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Gautama maharshi's parents/ancestry
Who are Gautama maharshi, one of sapta rishis, parents and ancestors linking all the way to Brahma? Are there any stories related to his birth?
Mahabharata describes him as son of Gotama but nothing ...
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Does the Kaundinyasa/Kaundinya Gotra derive it's lineage from Buddha's disciple Kodanna?
I have been trying to trace the history of the Kaundinyasa gotra. Most of the references I find imply that Kaundinya was a brahmin at the court of the father of prince Siddharth (later Gautam Buddha) ...
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Vanshaj of great Hindu Rishi Munis?
We all know that there were many great Rishi Munis (Sage) who have blessed our motherland and we also know that genes are passed on from one generation to the next one, so would it be correct to ...
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Does anyone know about Sage Gritakoushik?
Because My Gotra is Gritakousik घृतकौशिक
I never read about Sage Gritakousik in puranas and scriptures.
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Why is the divine architect Vishwakarma considered a descendant of Bhrigu?
Every Brahmin is a descendant of sages, which is why every Gotra or clan of Brahmins has an associated list of Pravaras, a list of the sages they're descended from. For instance, I am a Brahmana ...
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