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Guru   /gˈurˌu/   Listen
Guru

noun
1.
A Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher.
2.
Each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion.
3.
A recognized leader in some field or of some movement.



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"Guru" Quotes from Famous Books



... "'I replied, "Dear Guru, my prayer is that in becoming a teacher like thee, I may be able to lead others in the Divine life as thou hast led me." I kissed the holy man and he gave me his blessing which has followed me ever since, and it is with pleasure that ...
— A California Girl • Edward Eldridge
... of Ajit Singh of Marwar, by two of his sons, there were 84 satis, and "so much was he beloved," says Tod, "that even men devoted themselves on his pyre" (I. 744). The same thing occurred at the death of the Sikh Guru Hargovind in 1645. (H. of ...
— The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa
... Founded by the Guru Nanak (born 1469), Sikhism believes in a non-anthropomorphic, supreme, eternal, creator God; centering one's devotion to God is seen as a means of escaping the cycle of rebirth. Sikhs follow the teachings ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Guru" :   Hinduism, leader, religious leader, Hindooism, Sikhism, Buddhism


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