List of Hindu gurus and sants: Difference between revisions

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A '''guru''' is defined as a "teacher, spiritual guide, [or] godman,"<ref>{{Cite book|title=Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations|last=Smith|first=David|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|isbn=978-0-415-85881-6|location=New York, New York|pages=70}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations|last=Smith|first=David|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|isbn=978-0-415-85881-6|location=New York, New York|pages=58}}</ref>

*[[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]]<ref>{{Cite book| first = Satsvarupa| last  =Dasa Goswami| author-link = Gurupada| title =Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Vol 1–2| publisher = [[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]]| year =  2002 | pages = vol.1 1133 pages vol.2 1191 pages | isbn = 0-89213-357-0| no-pp = true}}</ref> (1{{nbsp}}September 1896{{snd}}14{{nbsp}}November 1977)

*[[Abhinavagupta]] (c. 950{{snd}}1020)

*[[Adi Shankara]]<ref name=Namboodiripad>{{cite journal | author = Namboodiripad, E.M.S. | year =1989 | title = Adi Sankara and His Philosophy: A Marxist View | jstor=3520108 | pages = 3–12 | volume = 17 | issue = 1 | journal = [[Social Scientist]] | doi = 10.2307/3520108}}</ref> (c. 788{{snd}}820)

*[[Advaita Acharya]] (1434–1539)

*[[Agastyar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://murugan.org/bhaktas/agastyar.htm|title=Sri Agastiyar: The Ageless Guru of Gurus|website=murugan.org}}</ref>

*[[Akka Mahadevi]] (c.1130{{snd}}1160), [[Kannada literature]]

*[[Alvars|Alvar]] Saints (700–1000)

*[[Anandamayi Ma]] (30{{nbsp}}April 1896{snd}}27{{nbsp}}August 1982)

*[[Anasuya Devī]], also known as Jillellamudi Amma(28{{nbsp}}March 1923{{snd}}12{{nbsp}}June 1985)

*[[Andal]] (c.767), [[Tamil literature]]

*[[Anukulchandra Chakravarty]], also known as Sree Sree Thakur (born 14 September 1888)

*[[Arunagirinathar]] (15th Century A.D.)

*[[Avvaiyar]] (c. 1st and 2nd century AD), [[Tamil literature]]

*[[Ayya Vaikundar]] (1809–1851)

*[[atri]] (vedic times) [[rig veda]]

*[[Baba Hari Dass]] (26{{nbsp}}March 1923{{snd}}25{{nbsp}}September 2018)

*[[Bahinabai]] (1628–1700), [[Marathi literature]]

*[[Bamakhepa]], or Bamakhyapa/ Bamdev Bhairav (1837{{snd}}1911)

*[[Basava]] (1105 CE–1167 CE)

*[[Bhadase Maraj|Bhadase Sagan Maraj]] (1920–1971), [[Indo-Trinidadian]] [[Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago|Hindu]] leader and politician, founded the [[Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha]]

*[[Bhagat Dhanna|Dhanna jatt]] (born 1415)

*[[Bhagawan Nityananda]]<ref name=White1974>{{cite journal | author = White, C.S.J. | year = 1974 | title = Swami Muktananda and the Enlightenment Through Sakti-pat | journal = [[History of Religions (journal)|History of Religions]] | volume = 13 | issue = 4 |page=306 | doi = 10.1086/462708 | jstor=1062089| s2cid = 162248231 }}</ref> (November or{{nbsp}}December 1897{{snd}}8{{nbsp}}August 1961)

*[[Dhananjay Das Kathiababa]] (1901–1963)

*[[Bhakti Charu Swami]] (17{{nbsp}}September 1945 – 4 July 2020)

*[[Bhakti Tirtha Swami]]<ref name=Sherbow2004>{{cite journal | author = Sherbow, P.H. | year = 2004 | title = Ac Bhaktivedanta Swam Is Preaching In The Context Of Gaudiya Vaishnavism | journal = The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant}}</ref> (25{{nbsp}}February 1950{{snd}}27{{nbsp}}June 2005)

*[[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati]] (6 February 1874 – 1 January 1937)

*[[Bhaktivinoda Thakur]] (2 September 1838 – 23 June 1914)

*[[Bhaskararaya]] (c. 1690–1785)

*[[Bijoy Krishna Goswami]] (2{{nbsp}}August 1841{{snd}}1899)

*[[Brahma Chaitanya]], also known as Gondavalekar Maharaj (1845–22{{nbsp}}December 1913)

*[[Brahmanand Swami]] (1772–1832)

*[[Brahmananda Saraswati]]<ref>{{cite journal | title = TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Part One: Is TM a Religion? | url = http://www.equip.org/free/JAT262.pdf | access-date = 2008-07-02}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> (20{{nbsp}}December 1868{{snd}}20{{nbsp}}May 1953)

 

*[[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]<ref name=Rosen2004>{{cite journal | author = Rosen, S.J. | year = 2004 | title = Who Is Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | journal = The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant}}</ref> (18{{nbsp}}February 1486{{snd}}14{{nbsp}}June 1534)

*[[Chandrashekarendra Saraswati]] (20{{nbsp}}May 1894{{snd}}8{{nbsp}}January 1994)

*[[Chandrashekhara Bharati III]] (1892–1954)

*[[Charan Singh (Sant)]] (Radha Soami Sant Satguru) (12{{nbsp}}December 1916{{snd}}1{{nbsp}}June 1990)

*[[Chattampi Swamikal]] (c. 1853–1924)

*[[Chaturbhuj Sahay]] (3{{nbsp}}November 1883{{snd}}24{{nbsp}}September 1957)

*[[Chinmayananda Saraswati]] (8{{nbsp}}May 1916{{snd}}3{{nbsp}}August 1993)

*[[Chokhamela]] (14th century)

*[[Dada Bhagwan]], founder of Akram Vignan (7{{nbsp}}Novembery 1908{{snd}}2{{nbsp}}January 1988)<ref>{{cite web |title=About Gnani Purush (Enlightened Being) |url=https://www.dadabhagwan.org/spiritual-masters/pujya-dadashri/about-gnani-purush/ |website=/www.dadabhagwan.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519072646/https://www.dadabhagwan.org/spiritual-masters/pujya-dadashri/about-gnani-purush/ |archive-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>

*[[Damodardev]] (c. 1488{{snd}}c. 1598)

*[[Darshan Singh (Sant Mat)]] (1921–1989), founder of Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission

*[[Dayananda Saraswati (Ärsha Vidya)]] (15{{nbsp}}August 1930{{snd}}24{{nbsp}}September 2015)

*[[Dayananda Saraswati]], founder of Arya Samaj (12{{nbsp}}February 1824{{snd}}30{{nbsp}}October 1883)

*[[Dnyaneshwar]]<ref name=Abbas>{{cite journal | author = Abbas, K.A. | title = Sant Dnyaneshwar—His Miracles and Manushya Dharma | journal = Bombay Chronicle | pages = 33–35}}</ref> (1275–1296)

*[[Drona]] (mythohistorical)

 

*[[Eknath]] (1533–1599)

*[[Eknath Easwaran]] (1910–1999)

*[[Gagangiri Maharaj]] (1906{{snd}}4{{nbsp}}February 2008)

*[[Gajanan Maharaj]] (c. mid 19th century)

*[[Ganapati Muni]] (c. 1878–c.1936)

*[[Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji]] (1838–1915)

*[[Gnanananda Giri]]<ref name=devimathaji>{{cite book | author = Dr. T.M.P. MahaDevan |author2=M.P. Pandit  | year = 1979 | title = Sadguru Gnanananda, His life, Personality and teaching | publisher = S.Ramakrishan / Sudarsan Graphics | pages  = xxi / 308}}</ref> (c. early 19th century)

*[[Gopala Bhatta Goswami]] (1503–1578)

*[[Gopala Krishna Goswami]]<ref name=Matane2004>{{cite book | author = Matane, P. |author2=Ahuja, M.L.  | year = 2004 | title = India: A Splendour in Cultural Diversity | publisher = Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd }}</ref> (born 14{{nbsp}}August 1944)

*[[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{{nbsp}}October 1785{{snd}}11{{nbsp}}October 1867)

*[[Gurinder Singh]] (Radha Soami Sant Satguru) (born 1{{nbsp}}August 1954)

*[[Gurumayi Chidvilasananda]]<ref name=SY>{{cite web | url = http://www.siddhayoga.org | title = Siddha Yoga | access-date = 2009-07-14}}</ref> (born 24{{nbsp}}June 1955)

*[[Hans Ji Maharaj]] (8{{nbsp}}November 1900{{snd}}18{{nbsp}}July 1966)

*[[Haridasa Thakur]]<ref name=Dimock1963>{{cite journal| author = Dimock, Jr, E.C.| year = 1963| title = Doctrine and Practice among the Vaisnavas of Bengal| journal = History of Religions| volume = 3| issue = 1|page=106| doi = 10.1086/462474| jstor=1062079| s2cid = 162027021}}</ref><ref name=O>{{cite journal| author = O'Connell, J.T.| year = 1973| title = The Word'Hindu'in Gaudiya Vaisnava Texts| journal = [[Journal of the American Oriental Society]]| volume = 93| issue = 3| pages = 340–344| doi = 10.2307/599467| jstor=599467}}</ref> (born 1451 or 1450)

*[[Hariharananda Giri]], (Paramahamsa Hariharananda) (27{{nbsp}}May 1907{{snd}}3{{nbsp}}December 2002)

 

*[[Isaignaniyar]] (c. 7th century), [[Tamil literature]]

*[[Jaggi Vasudev]] (born 3{{nbsp}}September 1957)

*[[Jaimal Singh]] (Radha Soami Sant Satguru) (July 1839{{snd}}29{{nbsp}}December 1903)

*[[Jalaram Bapa]] (4 November 1799{{nbsp}} 23 February 1881)

*[[Janabai]] (c. 13th century), [[Marathi literature]]

*[[Jayatirtha]] (1345–1388)

*[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] (11{{nbsp}}May 1895{{snd}}17{{nbsp}}February 1986)

*[[Jiva Goswami]] (c. 1513–1598)

*[[Kabir]] (c. 15th century), Indian saint and mystic

*[[Kalki Bhagwan]] (born 1949) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/kalki-bhagavan-guru-started-as-lic-clerk-undisclosed-income-500-crore/309158/|title=Kalki Bhagavan, guru who started as LIC clerk & now has ‘undisclosed income’ of Rs 500 cr|first=Rohini|last=Swamy|date=22 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~adarkara/d-kalki.html|title=Narayanan, "A `White Paper' on Kalki Bhagavan"|website=msuweb.montclair.edu}}</ref>

*[[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]]

*[[Khatkhate Baba]] (1859–1930)<ref>G.K. Gurtu, "Khatkhate Baba – The Savior of Etawah". [http://ikashmir.net/gkgurtu/doc/Khatkhate%20Baba.pdf Ikashmir.net]</ref>

*[[Kirpal Singh]] (c. 1894–1974), (Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission)

*[[Kripalu Maharaj]] (5{{nbsp}}October 1922{{snd}}15{{nbsp}}November 2013)

*[[Krishna Prem]] (1898–1965)

*[[Krishnadasa Kaviraja]] (born 1496)

*[[Krishnananda Saraswati]] (25{{nbsp}}April 1922{{snd}}23{{nbsp}}November 2001)

 

*[[Lahiri Mahasaya]], (Shyamacharan Lahiri)<ref name=Uban1978>{{cite book | author = Uban, S.S. | year = 1978 | title = The Gurus of India | publisher = Sterling }}</ref> (30{{nbsp}}September 1828{{snd}}26{{nbsp}}September 1895)

*[[Lakshman Joo]] (9{{nbsp}}May 1907{{snd}}27{{nbsp}}September 1991), modern scholar of [[Kashmiri Shaivism]]

*[[Lakshmanananda Saraswati]] (1926{{snd}}23{{nbsp}}August 2008)

*[[Lalleshwari]] (c.1320{{snd}}1392), [[Kashmiri literature]]

*[[Madhavdev]] (c. 1489{{snd}}c. 1596)

*[[Madhvacharya]]<ref name=Sarma2007>{{cite journal | author = Sarma, D. | year = 2007 | title = Madhva Vedanta and Krishna | journal = Krishna: A Sourcebook | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0z02cZe8PU8C&q=Madhvacharya%5D&pg=PA357 | access-date = 2008-07-02 | isbn = 978-0-19-514892-3}}</ref> (c. 1238{{snd}}1317)

*[[Mahant Swami Maharaj]] (born 13{{nbsp}}September 1933)

*[[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]]<ref name=someone>{{cite journal | title = Journal of Religious Culture | url = http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/volltexte/2007/4892/pdf/relkultur06.pdf | access-date = 2008-07-02}}</ref> (12{{nbsp}}January 1918{{snd}}5{{nbsp}}February 2008)

*[[Mahavatar Babaji]]<ref name=Key2004>{{cite book | author = Key, P.S. | year = 2004 | title = The Journey to Radiant Health | publisher = [[Celestial Arts]] }}</ref> (mid 19th{{snd}}mid 20th century)

*[[Mangayarkkarasiyar]] (c. 7th century), [[Tamil literature]]

*[[Manik Prabhu]]

*[[Master C. V. V.]] (4 August 1868 – 12 May 1922)

*[[Mata Amritanandamayi]]<ref name=Warrier2003>{{cite journal | author = Warrier, M. | year = 2003 | title = Processes of Secularization in Contemporary India: Guru Faith in the Mata Amritanandamayi Mission | journal = [[Modern Asian Studies]] | volume = 37 | issue = 1 | pages = 213–253 | doi = 10.1017/S0026749X03001070| s2cid = 145492491 }}</ref> (born 27{{nbsp}}September 1953)

*[[Matsyendranath]] (c. 10th century)

*[[Meera]] (c. 1498{{snd}}c. 1547), [[Hindi literature]]

*[[Mehi]] (28{{nbsp}}April 1885{{snd}}8{{nbsp}}June 1986)

*[[Mirra Alfassa]] (21{{nbsp}}February 1878{{snd}}17{{nbsp}}November 1973)

*[[Morari Bapu]] (born 25{{nbsp}}September 1946)

*[[Mother Meera]]<ref name=Ross1997>{{cite journal | author = Ross, C. | year = 1997 | title = Experiencing Mother Meera | journal = [[Canadian Woman Studies]] | volume = 17 | pages = 78–82 | url = https://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/cws/article/view/8918/8095 | access-date = 2008-07-02}}</ref> (born 26{{nbsp}}December 1960)

*[[Muktabai]] (c.1279{{snd}}1297), [[Marathi literature]]

*[[Muktanand Swami]] (1758–1830)

*[[Muktananda]]<ref name=SY /> (16{{nbsp}}May 1908{{snd}}2{{nbsp}}October

 

*[[Namdev]] (c. 1270{{snd}}c. 1350)

*[[Narasimha Saraswati]](1378–1459)

*[[Narayan Maharaj]]<ref name=Bhide1933>{{cite journal | author = Bhide, R.G. | year = 1933 | title = Shri Narayan Maharaj | journal = Marathi, Published by DL Lele, Wai}}</ref> (20{{nbsp}}May 1885{{snd}}3{{nbsp}}September 1945)

*[[Narayana Guru]], writer of [[Daiva Dasakam]]<ref name=Thomas1965>{{cite book | author = Thomas, D. | year = 1965 | title =  Sree Narayana Guru | publisher = Bangalore: The Christian Institute for the Religion and Society }}</ref> (c. 1854{{snd}}1928)

*[[Narayanprasaddasji Swami]] (14{{nbsp}}January 1921{{snd}}30{{nbsp}}January 2018), also known as Tapomurti Shastri Swami (Gujarati: તપોમૂર્તિ શાસ્ત્રી સ્વામી) and Guruji by his devotees, was one of the most noted Swami of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]]

*[[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]]<ref name=Dass1979>{{cite book | author = Dass, Ram | author-link = Ram Dass | year = 1979 | title = Miracle of love: stories about Neem Karoli Baba | url = https://archive.org/details/miracleoflovesto00ramd| url-access = registration| publisher = New York: [[E. P. Dutton]] }}</ref> (c. late 19th or early 20th century{{snd}} 11{{nbsp}}September 1973)

*[[Nigamananda Paramahansa]]<ref name="Prajnanananda2006">{{cite book|author=Paramahamsa Prajnanananda|title=My Time with the Master|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9hrnJd9cRMcC&pg=PA25|access-date=18 March 2011|date=15 August 2006|publisher=Sai Towers Publishing|isbn=978-81-7899-055-2|pages=25–}}</ref> (18{{nbsp}}August 1880 – 29{{nbsp}}November 1935)

*[[Nimbarka]]<ref name=Khurana1990>{{cite book | author = Khurana, G.R. | year = 1990 | title = The theology of Nimbārka : a translation of Nimbārka's Daśaślokī with Giridhara Prapanna's Laghumañjūsā | publisher = Vantage | isbn =978-0-533-08705-1}}</ref> (c. 13th century or earlier)

*[[Niranjanananda]] (c. 1862{{snd}}9{{nbsp}}May 1904)

*[[Nirmala Srivastava]], also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (21{{nbsp}}March 1923{{snd}}23{{nbsp}}February 2011)

*[[Nisargadatta Maharaj]]<ref name=Maharaj1987>{{cite book | author = Maharaj, N. |author2=Powell, R.  | year = 1987 | title = The Nectar of the Lord's Feet: Final Teachings of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj: Discourses January–November 1980 | publisher = [[Element Books]] }}</ref>(17{{nbsp}}April 1897{{snd}}8{{nbsp}}September 1981)

*[[Nishkulanand Swami]] (1766–1848)

*[[Nityananda|Nityananda Prabhu]] (born 1474)

 

*[[Om Swami]] (born 1979)

*[[Osho]] (11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990)

*[[Panth Maharaj]] (3 September 1855 – 16 October 1905)

*[[Paramahansa Yogananda]]<ref name=Yogananda2005>{{cite book | author = Yogananda, P. | year = 2005 | title = Autobiography of a Yogi | publisher = Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. }}</ref> (5{{nbsp}}January 1893{{snd}}7{{nbsp}}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{{snd}}1898)

*[[Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami]] (c. 17th century)

*[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]], also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (21{{nbsp}}May 1921{{snd}}21{{nbsp}}October 1990)

*[[Pramukh Swami Maharaj]]<ref>"Spiritual Leader of Bochansanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha...", ''[[Calgary Herald]]'', 18{{nbsp}}July 2012, available at https://calgaryherald.com/life/story.html?id=6952731{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=Kalarthi>{{cite journal | author = Kalarthi, S.M. | title = Idol of Inspiration—Pramukh Swami Maharaj | journal = Ahmedabad: Swaminarayan Aksharpith}}</ref> (born 7{{nbsp}}December 1921–13 August 2016)

*[[Pranavananda]], also known as Yugacharya Srimat Swami Pranavananda Ji Maharaj (29{{nbsp}}January 1896{{snd}}8{{nbsp}}February 1941)

*[[Pranavanda Saraswati]] (28{{nbsp}}August 1908{{snd}}28{{nbsp}}August 1982)

*[[Prem Rawat]], also known as Maharaji, Guru Maharaj Ji, and Balyogeshwar (born 10{{nbsp}}December 1957)

*[[Purandara Dasa]] (c. 1484 – c. 1565)

*[[Puran Puri]] (born 1742)

*[[Ramdas Kathiababa]]  (early 24 July 1800 – 8 February 1909)

*[[Ramdev Pir]]  (1352–1385 AD)

*[[Radhanath Swami]] (born 7{{nbsp}}December 1950)

*[[Raghavendra Swami]]<ref name=Narayanan2006>{{cite journal | author = Narayanan, V. | year = 2006 | title = Religious Vows at the Shrine of Shahul Hamid | journal = Dealing with Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=h80yOTwlAUcC&q=%22Raghavendra+Swami%22&pg=PA65 | access-date = 2008-07-02 | isbn = 978-0-7914-6707-7}}</ref> (1595{{snd}}1671)

*[[Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami]] (1505–1579)

*[[Rajinder Singh (spiritual master)]] (20 September 1946) (Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission) (Founder of Science of Spirituality)

*[[Rakeshprasad]]<ref name="ToI">{{cite news|title=Vadtal, the delinquent in Swaminarayan family |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-02-17/ahmedabad/27275061_1_vadtal-nautam-swami-swaminarayan-sect|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023194706/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-02-17/ahmedabad/27275061_1_vadtal-nautam-swami-swaminarayan-sect|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-23|date= 2003-02-17|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2009-04-13}}</ref> (born 23{{nbsp}}July 1966)

*[[Raghuttama Tirtha]] (1537{{snd}}1596)

*[[Ram Chandra (Babuji)]] (30 April 1899 – 19 April 1983)  

*[[Ram Thakur]]  (2{{nbsp}}February 1860{{snd}}1{{nbsp}}May 1949)

*[[Rama Tirtha]] (22{{nbsp}}October 1873{{snd}}27{{nbsp}}October 1906)

*[[Ramakrishna]]<ref name=Kripal1998>{{cite journal | author = Kripal, J.J. | year = 1998 | title = Mystical Homoeroticism, Reductionism, and the Reality of Censorship: A Response to Gerald James Larson | journal = [[Journal of the American Academy of Religion]] | volume = 66 | issue = 3 | pages = 627–635 | jstor=1466137 | doi=10.1093/jaarel/66.3.627}}</ref> (18{{nbsp}}February 1836{{snd}}16{{nbsp}}August 1886) ''[[Disciples of Ramakrishna|See Disciples]]''

*[[Ramalinga Swamigal]] (5 October 1823 Disappeared on 30 January 1874), also known as Vallalar

*[[Ramana Maharshi]]<ref name=Osis1970>{{cite journal | author = Osis, K. | year = 1970 | title = Informal methods of research in psychic phenomena for religious believers | journal = [[Psychology of religion#Pastoral psychology|Pastoral Psychology]] | volume = 21 | issue = 7 | pages = 35–40 | doi = 10.1007/BF01797827| s2cid = 143283370 }}</ref> (30{{nbsp}}December 1879{{snd}}14{{nbsp}}April 1950)

*[[Ramanuja]] (c. 1017{{snd}}c. 1137)

*[[Ramprasad Sen]] (c. 1718 or c. 1723{{snd}}c. 1775)

*[[Ravidas]] (1398–1540)

*[[Rupa Goswami]] (1489–1564)

*[[Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj]] (1951 se abhi tk)

*[[Sahadeo Tiwari]] (1892–1972),  

*[[Sai Baba of Shirdi]] (1838–1918)

*[[Samarth Ramdas]] (1608–1681)

*[[Sanatana Goswami]] (1488–1558)

*[[Sankardev]] (c. 1449{{snd}}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{{nbsp}}December 1914{{snd}}19{{nbsp}}August 2002)

*[[Sathya Sai Baba]] (23{{nbsp}}November 1926{{snd}}24{{nbsp}}April 2011)

*[[Satnarayan Maharaj]] (born 1931), [[Indo-Trinidadian]] [[Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago|Hindu]] leader and son-in-law of [[Bhadase Maraj|Bhadase Sagan Maraj]]

*[[Satsvarupa dasa Goswami]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Rochford, E. Burke |title=Hare Krishna transformed |url=https://archive.org/details/harekrishnatrans00roch |url-access=limited |publisher=[[New York University Press]] |location=New York |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-8147-7579-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/harekrishnatrans00roch/page/n234 224]}}</ref> (born 6{{nbsp}}December 1939)

*[[Satya Narayan Goenka]] (30{{nbsp}}January 1924{{snd}}29{{nbsp}}September 2013)

*[[Satyananda Giri]] (17{{nbsp}}November 1896{{snd}}2{{nbsp}}August 1971)

*[[Satyananda Saraswati]] (25{{nbsp}}December 1923{{snd}}5{{nbsp}}December 2009)

*[[Satyapramoda Tirtha]] (1918–1997)

*[[Sawan Singh]] (Radha Soami Sant Satguru) (27{{nbsp}}July 1858{{snd}}2{{nbsp}}April 1948)

*[[Shaunaka]],  

*[[Seshadri Swamigal]] (22{{nbsp}}January 1870{{snd}}4{{nbsp}}January 1929)

*[[Shiv Dayal Singh]] also known as "Soamiji Maharaj" (25{{nbsp}}August 1818{{snd}}15{{nbsp}}June 1878)

*[[Shivabalayogi]] (24{{nbsp}}January 1935{{snd}}28{{nbsp}}March 1994)

*[[Shreedhar Swami]] (7{{nbsp}}December 1908{{snd}}19{{nbsp}}April 1973)

*[[Shripad Shri Vallabha]]

*[[Sitaramdas Omkarnath]] (17{{nbsp}}February 1892{{snd}}6{{nbsp}}December 1982)

*[[Sivananda Saraswati]] (8{{nbsp}}September 1887{{snd}}14{{nbsp}}July 1963)

*[[Sivaya Subramuniyaswami]]<ref name=Feuerstein2002>{{cite book | author = Feuerstein, G. | author-link = Georg Feuerstein | year = 2002 | title = The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice | publisher = [[Motilal Banarsidass]] }}</ref> (5{{nbsp}}January 1927{{snd}}12{{nbsp}}November 2001)

*[[Soham Swami]] (birth unknown{{snd}}1918)

*[[Sopan]] (c. 13th century)

*[[Sri Aurobindo]] (15{{nbsp}}August 1872{{snd}}5{{nbsp}}December 1950)

*[[Sripadaraja]] (c. 1422 – 1480)

*[[Sri Chinmoy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/13/nyregion/13chinmoy.html?_r=0 |title= Athletic Spiritual Leader, Dies at 76|date=1997-10-13|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2013-04-01}}</ref> (27{{nbsp}}August 1931{{snd}}11{{nbsp}}October 2007)

*[[Sri M]] (born 06{{nbsp}}November 1948)

*[[Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]] (born 1956)

*[[Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj]] (born May 1955)

*[[Surdas]] (c. late 15th-century)

*[[Swami Abhedananda]] (2{{nbsp}}October 1866{{snd}}8{{nbsp}}September 1939)

*[[Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha]] (born 13{{nbsp}}May 1933)

*[[Swami Chidbhavananda]] (11{{nbsp}}March 1898{{snd}}16{{nbsp}}November 1985)

*[[Swami Janakananda]] (born 13{{nbsp}}June 1939)

*[[Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi]] (born 5 September 1943), (Paramhans Satyarthi Mission, [[Advait Mat]] )

*[[Swami Nithyananda]] (born 1{{nbsp}}January 1978 or 13{{nbsp}}March 1977)

*[[Swami Purnachaitanya]] (born 1984)  

*[[Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri]] (1855–1936)

*[[Swami Rama]] (1925–1996)

*[[Swami Ramanand]] (c. 1738{{snd}}c. 1802)

*[[Swami Ramdas]] (10{{nbsp}}April 1884{{snd}}25{{nbsp}}July 1963)

*[[Swami Samarth]]

*[[Swami Vivekananda]] (12{{nbsp}}January 1863{{snd}}4{{nbsp}}July 1902)

*[[Swaminarayan]] (3{{nbsp}}April 1781{{snd}}1{{nbsp}}June 1830)

*[[Swarupanand]] (1{{nbsp}}February 1884{{snd}}9{{nbsp}}April 1936), part of Advait Mat lineage

*[[Swarupananda]] (8{{nbsp}}July 1871{{snd}}27{{nbsp}}June 1906)

 

*[[Tibbetibaba]] (birth unknown{{snd}}19{{nbsp}}November 1930)

*[[Trailanga]] (1607–1887)

*[[Tukaram]] (c. 1608{{snd}}1649)

*[[Tulsidas]] (1532–1623), also known as Goswami Tulsidas

 

*[[Upasni Maharaj]] (15{{nbsp}}May 1870{{snd}}24{{nbsp}}December 1941)

*[[Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti]] (9{{nbsp}}July 1918{{snd}} 22{{nbsp}}March 2007)

*[[Utpaladeva]] (ca. 900–950), teacher of [[Kashmiri Shaivism]]  

*[[Vallabha Acharya]]<ref name=Barz1992>{{cite book | author = Barz, R. | year = 1992 | title = The Bhakti sect of Vallabhacarya | publisher = [[Munshiram Manoharlal]] |location= New Delhi}}</ref> (1479{{snd}}1531)

*[[Vadiraja Tirtha]] (1480–1600)

*[[Vasugupta]] (~ 800–850 CE), author of the [[Shiva Sutras]] in [[Kashmiri Shaivism]]

*[[Vidyaranya]] (c. 1268{{snd}}c. 1386)

*[[Vishuddhananda Paramahansa]] (14{{nbsp}}March 1853{{snd}}14{{nbsp}}July 1937)

*[[Vishwesha Tirtha]] (1931–2019)

*[[Vyasatirtha]] (c. 1460 – 1539)

*[[vasistha]] (vedic times) [[rig veda ]]

*[[Yogaswami]] (1872{{snd}}March 1964)

*[[Yogi Ramsuratkumar]] (1{{nbsp}}December 1918{{snd}}20{{nbsp}}February 2001)

*[[Yogiji Maharaj]] (23 May 1892 – 23 January 1971)

*[[Yukteswar Giri]] (10{{nbsp}}May 1855{{snd}}9{{nbsp}}March 1936)