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Guru

Guru (/ˈɡuːruː/ Sanskrit: गुरु; IAST: guru) is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential figure to the disciple (or shisya in Sanskrit, literally seeker [of knowledge or truth]) or student, with the guru serving…

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related to External links · 30
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related to Definition and etymology · 26
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related to In Buddhism · 19
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related to Attributes · 17
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related to In Western culture · 17
Guru → According, American, As, Asian, Bromley, Chinese Exclusion Act, David, Dutch Indologist Albertina Nugteren, Eastern, Europe, Gurus, In, India, US, West, Western, Western Europe
related to Gurukula and the guru-shishya tradition · 15
Guru → At, Brahmacharya, Each, Gurukul, Gurukula, Hindu, India, Sanskrit, The, This, Traditionally, Upanayana, Upanishads, Vedas, Vidyarambha
related to Scriptures · 11
Guru → Chandogya Upanishad, In, Katha Upanisad, Rigveda, Self, Self-knowledge, Taittiriya Upanishad, The, Truth, Vedic, Verse
is a · 9
Guru → ancient and central figure in the traditions of Hinduism, Buddha, fundamental principle in Hinduism, glorious Vajradhara, precarious matter, reverential figure to the disciple, source of all knowledge which is Almighty, teacher, traditional element of Eastern spirituality but
has method · 7
Guru → Adi Shankara, Advaita Vedanta, Hindu, In Chapter, The, Upadesasahasri, Upadesha Sahasri
related to In Hinduism · 7
Guru → At, Atma, Hindu, Hinduism, Self, The Guru, Ultimate

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