WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In India, a GURU is a ____
A
Priest
B
Doctor
C
Teacher
D
Pet
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -guru, (Sanskrit: “venerable”) in Hinduism, a personal spiritual teacher or guide. From at least the mid-1st millennium bce, when the Upanishads (speculative commentaries on the Vedas, the revealed scriptures of Hinduism) were composed, India has stressed the importance of the tutorial method in religious instruction.

Detailed explanation-2: -During ancient times in our country, “Guru” the supreme teacher was considered as the ultimate God himself. The entire responsibility rested with such Guru who imparted Physical, Intellectual, Moral and Spiritual upliftment of such deserving souls in the form of his disciples.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Hinduism, a guru is a personal spiritual teacher. In ancient India, knowledge of the Vedas (a body of liturgical literature) was transmitted orally from guru to pupil.

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