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Ramana Maharshi (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ˈɾɐ.mɐ.ɳɐ mɐˈɦɐɾ.ʂi], in tamil: இரமண மகரிசி, Iramaṇa Makarici; 30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage [1] and jivanmukta (liberated being). [2] He was born Venkataraman Iyer, but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. [3] [note 1]
Maharishi (Sanskrit: महर्षि, lit. 'great seer', IAST: Maharṣi) is a Sanskrit word used for members of the highest order of ancient Indian sages, popularly known in India as "seers", i.e., those who engage in research to understand and experience nature, divinity, and the divine context of existence, and these experiences' governing laws.
[2] [17] He ran a Vedic school (gurukul), as evidenced by hymn 1.179 of the Rigveda which credits its author to be his wife Lopamudra and his students. [11] He was a respected sage in the Vedic era, as many other hymns of the Rigveda composed by other sages refer to Agastya. The hymns composed by Agastya are known for verbal play and similes ...
Agastya Samhita is the name of one of the three sections of Garuda Purana which deals with the study of gems; the other two being the Brihaspati Samhita (Nitisara) and the Dhanvantari Samhita which is a study on material science, jurisprudence and medicine.
Uddalaka Aruni (fl. c. 8th century BCE), (Devanagari: उद्दालक आरुणि) also referred to as Uddalaka or Aruni or Uddalaka Varuni, was a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. [1] [2] He is mentioned in many Vedic era Sanskrit texts, and his philosophical teachings are among the centerpiece in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and ...
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Uttanka (Sanskrit: उत्तङ्क) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is described to have resided in the Maru desert. The primary source of this account is found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In the earliest version, Uttanka is described as the disciple of the sage Veda. In the second version, his guru is Gautama.
Self-enquiry, also spelled self-inquiry (Sanskrit vichara, also called jnana-vichara [1] or ātma-vichār), is the constant attention to the inner awareness of "I" or "I am" recommended by Ramana Maharshi as the most efficient and direct way of discovering the unreality of the "I"-thought.