Hindu saints biography
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List of Hindu gurus and sants
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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, or sacred Sanskrit phrase.[2]
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[edit]- Padmanabha Tirtha
- Panth Maharaj (3 September 1855 – 16 October 1905)
- Paramahansa Yogananda[31] (5 January 1893 – 7 March 1952)
- Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari, also known as chariji (24 July 1927 – 20 December 2014)
- Pattinathar (c. 10th or 14th century AD)
- Pavhari Baba (birth unknown – 1898)
- Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami (c. 17th century)
- Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990)
- Pramukh Swami Maharaj[32][33] (born 7 December 1921 – 13 A
- ^Robin Rinehart (1 January 2004). Contemporary Nominated
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Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints
Foreword to first part (By J. F. Edwards)
Foreword to second part (By J. F. Edwards)
Chief Author’s Preface
Pandit’s Preface
Introduction—Mahipati: The Biographer of the Poet Saints
Mahipati—A general survey (By Dr. G. V. Tagare)
+ Chapter 1 - Invocation
+ Chapter 2 - Jayadev [Jayadeva]
+ Chapter 3 - The life of Tulsidas
+ Chapter 4 - Life of Namdev [Namadeva]
+ Chapter 5 - Kabir’s Biography
+ Chapter 6 - Kabir and his son Kamal
+ Chapter 7 - Kabir chooses Ramananda as his Guru
+ Chapter 8 - Dnyandev and His Grandparents
+ Chapter 9 - Life of Dnyandev (continued)
+ Chapter 10 - Life of Dnyandev (continued)
+ Chapter 11 - Namdev, Kabir and Dnyandev (continued)
+ Chapter 12 - Namdev and Dnyandev (continued)
+ Chapter 13 - Namdev's pilgrimage ends
+ Chapter 14 - Namdev’s Life (continued)
+ Chapter 15 - Namdev’s Life (continued)
+ Chapter 16 - Kurmadas the cripple
+ Chapter 17 - Raka and Gora the Potters
+ Chapter 18 - Life of Namdev (Continued)
+ Chapter 19 - Jagamitra Naga: God protects his own
+ Chapter 20 - Joga Paramanand, Narahari the goldsmith and Namdev
+ Chapter 21 - Namdev and Janabai
+ Chapter 22 - Matsyendranath, Gorakhnath and Changdev
+ Chapter 23 - Chokhamela, Namdev, Jiva and Tatva
+ Chapter 24 -
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Hindu sants
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