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Monday, 25 May 2015

Hindu Gurus and Saints

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Shankaracharya

Adi ShankaracharyaAdi Shankara (788-820 C.E.), along with Madhva and Ramanuja, was instrumental in the revival of Hinduism.


Ramanuja

RamanujaSri Ramanuja Acharya (1017-1137 C.E.) was great Hindu philosopher and thinker. He is the most venerated Acharya in the philosophy of Sri Vaishnavism.


Madhvacharya

MadhvacharyaSri Madhvacharya(1238-1317 C.E.) was the proponent of Dvaita Vedanta which is also known as Tattvavada - the Philosophy of Reality.


Maharishi Valmiki

ValmikiMaharshi Valmiki was a great sage who wrote the epic Ramayana in Sanskrit which consists of 24k verses and 7 cantos including the Uttara canto.


Tulsidas

TulsidasTulsidas (1497-1623 C.E.) was a Hindu saint and the poet. Tulsidas is renowned for his great devotion towards Lord Rama.


Tailang Swami

Tailang SwamiTailang Swami (1607-1887 C.E.) was a great Hindu Yogi who has divine powers.


Guru Ravidas

RavidasGuru Ravidas (1377-1527 C.E.) was a famous saint of the Bhakti Movement.


Guru Nanak

Guru NanakGuru Nanak (1469-1539 C.E.) was the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh Gurus.


Meerabai

MeerabaiMeerabai (1498-1547 circa) was a great Hindu poet and ardent devotee of Lord Krishna.






Gautama Buddha



Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha(563-483 B.C.) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.




Mahavir



MahavirMahavir (599-527 B.C.), also known as Vardhamana, established core tenets of Jainism. Mahavir was the 24th and the last Jain sage.



Guru Gobind Singh



Guru Gobind SinghGuru Gobind Singh(1666-1708 C.E.) was the tenth Guru out of total eleven Sikh Gurus.






Jhulelal




Jhulelal Jayanti day is celebrated as Cheti Chand by Sindhi people of Pakistan and India and it is celebrated one day after Ugadi.




Sant Kabirdas



KabirdasSant Kabirdas (1440-1518 circa) was a famous poet, saint and social reformer of India.





Kavi Surdas



SurdasSurdas (1478-1581 C.E.) was a great poet and musician known for his devotional songs dedicated to Lord Krishna.





Ramakrishna



RamakrishnaRamakrishna (1836-1886 C.E.) was a famous Saint in the 19thcentury India.






Vallabhacharya



VallabhacharyaVallabhacharya(1479-1531 C.E.) was a devotional philosopher, who founded the Pushti sect in India.




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