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''Paramparā'' ([[Sanskrit]]: परम्परा, ''paramparā'') literally means ''an uninterrupted row or series, order, succession, continuation, mediation, tradition''.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31959 |author=Monier Monier-Williams |author-link=Monier Monier-Williams |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1899 |ol=6534982M |page=587(column a) }}</ref> In the traditional residential form of education, the shishya remains with his or her guru as a family member and gets the education as a true learner.<ref>[[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] ''Srimad Bhagavatam'' 7.12.1, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1976, {{ISBN|0-912776-87-0}}</ref> | ''Paramparā'' ([[Sanskrit]]: परम्परा, ''paramparā'') literally means ''an uninterrupted row or series, order, succession, continuation, mediation, tradition''.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31959 |author=Monier Monier-Williams |author-link=Monier Monier-Williams |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1899 |ol=6534982M |page=587(column a) }}</ref> In the traditional residential form of education, the shishya remains with his or her guru as a family member and gets the education as a true learner.<ref>[[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] ''Srimad Bhagavatam'' 7.12.1, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1976, {{ISBN|0-912776-87-0}}</ref> | ||
==Historical background== | |||
In the early oral traditions of the [[Upanishads]], the ''guru–shishya'' relationship had evolved into a fundamental component of Hinduism. The term "Upanishad" derives from the Sanskrit words ''"upa"'' (near), ''"ni"'' (down) and ''"ṣad"'' (to sit) — so it means "sitting down near" a spiritual teacher to receive instruction. The relationship between [[Krishna]] and [[Arjuna]] in the [[Bhagavad Gita]] portion of the [[Mahabharata]], and between [[Rama]] and [[Hanuman]] in the [[Ramayana]], are examples. In the Upanishads, gurus and disciples appear in a variety of settings (e.g. a husband answering questions about immortality; a teenage boy being taught by [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]], Hinduism's Lord of Death). Sometimes the sages are women, and the instructions may be sought by kings. | |||
In the [[Vedas]], the knowledge of [[Brahman]] (''brahmavidya'') is communicated from guru to ''shishya'' by [[oral lore]]. | |||
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The guru–shishya tradition, or parampara ("lineage"), denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Vedic culture and religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism (Tibetan and Zen tradition). Each parampara belongs to a specific sampradaya, and may have its own akharas and gurukulas. It is the tradition of spiritual relationship and mentoring where teachings are transmitted from a guru "teacher" (Sanskrit: गुरु) to a śiṣya "disciple" (Sanskrit: शिष्य) or chela(Hinduism)|agamic]], architectural, musical or spiritual, is imparted through the developing relationship between the guru and the disciple. It is considered that this relationship, based on the genuineness of the guru, and the respect which is not based on age or how old one looks, commitment, devotion and obedience of the student, is the best way for subtle or advanced knowledge to be conveyed. The student eventually masters the knowledge that the guru embodies.
Etymology
Guru–shishya means "succession from guru to disciple".
Paramparā (Sanskrit: परम्परा, paramparā) literally means an uninterrupted row or series, order, succession, continuation, mediation, tradition.[1] In the traditional residential form of education, the shishya remains with his or her guru as a family member and gets the education as a true learner.[2]
Historical background
In the early oral traditions of the Upanishads, the guru–shishya relationship had evolved into a fundamental component of Hinduism. The term "Upanishad" derives from the Sanskrit words "upa" (near), "ni" (down) and "ṣad" (to sit) — so it means "sitting down near" a spiritual teacher to receive instruction. The relationship between Krishna and Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita portion of the Mahabharata, and between Rama and Hanuman in the Ramayana, are examples. In the Upanishads, gurus and disciples appear in a variety of settings (e.g. a husband answering questions about immortality; a teenage boy being taught by Yama, Hinduism's Lord of Death). Sometimes the sages are women, and the instructions may be sought by kings.
In the Vedas, the knowledge of Brahman (brahmavidya) is communicated from guru to shishya by oral lore.
- ↑ Monier Monier-Williams (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 587(column a). OL 6534982M.
- ↑ A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Srimad Bhagavatam 7.12.1, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1976, ISBN 0-912776-87-0