Indrabhuti Gautama; Bhadrabahu, c. 4th century BCE. Last acharya of undivided Jain sangha. Kundakunda- 1st century BCE [1] Sudharma Swami; Umaswami- Author of the Jain text, Tattvarthsutra

8. ISKCON guru system - Wikipedia

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   The first chapter is dedicated to gurus, with second dedicated to ritual process of initiation by the guru. The worship of gurus is described towards the end of the third vilasa. [3] The place of a guru and his grace (prasada) plays a vital role in the Vaisnava traditions in general and in ISKCON Gaudiya Vaishnavism in particular. The generic ...

9. Sant (religion) - Wikipedia

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   Sant differs from saint not merely in the etymological sense but also in usage. The word is used in various contexts: [2] [6] [8] In fifteenth- and sixteenth-century India under Islamic rule, it was used generally to describe teachers and poet-scholars who led worshippers and communities the praises of god or goddess within the Bhakti movement in Hinduism.