HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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rabbis
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gurus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Hindu teachers are called gurus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ramanuja, South Indian Brahman theologian and philosopher, the single most influential thinker of devotional Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prominent Gurus and Saints Shankaracharya-Adi Shankara (788-820 C.E.), along with Madhva and Ramanuja, was instrumental in the revival of Hinduism. Ramanuja-Shri Ramanuja Acharya (1017-1137 C.E.) was great Hindu philosopher and thinker.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gurus are central to the Sikh faith. Eleanor Nesbitt looks at the founder of the Sikh faith – Guru Nanak, the concept of Guru in Sikhism, the central principles of the Gurus’ teachings and the sacred scripture – the Guru Granth Sahib. There are currently about 24 million Sikhs worldwide.
Detailed explanation-5: -There are eight types of gurus: (1) bodha guru, (2) Veda guru, (3) nishiddha guru, (4) kamya guru, (5) vachaka guru, (6) soochaka guru, (7) karana guru, and ( vihita guru.