List of Hindu gurus and sants
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These are some of the most noteworthy gurus and saints of Hinduism:
- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [1]
- Acharya Rakeshprasad Pande [2]
- Adi Shankara [3]
- Akhandanand [4]
- Amrit Desai [5]
- Anandmurti Gurumaa (female)[6]
- Baba Lokenath Brahmachari [7]
- Bhagawan Nityananda [8]
- Bhakti Tirtha Swami [9]
- Bhakti Caru Swami [10]
- Brahmananda Saraswati [11]
- Gurumayi Chidvilasananda (female)[15]
- Gopal Krishna Goswami [16]
- Gnanananda Giri [17]
- Haridas Thakur [18][19]
- Hridayananda dasa Goswami [20]
- Jayadvaita Swami [20]
- Jayapataka Swami [21]
- Lahiri Mahasaya [22]
- Madhvacharya [23]
- Maharishi Dayananda Saraswati (Founder of Arya Samaj)
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi [24]
- Mahavatar Babaji [25]
- Mata Amritanandamayi (female)[26]
- Meher Baba [27]
- Mother Meera (female)[28]
- Muktananda [15]
- Narayan Dutt Shrimali [29]
- Narayan Maharaj [30]
- Neem Karoli Baba [31]
- Nimbarka [32]
- Nisargadatta Maharaj [33]
- Paramahansa Yogananda [34]
- Radhanath Swami [citation needed]
- Raghavendra Swami [35]
- Ram Dass (Richard Alpert) [36]
- Ramakrishna Paramahamsa [37]
- Ramana Maharshi [38]
- Ramanuja
- Sai Baba of Shirdi [24]
- Sant Shri Asaram Ji Bapu [39]
- Sant Dnyaneshwar [40]
- Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami [41]
- Satsvarupa dasa Goswami [42]
- Satya Sai Baba
- Shastri Narayanswarupdas [43]
- Shankaracharya
- Shriram Sharma Acharya
- Sri Anandamayi Ma (female)
- Sri Aurobindo
- Sri Chinmoy [citation needed]
- Sri Narayana Guru, writer of Daiva Dasakam {male}[44]
- Sri Sarada Devi (female)
- Sri Yukteswar Giri
- Srimanta Sankardeva[45]
- Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi[46]
- Swami Nigamananda[47]
- Swami Chidbhavananda
- Swami Chinmayananda
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati (Founder of Arsha Vidya)
- Swami Janakananda
- Swami Krishnananda
- Swami Lakshamanananda
- Swami Nigamananda
- Swami Niranjanananda
- Swami Rama Tirtha
- Swami Rama [citation needed]
- Swami Ramdas
- Swami Satchidananda
- Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi
- Swami Satyananda
- Swami Sivananda
- Swami Vivekananda
- Tamala Krishna Goswami
- Tukaram
- Upasni Maharaj
- Vallabhacarya [48]
- Yogaswami
See also
Notes
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