About: Hindu saints

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There is no formal canonization process in Hinduism, but over time many men and women have reached the status of saints among their followers and among Hindus in general. Hindu saints have often renounced the world, and are variously called Gurus, sadhus, rishis, swamis, and other names. Some Hindu saints are given god-like status, being seen as incarnations of Vishnu, Shiva, and other aspects of God, sometimes many years after their deaths. This explains another common name for Hindu saints, "godmen".

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  • Sant bezeichnet eine spirituell herausragende Persönlichkeit im Hinduismus oder in anderen indischen Religionen. (de)
  • There is no formal canonization process in Hinduism, but over time many men and women have reached the status of saints among their followers and among Hindus in general. Hindu saints have often renounced the world, and are variously called Gurus, sadhus, rishis, swamis, and other names. Many people conflate the terms "saint" and "sant", because of their similar meanings. The term sant is a Sanskrit word "which differs significantly from the false cognate, 'saint'..." Traditionally, "sant" referred to devotional Bhakti poet-saints of two groups: Vaishnava and a group that is referred to as "Saguna Bhakti". Some Hindu saints are given god-like status, being seen as incarnations of Vishnu, Shiva, and other aspects of God, sometimes many years after their deaths. This explains another common name for Hindu saints, "godmen". Hindu saints have come from many walks of life including the blind (Bhima Bhoi, Surdas, and Tulsidas), orphaned (Andal, Kabir), former criminals ( [1], Valmiki) and former concubines (Kanhopatra and ). (en)
  • I santi induisti sono persone vissute in India e di religione induista, la cui santità viene riconosciuta in base a determinate caratteristiche. (it)
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  • Sant bezeichnet eine spirituell herausragende Persönlichkeit im Hinduismus oder in anderen indischen Religionen. (de)
  • I santi induisti sono persone vissute in India e di religione induista, la cui santità viene riconosciuta in base a determinate caratteristiche. (it)
  • There is no formal canonization process in Hinduism, but over time many men and women have reached the status of saints among their followers and among Hindus in general. Hindu saints have often renounced the world, and are variously called Gurus, sadhus, rishis, swamis, and other names. Some Hindu saints are given god-like status, being seen as incarnations of Vishnu, Shiva, and other aspects of God, sometimes many years after their deaths. This explains another common name for Hindu saints, "godmen". (en)
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  • Hindu saints (en)
  • Sant (Hinduismus) (de)
  • Santi induisti (it)
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