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Post-Vedic tradition regards the Rishis as "sages" or saints, constituting a peculiar class of divine human beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men. Swami Vivekananda described "Rishi"s as Mantra-drashtas or "the seers of thought". He told— "The truth came to the Rishis of India — the Mantra ...
Kapila (Sanskrit: कपिल) (7th [2]-6th-century BCE [3]), also referred to as Cakradhanus, [4] is a Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, [5] [6] [note 1] regarded the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy. [7] [5] His influence on Buddha and Buddhism have long been the subject of scholarly studies.
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Uttanka (Sanskrit: उत्तङ्क) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is described to have resided in the Maru desert. The primary source of this account is found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In the earliest version, Uttanka is described as the disciple of the sage Veda. In the second version, his guru is Gautama.
Sage Vyasa was unkempt because of months of meditation in the forest. Hence upon seeing him, Ambika who was rather scared shut her eyes, resulting in their child, Dhritarāshtra , being born blind. The other queen, Ambalika, turned pale upon meeting Vyasa, which resulted in their child, Pandu , being born pale.
Vasishtha is a revered sage in the Hindu traditions, and like other revered sages, numerous treatises composed in ancient and medieval era are reverentially named after him. [34] Some treatises named after him or attributed to him include: Vasishtha Samhita is a medieval era Yoga text. [35] There is an Agama as well with the same title.
First practiced by Hindu sages, yoga has become one of India’s most popular cultural exports. Modi has energetically promoted it as a feel-good way of stretching the country’s influence abroad.
Satyakāma graduates and becomes a celebrated sage, according to the Hindu tradition. A Vedic school is named after him, as is the influential ancient text Jābāla Upanishad – a treatise on Sannyāsa (a Hindu monk's monastic life). [ 4 ]