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  2. Sects of Sikhism - Wikipedia

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    [note 4] [163] The group challenged many long-standing beliefs and practices of Sikhism, creating enemies with traditionalist and conservative sectors of Sikhs as a result. [163] They claimed to be purists of the Guru Granth Sahib and rejected many aspects of contemporary Sikhism as being " Brahminical " innovations. [ 163 ]

  3. Guru Nanak - Wikipedia

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    Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: [gʊɾuː naːnəkᵊ], pronunciation ⓘ), also known as Bābā Nānak ('Father Nānak'), [12] was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Katak Pooranmashi ('full-moon ...

  4. Gregorian Bivolaru - Wikipedia

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    Gregorian Bivolaru also known as Magnus Aurolsson [1] [2] and nicknamed Grieg, Grig or, by the press, Guru (born 12 March 1952) is the founder of the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA).

  5. Ganapathi Sachchidananda - Wikipedia

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    Narasimha Sastry (father) Jaya Lakshmi Mata (mother) Ganapathi Sachchidananda, also known as Sri Swamiji, is a Hindu avadhuta and guru. He is a religious figure mainly in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as well as having a large number of followers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Trinidad and Tobago.

  6. List of Hindu gurus and sants - Wikipedia

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    Sathya Sai Baba (23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011) Satnarayan Maharaj (born 1931), Indo-Trinidadian Hindu leader and son-in-law of Bhadase Sagan Maraj. Satsvarupa dasa Goswami [38] (born 6 December 1939) Satyadhyana Tirtha A great mystic. Satyasandha Tirtha Dvaita philosopher. Satyanatha Tirtha.

  7. Ponguru Narayana - Wikipedia

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    Narayana was born on 15 June 1957, into a Telugu-speaking family of Ponguru Subbaramayya, and Subamma in Harnathapuram, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. Dr Narayana studied B.A. in mathematics and statistics from V. R. College at Nellore in 1977, and subsequently earned his MSc. (1979) and PhD (2002) in statistics from Sri Venkateswara ...

  8. Bhakti movement - Wikipedia

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    The Bhakti movement was a significant religious movement in medieval Hinduism [1] that sought to bring religious reforms to all strata of society by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation. [2] Originating in Tamilakam during 6th century CE, [3][4][5][6] it gained prominence through the poems and teachings of the Vaishnava Alvars ...

  9. Nate Silver - Wikipedia

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    Nate Silver. Nathaniel Read Silver (born January 13, 1978) is an American statistician, writer, and poker player who analyzes baseball, basketball, and elections. He is the founder of FiveThirtyEight, and held the position of editor-in-chief there, along with being a special correspondent for ABC News, until May 2023. [2]