Sadguru, Shadguru: 13 definitions
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Sadguru means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to a 鈥済ood preceptor鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.1.12, while explaining details of worship:鈥斺�淸...] the root of devotion (bhakti) is good action (satkarma) and the worship of one鈥檚 own favourite deity (颈峁ａ弓补诲别惫补). The root of that is the good preceptor. A good preceptor (sadguru) is secured only through association with good people (蝉补迟蝉补峁僩补迟颈). If one associates with good people, one will come across a preceptor. From the preceptor mantras and the modes of worship can be learned. Bhakti (devotion) is generated by worship and it gives birth to knowledge鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Sadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to 鈥渂ona fide spiritual master; spiritual preceptor who follows sat (the pure path of the 蝉腻诲丑耻蝉 as described within scripture and as delivered through 辫补谤补尘辫补谤腻)鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).
: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamSadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to:鈥擝ona fide spiritual master. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gavat膩m峁泃a).
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to a 鈥渢rue teacher鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he teacher in the western house is one who belongs to the sequence of the line (of teachers). [...] He practices his meditation in each house and that utterance (of mantra) in particular. (His) duty is (determined) by the command of a true teacher [i.e., 蝉补诲驳耻谤耻-腻箩帽腻] and he should beg from (the Yogin墨s and Mothers). O Kaule艣a, he is successful by maintaining this attitude. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchSadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to a 鈥渢rue Guru鈥�, according to the Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩 of Sv膩tm膩r膩ma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one鈥檚 vital energy.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淕iving up sense objects is difficult to achieve; seeing the highest reality is [also] difficult, and [so too] is attaining the natural state [of Sam膩dhi], without the compassion of a true Guru (sadguru)鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiSadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to the 鈥�(sacred) true Guru鈥�, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�O峁� 膧岣� 贬奴峁� to the highest beautiful feet of the sacred true Guru (sadguru), To the maker of right knowledge becoming manifest, homage 贬奴峁�鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�).鈥攎 (S) A good Guru or spiritual instructor and director.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�).鈥擺masculine] a good teacher.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�):鈥擺=sad-guru] [from sad > sat] m. a good teacher, [K膩vya literature; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺; Si峁僪膩sana-dv膩tri峁兣沬k膩 or vikram膩ditya-caritra, jaina recension]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)峁岣峠耻谤耻 (啶粪ぁ啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Chaggaru.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSadguru (嗖膏拨喑嵿矖喑佮舶喑�):鈥擺noun] a good teacher.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySadguru (啶膏う啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷�):鈥攏. 1. worthy teacher or preceptor; 2. god; 3. religious preceptor;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Guru.
Starts with: Sadgurunatha, Sadgurustotra, Shadgurubhashya, Shadgurushishya.
Full-text: Shadgurushishya, Shadgurubhashya, Sadgurustotra, Saduguru, Sabji, Chaggaru, Jnanaghana, Hamsatma, True Guru, Sadgurunatha, Satsamgati, Ishtadevata, Satkarman, Sat, Thikana.
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