Questions tagged [saint]
Questions related to various saints and their works.
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Elites saying "Buddhism is a child of Hinduism."
Experts and Elite Personalities of Sanatana Dharma knows that Buddhism is born from Hinduism but do not agree with some teachings of Hinduism.
Swami Vivekananda is an elite personality states this ...
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Meaning Of Sukanya, Rishi Chyavan, Ashwini Kumars Story
Have often heard the story of Sukanya disrupting Rishi Chyavan’s meditation, then marrying him. After which the Ashwini Kumars make Rishi Chyavan young again by bathing in a lake which is like the ...
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Is Flying In Sky, Living Underwater With Subtle Body Or Physical Body
I’m often reading of Shakta saints who can fly in the sky like birds, or walk on water, or live underwater.
Could someone clarify for me, are they doing these stuffs with the physical body or subtle ...
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Subtle Body Or Physical Body Abilities
Shakta Saints Flying, Walking On Water, Living Underwater :
Hey guys, so as I’ve been looking up different Shakta saints, there are many instances where they’re able to fly in the sky like birds, live ...
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Can you give me examples where riteous people used deceit?
How many incidents are there in the Mahabharata, Srimad Vagbat Gita, and Ramayana where riteous people (gods, avatars, or saints) used deception to achieve their purposes?
Can you list those?
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is the term baba mentioned in scriptures?
we the have titles called BABA for saints like
Neem karoli Baba
Sai Baba
Satya Sai Baba
Baba Ramdev
Is scriptures talks about this baba term and what does it mean? Could any saint be given baba titles?...
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Sant Dnyaneshwar
Sant Dnyaneshwar
Can Saints perform miracles in the 21st century similar to performed by Sant Dnyaneshwar in the 13th century?
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What is importance of satsang according to various scriptures?
I want to know scriptural verses which glorifies satsang and saints.
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Was Tukaram an Advaitin philosopher?
Did Tukaram advocate the philosophy of Advaita? Can any one give proofs that he advocated Advaita?
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What are some bhakti parampara saints in the Advaita sect?
Can anyone tell about the bhakti parampara saints in the Advaita sect and, also about any Shudra saints in the Advaita Shankaracharya till the 19th century?
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How did Saint Dnyaneshwar made the ox to recite veda mantras?
I heard somewhere (someone posted this on quora and some people said this on twitter as well) that Sant Dnyaneshwar made an ox recite vedas.
Can someone give some reference of this story and also ...
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How saint become sinner?
what is the meaning of this quote
A saint is a sinner who never gave up.
I got this quote from here
My confusion is that how saint become sinner ?
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Does the Adiyogi of Sadhguru have a scriptural basis
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has a large following in India and abroad. His main sculptural work is the Adiyogi Statue in Velliangiri hills, Coimbatore.
Does the Statue have any Sthala purana or is it ...
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Are there any current female saints in shaktism?
Are there any current saints in Shaktism,like Sarada Devi or like anandamayi maa were for general hinduism?
Are there any saints in shaktism right now that are well known?
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Who is Thyagaraja?
Who is Thyagaraja to Hinduism?
Is he a poet or rishi or jivanmukta or avaduta or avatar etc.,?
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Want to know about Sri Pavhari Baba
Pavhari Baba was a famous Sri Vaishnava sect of Gajipur, contemporary of Sri Ramakrishna. He was very respected in the Eastern Part of India.
I am interested in knowing about the life and especially ...
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Is there any relation between Trailanga Swami and Kulandai Swami?
Sri KulandaiAnanda Swamigal:
According a current biography of Sri Trailanga Swami, He and Sri Kulandai Ananda Swamigal (Who left His body in Madurai) are one and the same. Some websites also supports ...
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Did Sri Lokenath Brahmachari meet Sri Trailanga Swami at all?
Some of Sri Lokenath Brahmachari's biographies claim that He met Sri Trailanga Swami.But Sri Lokenath Brahmachari refers to SrinTrailanga Swami as 'Hitalal Mishra' which is NOT the name of Sri ...
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Does "untouchability" have any place in Hinduism? [duplicate]
I am an Indian Hindu, I face many situations where there is "Goutra", "Jaati", and many types of class related things are asked.
Are the "class-division" and "discrimination" legitimate in Hinduism??...
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How naga sadhus reach to kumba mela place? [closed]
I have read this in a facebook post, I felt it as a puzzle and thought to ask here.
We all know that naga sadhus won't wear cloths, but how they reach to kumba mela place?
If those many people are ...
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What is the meaning of various honorific prefixes with "Sri"?
We see many gurus, babas, saints with honorific titles such as
Sri Sri
108 Sri
1008 sri etc
What does these prefixes indicate?
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Before taking Samadhi Dnyaneshwar did follow Ashtangyoga?
Ashtangyoga contains 8 parts in yoga. Ashta means 8.
Ashtangyoga - Yam Niyam Aasan Pranayam Pratyahar Dharana Dhyan Samadhi
These are eight parts of Ashtangyoga. The saint Dnyaneshwar has taken ...
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What is the purpose of Navnath? [duplicate]
I heard that Navnath are the 9 saints who were born in Kaliyuga. They were so powerful and full of spiritual energy that even Devas were unable to defeat them. Question is, in Kaliyuga, how those ...
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Why do sages and saints curse others?
In many scriptures and stories, sages and saits curse others when they get upset or someone does them wrong. In some cases this can be considered as an act of self-defense (even saits need to protect ...
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Which scripture provides details about Suka?
I want to learn more about Suka (son of Vyāsa) who narrated Bhagvatam to Parikshit. Which purāna provide details on life or past-life of Suka ?
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Is it true that God himself came to saint Ekanatha's house to do his work?
I have heard the folk story that Ekanath was very busy in the social-cultural reformation of society. Also, many people came to his house for the meal every day. So, He and his wife too busy for the ...
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What is the story of chokha mela?
Chokha was a saint from Maharashtra bhakti movement.
He is known to have faced many difficulties due to caste but continued the good work.
One of his well known abhanga which reflects social norms ...
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What is the life story and miracles associated with kanakadasa?
Kanaka dasa was a poet saint hailing from Karnataka region.
He belonged to the bhakti sampradaya and composed many devotional songs and kirtans especially on lord Krishna
It is also said that some ...
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What are the miracles associated with Sri Trailanga Swami?
Trailanga Swami was a famous ascetic who used to live in Benaras.
What were some of the miracles associated with Him?
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What are the teachings of saint JanA bAi?
She was one of the famous.saints in the vArkari bhakti movement.
What were the principles she preached?
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What is the yoga of Sri VallalAr?
He was (is?) a well known divine figure of the south Indian shaiva siddha tradition.
His name was Sri RAmalinga swamigal and lived in tamil nadu.
It is believed that he DEMATERIALIZED his physical ...
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Whose avatar was Sri Eknath?
Sri Eknath was one of the famous saints from the Varkari line of Bhakti tradition.
Whose incarnation was he ?
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Whose avatar was Sri akkalkot swami?
He was a famous saint from maharastrian bhakti movement. He used to live in akkalkot which is a pilgrim place now
Whose avatar was he ?
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What is difference between Nagas and sadhu?
I mean both of them are saints devoted to spirituality both of them follow brahmacharya etc i want to ask whether both have same significance in Hindu mythology? And what are the differences between ...
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What scriptures describe swans separating milk from water?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school. But there are five other Astika or orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy: Purva Mimamsa, Samkhya,...
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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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English Translations of Hayagreeva Stotrams by Sri Vadiraja Teertha
Sri Vadiraja Teertha, considered amongst the highest saints in the Madhva hierarchy and next only to Srimad Ananda Teertha(Madhva) and Sri Jayateertha, was an unshakable devotee of SriHayavadana ...
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How to identify saint/sage?
Now a days many people claim to be a saint. Is there any method to differentiate real saint and fake saint.
UPDATE.
A person can have only 1 Guru in his lifetime.
But if I come to know there is a ...
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Who was Srividya upasaka Sri Bhuvanananda Natha?
One of the well-known name in the South Indian Sri Vidya tradition is Sri Bhuvanananda Natha.
Is there any brief info about his life events and upasana?
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Regarding some questions on Mahavatar Babaji
I came to know from Autobiography of a Yogi, by Swami Yogananda that Babaji is an immortal. My questions are:
What is the birthdate of Mahavatar Babaji?
What is the last account of babaji? I mean ...
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Thirumangai alwar
What are the special characteristics of this alwar and how many names was given to him by almighty? What is his significant contribution towards Vaishnavism ?
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Is it necessary that an enlightened man should possess Siddhis or special powers?
We know about many saints who possessed siddhis in the past. Are siddhis a criteria for an enlightened person ?
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What is 'Kabir Sagar'?
I read some part of ' Kabir Sagar'. It is a book on Saint Kabir which concerns with philosophical knowledge (or so I think). But I don't understand what it talks about to begin with.
Will anyone shed ...
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What exactly is a leela (लीला)? Is there a scriptural definition of leela (लीला)?
When people cannot logically explain certain actions of Gods, their incarnations, Saints, Ṛṣis etc., they often use the term leela which is sometimes spelled as līlā and lIlA.
I think the word ...
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Who are the authors of and what are the significances of "Eka Sloki Ramayana" , "Eka Sloki Bhagawatam" and the like?
As the name suggests,the Eka Sloki Ramayana is the whole story of Ramayana told in just one sloka/verse:
aadau raama tapovanaadi gamanam hatvaa mrugam kaanchanam vaidehee
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Bhakti Parampara saints from South Indian states
I am familiar with some of the Bhakti Parampara Poet-saints from Western and Northen part of India and their works. Some of them are -:
Saint Dyaneshwar - commentary on Shree Bhagavad Gita (...
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What is Sadhu? Is Any Parameters That Defines Them? Difference from Sajjan(good will person) [duplicate]
I want to ask that : what is sadhu? Are there any parameters defined for that. Are they need to be Vairagi? What is the difference between Sadhu And Sajjan? I mean to ask Sadhu is Derived from sadhana ...
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Was Nepal formed by a Hindu saint called Ne Muni?
This wiki article claims that
As it is believed that Ne Muni established Nepal, some important
priests in Nepal are called "Tirthaguru Nemuni"
Is there any more details available about the saint?...
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Who is Shivananda Swami?
There are popular aartis, that are sung in North, which have initials of Swami Shivananda in their end. For example
So, my question is, who is "Swami Shivananda", composer of such Aartis?
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What exactly happens during Parakaya Pravesha?
Parakaya Pravesha is power of entering into body of another person through Yoga.
Sri Adi Sankara entered the body of King Amaruka of Benares.
Tirumular in Southern India entered the body of a ...
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