List of Hindu gurus and sants

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Supreme reality

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God

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Puruṣārtha (meaning of life)

* Dharma
* Artha
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Āśrama (stages of life)

* Brahmacharya
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* Vānaprastha
* Sannyasa

Three paths to liberation

* Bhakti yoga
* Jnana yoga
* Karma yoga

Liberation

Mokṣa-related topics:

* Paramātman
* Maya
* Karma
* Saṃsāra

Mind

* Ātman (self)
* Anātman (non-self)
* Sūkṣma śarīra (subtle body)
* Antaḥkaraṇa (mental organs)

* Prajña (wisdom)
* Ānanda (happiness)
* Viveka (discernment)
* Vairagya (dispassion)
* Sama (equanimity)
* Dama (temperance)
* Uparati (self-settledness)
* Titiksha (forbearance)
* Shraddha (faith)
* Samadhana (concentration)
* Arishadvargas (six enemies)
* Ahamkara (attachment)

Ethics

* Niti śastra
* Yamas
* Niyama
* Ahimsa
* Achourya
* Aparigraha
* Brahmacharya
* Satya
* Damah
* Dayā
* Akrodha
* Arjava
* Santosha
* Tapas
* Svādhyāya
* Shaucha
* Mitahara
* Dāna
* Sources of dharma

Epistemology

* Pratyakṣa (perception)
* Anumāṇa (inference)
* Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy)
* Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption)
* Anupalabdi (non-perception, negation)
* Śabda (word, testimony)

Practices

Worship, sacrifice, and charity

* Puja
* Ārtī
* Prarthana
* Śrauta
* Temple
* Murti
* Bhakti
* Japa
* Bhajana
* Kīrtana
* Yajna
* Homa
* Tarpana
* Vrata
* Prāyaścitta
* Tirtha
* Yatra
* Tirthadana
* Matha
* Nritta-Nritya
* Dāna
* Sevā
* Yoga
* Exorcism

Meditation

* Tapas
* Dhyana
* Samādhāna
* Nididhyāsana

Yoga

* Sadhu
* Yogi
* Yogini
* Asana
* Sādhanā
* Hatha yoga
* Jnana yoga
* Bhakti yoga
* Karma yoga
* Rāja yoga
* Kundalini yoga

Arts

* Bharatanatyam
* Kathak
* Kathakali
* Kuchipudi
* Manipuri
* Mohiniyattam
* Odissi
* Sattriya
* Bhagavata Mela
* Yakshagana
* Dandiya Raas
* Carnatic music
* Pandav Lila
* Kalaripayattu
* Silambam
* Adimurai

Rites of passage

* Garbhadhana
* Pumsavana
* Pumsavana Simantonayana
* Simantonnayana
* Jatakarma
* Nāmakaraṇa
* Nishkramana
* Annaprashana
* Chudakarana
* Karnavedha
* Vidyāraṃbhaṃ
* Upanayana
* Keshanta
* Ritushuddhi
* Samavartanam
* Vivaha
* Antyesti

Festivals

* Diwali
* Holi
* Maha Shivaratri
* Navaratri
* Durga Puja
* Ramlila
* Vijayadashami-Dussehra
* Raksha Bandhan
* Ganesh Chaturthi
* Vasant Panchami
* Rama Navami
* Janmashtami
* Onam
* Makar Sankranti
* Kumbh Mela
* Pongal
* Ugadi
* Vaisakhi
* Bihu
* Puthandu
* Vishu
* Ratha Yatra

Philosophical schools

Six Astika schools

* Samkhya
* Yoga
* Nyaya
* Vaisheshika
* Mīmāṃsā
* Vedanta
* Advaita
* Dvaita
* Vishishtadvaita
* Achintya Bheda Abheda
* Shuddhadvaita
* Svabhavika Bhedabheda
* Akshar Purushottam Darshan

Other schools

* Ājīvika
* Buddhism
* Jainism
* Charvaka

Gurus, Rishi, philosophers

Ancient

* Saptarshi
* Vashistha
* Kashyapa
* Atri
* Jamadagni
* Gotama
* Vishvamitra
* Bharadwaja
* Agastya
* Angiras
* Aruni
* Ashtavakra
* Jaimini
* Kanada
* Kapila
* Patanjali
* Pāṇini
* Prashastapada
* Raikva
* Satyakama Jabala
* Valmiki
* Vyasa
* Yajnavalkya

Medieval

* Abhinavagupta
* Adi Shankara
* Akka Mahadevi
* Allama Prabhu
* Alvars
* Basava
* Chaitanya
* Ramdas Kathiababa
* Chakradhara
* Chāngadeva
* Dadu Dayal
* Eknath
* Gangesha Upadhyaya
* Gaudapada
* Gorakshanatha
* Haridasa Thakur
* Harivansh
* Jagannatha Dasa
* Jayanta Bhatta
* Jayatīrtha
* Jiva Goswami
* Jñāneśvar
* Kabir
* Kanaka Dasa
* Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
* Madhusūdana
* Madhva
* Matsyendranatha
* Morya Gosavi
* Mukundarāja
* Namadeva
* Narahari Tirtha
* Narasimha Saraswati
* Nayanars
* Nimbarkacharya
* Srinivasacharya
* Prabhākara
* Purandara Dasa
* Raghavendra Swami
* Raghunatha Siromani
* Raghuttama Tirtha
* Ram Charan
* Ramananda
* Ramanuja
* Ramprasad Sen
* Ravidas
* Rupa Goswami
* Samarth Ramdas
* Sankardev
* Satyanatha Tirtha
* Siddheshwar
* Sripada Srivallabha
* Sripadaraja
* Surdas
* Swaminarayan
* Śyāma Śastri
* Tukaram
* Tulsidas
* Tyagaraja
* Vācaspati Miśra
* Vadiraja Tirtha
* Vallabha
* Valluvar
* Vedanta Desika
* Vidyaranya
* Vyasaraja

Modern

* Aurobindo
* Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
* Bhaktivinoda Thakur
* Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
* Chinmayananda
* Dayananda Saraswati
* Jaggi Vasudev
* Krishnananda Saraswati
* Mahavatar Babaji
* Mahesh Yogi
* Narayana Guru
* Nigamananda
* Nisargadatta Maharaj
* Prabhupada
* Radhakrishnan
* R. D. Ranade
* Ramakrishna
* Rama Tirtha
* Ramana Maharshi
* Ravi Shankar
* Ramdas
* Samarth
* Sathya Sai Baba
* Shirdi Sai Baba
* Shraddhanand
* Satyadhyana Tirtha
* Siddharameshwar Maharaj
* Sivananda
* Trailanga
* U. G. Krishnamurti
* Upasni Maharaj
* Vethathiri Maharishi
* Vivekananda
* Yogananda

Texts

Sources and classification of scripture

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Scriptures

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Vedas

* Rigveda
* Yajurveda
* Samaveda
* Atharvaveda

Divisions

* Samhita
* Brahmana
* Aranyaka
* Upanishads

Upanishads

Principal Upanishads

Rigveda:

* Aitareya
* Kaushitaki

Yajurveda:

* Brihadaranyaka
* Isha
* Taittiriya
* Katha
* Shvetashvatara
* Maitri

Samaveda:

* Chandogya
* Kena

Atharvaveda:

* Mundaka
* Mandukya
* Prashna

Vedangas

* Shiksha
* Chandas
* Vyākaraṇa
* Nirukta
* Kalpa
* Jyotisha

Other scriptures

* Bhagavad Gita
* Agamas (Hinduism)

Itihasas

* Ramayana
* Mahabharata

Puranas

* Vishnu Purana
* Bhagavata Purana
* Devi Bhagavata Purana
* Naradiya Purana
* Vāmana Purana
* Matsya Purana
* Garuda Purana
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* Padma Purana
* Agni Purana
* Shiva Purana
* Linga Purana
* Kūrma Purana
* Skanda Purana
* Varaha Purana
* Markandeya Purana

Upavedas

* Ayurveda
* Dhanurveda
* Gandharvaveda
* Sthapatyaveda

Shastras, sutras, and samhitas

* Dharma Shastra
* Artha Śastra
* Shilpa Shastras
* Kama Sutra
* Brahma Sutras
* Samkhya Sutras
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* Natya Shastra
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* Naalayira Divya Prabandham
* Tirumurai
* Ramcharitmanas
* Yoga Vasistha
* Swara yoga
* Panchadasi

Stotras, stutis and Bhashya

* Kanakadhara Stotra
* Shiva Stuti
* Vayu Stuti

Tamil literature

* Tirumurai
* Naalayira Divya Prabandham
* Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
* Tiruppukal
* Kural
* Kamba Ramayanam/Ramavataram
* Five Great Epics
* Eighteen Greater Texts
* Eighteen Lesser Texts
* Athichudi
* Iraiyanar Akapporul
* Abirami Antati
* Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam
* Vinayagar Agaval

Other texts

Hindu culture & society

Society

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* Kshatriya
* Kayastha
* Vaishya
* Shudra
* Dalit
* Jāti
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* Dasa

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* Tala (music)
* Raga
* Rasa (aesthetics)
* Sangita
* Vadya
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Food & diet customs

* Ahimsa
* Diet in Hinduism
* Sattvic diet
* Mitahara
* Jhatka
* Vrata

Time keeping practices

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* Panchangam
* Vikram Samvat
* Shaka era

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This is a list of religious people in Hinduism, including gurus, sants, monks, yogis and spiritual masters.

A guru is defined as a "teacher, spiritual guide, [or] godman,"[1] by author David Smith. To obtain the title of guru, one must go through a standard initiation process referred to as diksha, in which they receive a mantra, or sacred Sanskrit phrase.[2]

## The list

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### A to C

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* A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada[3] (1 September 1896 - 14 November 1977)

* Abhinavagupta (c. 950 - 1020)
* Adi Shankara (8th c. CE)[4]
* Acharya Prashant (1978  - Present)
* Advaita Acharya (1434–1539)
* Agastyar (3rd millennium BCE)[5]
* Akka Mahadevi (c.1130 – 1160), Kannada literature
* Akshobhya Tirtha (c. 1282- c. 1365), disciple of Madhvacharya
* Alvar Saints (700–1000)
* Anandamayi Ma (30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982)
* Anasuya Devī, also known as Jillellamudi Amma(28 March 1923 - 12 June 1985)
* Andal (c.767), Tamil literature
* Anukulchandra Chakravarty, also known as Sree Sree Thakur (1888–1969)
* Arunagirinathar (15th century A.D.)
* Avvaiyar (c. 1st and 2nd century AD), Tamil literature
* Ayya Vaikundar (1809–1851)
* Atri (Vedic times) [[R
* Baba Hari Dass (26 March 1923 - 25 September 2018)
* Baba Mast Nath (born 1764)
* Bahinabai (1628–1700), Marathi literature
* Bamakhepa, or Bamakhyapa/ Bamdev Bhairav (1837 - 1911)
* Basava (1105 CE–1167 CE)
* Bhadase Sagan Maraj (1920–1971), Indo-Trinidadian Hindu leader and politician, founded the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
* Bhagat Dhanna (born 1415)
* Bhagatji Maharaj (20 March 1829 - 7 November 1897)
* Bhagawan Nityananda[6] (November or December 1897 - 8 August 1961)
* Bhakti Charu Swami (17 September 1945 – 4 July 2020)
* Bhakti Tirtha Swami[7] (25 February 1950 - 27 June 2005)
* Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (6 February 1874 – 1 January 1937)
* Bhaktivinoda Thakur (2 September 1838 – 23 June 1914)
* Bharathi Tirtha (born 11 April 1951, 36th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham)
* Bhaskararaya (c. 1690–1785)
* Bijoy Krishna Goswami (2 August 1841 - 1899)
* Brahma Chaitanya, also known as Gondavalekar Maharaj (1845–22 December 1913)
* Brahmanand Swami (1772–1832)
* Brahmananda Saraswati[8] (20 December 1868 - 20 May 1953)
* Chaitanya Mahaprabhu[9] (18 February 1486 - 14 June 1534)
* Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (20 May 1894 - 8 January 1994)
* Chandrashekhara Bharati III (1892–1954)
* Chattampi Swamikal (c. 1853–1924)
* Chaturbhuj Sahay (3 November 1883 - 24 September 1957)
* Chinmayananda Saraswati (8 May 1916 - 3 August 1993)
* Chokhamela (14th century)

### D to F

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* Dada Bhagwan, founder of Akram Vignan (7 Novembery 1908 - 2 January 1988)[10]
* Damodardev (c. 1488 - c. 1598)
* Dayananda Saraswati (Ärsha Vidya) (15 August 1930 - 24 September 2015)
* Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj (12 February 1824 - 30 October 1883)
* Debabrata Goswami Maharaj (Founder of Shri Guru Chaitanya Sangha )
* Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas (1878–1994)
* Dhirendra Krishna Shastri
* Dnyaneshwar[11] (1275–1296)
* Drona (Mahabharat era)
* Eknath (1533–1599)
* Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999)

### G to I

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* Gagangiri Maharaj (1906 - 4 February 2008)
* Gajanan Maharaj (c. mid-19th century)
* Ganapati Muni (c. 1878–c.1936)
* Gambhirnath (death 1917)
* Garib Das (1717–1778)
* Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji (1838–1915)
* Gnanananda Giri[12] (c. early 19th century)
* Gopala Dasa (1721-1769
* Gopala Bhatta Goswami (1503–1578)
* Gopalanand Swami (1781–1852)
* Gopi Krishna (yogi) (1903–1984)
* Gora Kumbhar (c. 1267–c.1317)
* Gorakhnath (c. 10th or 11th century)
* Gulabrao Maharaj (6 July 1881 – 20 September 1915 )
* Gunatitanand Swami (17 October 1785 - 11 October 1867)
* Guru Jambheshwar (1451–1536)
* Gurumayi Chidvilasananda[13] (born 24 June 1955)

* Hans Ji Maharaj (8 November 1900 - 18 July 1966)
* Haridasa Thakur[14][15] (born 1451 or 1450)
* Hariharananda Giri (Paramahamsa Hariharananda) (27 May 1907 - 3 December 2002)
* Isaignaniyar (c. 7th century), Tamil literature

### J to L

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* Jagannatha Dasa (c. 1490-1550] Odia Vaishnav poet and devotee
* Jagannatha Dasa (Kannada poet)
* Jaggi Vasudev (born 3 September 1957)
* Jalaram Bapa (4 November 1799 23 February 1881)
* Janabai (c. 13th century), Marathi literature
* Jayadeva (CE 1170), Indian Sanskrit poet and devotee
* Jayatirtha (1345–1388)
* Jiva Goswami (c. 1513–1598)

* Kabir (c. 15th century), Indian saint and mystic
* Kalki Bhagwan (born 1949)[16][17]
* Kamlesh D. Patel, also known as Daaji (born 28 September 1965)
* Kanakadasa (1509–1609)
* Kanhopatra (c. 15th century), Marathi literature
* Kanwar Saheb
* Karaikkal Ammaiyar (c. 6th century), Tamil literature
* Khaptad Baba
* Khatkhate Baba (1859–1930)[18]
* Kirpal Singh (c. 1894–1974) (Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission)
* Kirupanandha Variyar (25 August 1906 - 7 November 1993)
* Kripalu Maharaj (5 October 1922 - 15 November 2013)
* Krishna Prem (1898–1965)
* Krishnadasa Kaviraja (born 1496)
* Krishnananda Saraswati (25 April 1922 - 23 November 2001)
* Lahiri Mahasaya (Shyamacharan Lahiri)[19] (30 September 1828 - 26 September 1895)
* Lakshman Joo (9 May 1907 - 27 September 1991), modern scholar of Kashmiri Shaivism
* Lakshmanananda Saraswati (1926 - 23 August 2008)
* Lalleshwari (c.1320 - 1392), Kashmiri literature

### M to O

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* Madhavdev (c. 1489 - c. 1596)
* Madhvacharya[20] (c. 1238 - 1317)
* Mahant Swami Maharaj (born 13 September 1933)
* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi[21] (12 January 1918 - 5 February 2008)
* Mahavatar Babaji[22] (mid-19th - mid-20th century)
* Mangayarkkarasiyar (c. 7th century), Tamil literature
* Manik Prabhu
* Master C. V. V. (4 August 1868 – 12 May 1922)
* Mata Amritanandamayi[23] (born 27 September 1953)
* Matsyendranath (c. 10th century)
* Meera (c. 1498 - c. 1547), Hindi literature
* Meher Baba (25 February 1894 - 31 January 1969)
* Mehi (28 April 1885 - 8 June 1986)
* Mirra Alfassa (21 February 1878 - 17 November 1973)
* Morari Bapu (born 25 September 1946)
* Mother Meera[24] (born 26 December 1960)
* Muktabai (c.1279 - 1297), Marathi literature
* Muktanand Swami (1758–1830)
* Muktananda[13] (16 May 1908 - 2 October 1982)
* Murugan Chillayah (born 22 November 1978)
* Muthuswami Dikshitar (24 March 1776 - 21 October 1835)
* Namdev (c. 1270 - c. 1350)
* Narahari Tirtha
* Narasimha Saraswati(1378–1459)
* Narayan Maharaj[25] (20 May 1885 - 3 September 1945)
* Narayana Guru, writer of Daiva Dasakam[26] (c. 1854 - 1928)
* Narayanprasaddasji Swami (14 January 1921 - 30 January 2018), also known as Tapomurti Shastri Swami (Gujarati: તપોમૂર્તિ શાસ્ત્રી સ્વામી)
* Narottama Dasa (born 1466)
* Narsinh Mehta (1414–1481), also known as Narsi Mehta or Narsi Bhagat
* Nayakanahatti Thipperudra Swamy (c. 15th–c. 16th century), also known as Nayakanahatti Thippeswamy
* Nayanmars Saints (700–1000)
* Neem Karoli Baba[27] (c. late 19th or early 20th century - 11 September 1973)
* Nigamananda Paramahansa[28] (18 August 1880 – 29 November 1935)
* Nimbarka[29] (c. 7th century or earlier)
* Niranjanananda (c. 1862 - 9 May 1904)
* Nirmala Srivastava, also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (21 March 1923 - 23 February 2011)
* Nisargadatta Maharaj[30](17 April 1897 - 8 September 1981)
* Nishkulanand Swami (1766–1848)
* Nischalananda Saraswati (born  30 June 1943 145th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Govardhan Math)
* Nityananda Prabhu (born 1474)
* Om Swami (born 1979)

### P to R

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* Padmanabha Tirtha
* Panth Maharaj (3 September 1855 – 16 October 1905)
* Paramahansa Yogananda[31] (5 January 1893 - 7 March 1952)
* Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari, also known as chariji (24 July 1927 – 20 December 2014)
* Pattinathar (c. 10th or 14th century AD)
* Pavhari Baba (birth unknown - 1898)
* Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami (c. 17th century)
* Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (21 May 1921 - 21 October 1990)
* Pramukh Swami Maharaj[32][33] (born 7 December 1921 – 13 August 2016)
* Pranavananda, also known as Yugacharya Srimat Swami Pranavananda Ji Maharaj (29 January 1896 - 8 February 1941)
* Pranavanda Saraswati (28 August 1908 - 28 August 1982)
* Prem Rawat, also known as Maharaji, Guru Maharaj Ji, and Balyogeshwar (born 10 December 1957)
* Premanand Ji Maharaj, Radhavallabh Sampradaya, Vrindavan (born 30 March 1969)
* Purandara Dasa (c. 1484 – c. 1565)
* Puran Puri (born 1742)
* Rambhadracharya (born 14 January 1950)
* Ramdas Kathiababa (early 24 July 1800 – 8 February 1909)
* Ramdev Pir (1352–1385 AD)
* Radhanath Swami (born 7 December 1950)
* Raghavendra Swami[34] (1595 - 1671)
* Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami (1505–1579)
* Rajinder Singh (spiritual master) (20 September 1946) (Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission) (Founder of Science of Spirituality)
* Rakeshprasad[35] (born 23 July 1966)
* Rakesh Jhaveri (born 26 Sep 1966)
* Raghuttama Tirtha (1537 - 1596)
* Ram Chandra (Babuji) (30 April 1899 – 19 April 1983)
* Ram Thakur (2 February 1860 - 1 May 1949)
* Rama Tirtha (22 October 1873 - 27 October 1906)
* Ramakrishna[36] (18 February 1836 - 16 August 1886) See Disciples
* Ramalinga Swamigal (5 October 1823, disappeared on 30 January 1874), also known as Vallalar
* Ramana Maharshi[37] (30 December 1879 - 14 April 1950)
* Ramanuja (c. 1077 - c. 1157)
* Ramprasad Sen (c. 1718 or c. 1723 - c. 1775)
* Ravidas (1398–1540)
* Rupa Goswami (1489–1564)

### S to U

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* Siyaram Baba(1914 – 11 December 2024)
* Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj (1951–present)
* Sahadeo Tiwari (1892–1972)
* Sai Baba of Shirdi (1838–1918)
* Samarth Ramdas (1608–1681)
* Samyamindra Thirtha
* Sanatana Goswami (1488–1558)
* Sankardev (c. 1449 - c. 1568)
* Sant Charandas (1703–1782)
* Sant Nirmala (c. 14th century), Marathi literature
* Sant Soyarabai (c. 14th century), Marathi literature
* Sarada Devi (22 December 1853 – 20 July 1920)
* Satchidananda Saraswati (22 December 1914 - 19 August 2002)
* 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
* Satyavrata Tirtha
* Satyapriya Tirtha
* Satyanidhi Tirtha
* Satyasandha Tirtha
* Satyadharma Tirtha
* Satya Narayan Goenka (30 January 1924 - 29 September 2013)
* Satyananda Saraswati (25 December 1923 - 5 December 2009)
* Satyapramoda Tirtha (1918–1997)
* Satyatma Tirtha (born 1973)
* Shaunaka
* Seshadri Swamigal (22 January 1870 - 4 January 1929)
* Shastriji Maharaj (31 January 1865 - 10 May 1951)
* Shivabalayogi (24 January 1935 - 28 March 1994)
* Shreedhar Swami (7 December 1908 - 19 April 1973)
* Shrimad Rajchandra (11 November 1867 - 9 April 1901)
* Shripad Shri Vallabha
* Shriram Sharma Acharya (20 September 1911 - 2 June 1990)
* Shrivatsa Goswami (27 October 1950 - present
* Shyama Shastri (26 April 1762 - 6 February 1982)
* Sitaramdas Omkarnath (17 February 1892 - 6 December 1827)
* Sivananda Saraswati (8 September 1887 - 14 July 1963)
* Sivaya Subramuniyaswami[39] (5 January 1927 - 12 November 2001)
* Soham Swami (birth unknown - 1918)
* Sopan (c. 13th century)
* Sri Aurobindo (15 August 1872 - 5 December 1950)
* Sripadaraja (c. 1422 – 1480)
* Sri Chinmoy[40] (27 August 1931 - 11 October 2007)
* Sri Madhukarnath (born 06 November 1948)
* Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (born 1956)
* Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj (born May 1955)
* Surdas (c. late 15th-century)
* Swami Abhedananda (2 October 1866 - 8 September 1939)
* Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha (born 13 May 1933)
* Swami Chidbhavananda (11 March 1898 - 16 November 1985)
* Swami Janakananda (born 13 June 1939)
* Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi (born 5 September 1943) (Paramhans Satyarthi Mission, Advait Mat )
* Swami Prakashanand Saraswati (born 15 January 1929 – )
* Swami Purnachaitanya (born 1984)
* Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855–1936)
* Swami Rama (1925–1996)
* Swami Ramanand (c. 1738 - c. 1802)
* Swami Ramdas (10 April 1884 - 25 July 1963)
* Swami Samarth
* Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 - 4 July 1902)
* Swaminarayan (3 April 1781 - 1 June 1830)
* Swarupanand (1 February 1884 - 9 April 1936), part of Advait Mat lineage
* Swarupananda (8 July 1871 - 27 June 1906)
* Trailanga (1607 - 1887)
* Tukaram (c. 1608 - 1649)
* Tulsidas (1532 - 1623), also known as Goswami Tulsidas
* Tyagaraja (4 May 1767 - 6 January 1847)
* Upasni Maharaj (15 May 1870 - 24 December 1941)
* Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti (9 July 1918 - 22 March 2007)
* Utpaladeva (ca. 900–950), teacher of Kashmiri Shaivism

### V to X

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* Vadiraja Tirtha (1480–1600)
* Vallabha[41] (1479 - 1531)
* Valmiki (Ramayana)
* Vasistha (Rig Veda)
* Vasugupta (~ 800–850 CE), author of the Shiva Sutras in Kashmiri Shaivism
* Vedanta Desika, Sri Vaishnava Philosopher and Guru (c. 1268 - c. 1369)
* Vethathiri Maharishi (1911 - 2006) Indian yoga guru, philosopher and spiritual leader
* Vidyadheesh Teertha Swamiji
* Vidyaranya (c. 1268 - c. 1386)
* Vijayadasaru (1682-1755)
* Vijayindra Tirtha ( The guru of guru of Raghavendra Swami)
* Vishwananda[42] (13 June 1980)
* Vishwesha Tirtha (1931 - 2019)
* Vyasatirtha (c. 1460 - 1539)

### Y to Z

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* Yogaswami (1872 - March 1964)
* Yogi Ramsuratkumar (1 December 1918 - 20 February 2001)
* Yogiji Maharaj (23 May 1892 - 23 January 1971)
* Yukteswar Giri (10 May 1855 - 9 March 1936)

## See also

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## References

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