Biography of spiritual gurus


List of Hindu gurus and sants

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

A instructor is defined as a "teacher, celestial guide, [or] godman,"[1] by author Painter Smith. To obtain the title jump at guru, one must go through fastidious standard initiation process referred to importation diksha, in which they receive unmixed mantra, or sacred Sanskrit phrase.[2]

The list

A to C

D to F

G to I

J to L

M to O

P to R

  • 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 Dec 2014)
  • Premanand Ji Maharaj, also known pass for shree Premanandji maharaj (born in  1972)
  • Pattinathar (c. 10th or 14th century AD)
  • Pavhari Baba (birth unknown – 1898)
  • Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami (c. 17th century)
  • Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also block out as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (21 May 1921 – 21 October 1990)
  • Pramukh Swami Maharaj[32][33] (born 7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016)
  • Pranavananda, also known hoot Yugacharya Srimat Swami Pranavananda Ji Maharaj (29 January 1896 – 8 February 1941)
  • Pranavanda Saraswati (28 August 1908 – 28 August 1982)
  • Prem Rawat, also known as Maharaji, Guru Maharaj Ji, and Balyogeshwar (born 10 December 1957)
  • Purandara Dasa (c. 1484 – c. 1565)
  • Puran Puri (born 1742)
  • Rambhadracharya (born 14 January 1950)
  • Ramdas Kathiababa (early 24 July 1800 – 8 February 1909)
  • Ramdev Pir (1352–1385 AD)
  • Radhanath Swami (born 7 December 1950)
  • Raghavendra Swami[34] (1595 – 1671)
  • Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami (1505–1579)
  • Rajinder Singh (spiritual master) (20 September 1946) (Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission) (Founder of Science of Spirituality)
  • Rakeshprasad[35] (born 23 July 1966)
  • Rakesh Jhaveri (born 26 Sep 1966)
  • Raghuttama Tirtha (1537 – 1596)
  • Ram Chandra (Babuji) (30 April 1899 – 19 April 1983)
  • Ram Thakur (2 February 1860 – 1 May 1949)
  • Rama Tirtha (22 October 1873 – 27 October 1906)
  • Ramakrishna[36] (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886) See Disciples
  • Ramalinga Swamigal (5 October 1823, disappeared on 30 January 1874), also known as Vallalar
  • Ramana Maharshi[37] (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950)
  • Ramanuja (c. 1017 – c. 1137)
  • Ramprasad Sen (c. 1718 or catch-phrase. 1723 – c. 1775)
  • Ravidas (1398–1540)
  • Rupa Goswami (1489–1564)

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See also

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