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  1. This is a list of religious people in Hinduism, including gurus, sants, monks, yogis and spiritual masters. 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 ...

  2. 8 de mar. de 2019 · All About the Hindu Spiritual Teacher. Brahma sans his four heads. Guru is the God, say the scriptures. Indeed, the guru i n the Vedic tradition is looked upon as one no less than a God. "Guru" is an honorific designation for a preceptor, or teacher, as defined and explained variously in the scriptures and ancient literary works, including the ...

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  3. Guru, in Hinduism, a personal spiritual teacher or guide. From at least the mid-1st millennium bce, when the Upanishads (speculative commentaries on the Vedas, the revealed scriptures of Hinduism) were composed, India has stressed the importance of the tutorial method in religious instruction.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. Movements and Leaders. Famous Women within Hinduism; Founders and Theologians; Hinduism in Britain Today; Modern Hindu Groups and Leaders; Recent Spiritual and Cultural Leaders; Shaivism; Shaktism; Socio-Political Movements; The Bhakti Saints; The Reform Movements; The Smarta Tradition; Vaishnavism; Search

  5. 5 de abr. de 2024 · Ramakrishna (born February 18, 1836, Hooghly [now Hugli], Bengal state, India—died August 16, 1886, Calcutta [now Kolkata]) was a Hindu religious leader, founder of the school of religious thought that became the Ramakrishna Order. Born into a poor Brahman (the highest-ranking social class) family, Ramakrishna had little formal ...

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  6. 6 de oct. de 2022 · The Indian Guru Who Brought Eastern Spirituality to the West. A new biography explores the life of Vivekananda, a Hindu ascetic who promoted a more inclusive vision of religion. Jennie...

  7. 20 de may. de 2024 · Hinduism is a major world religion originating on the Indian subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of philosophy, belief, and ritual. If the Indus valley civilization (3rd–2nd millennium BCE) was the earliest source of Hindu traditions, then Hinduism is the oldest living religion on Earth.