Rishis

Rishis
   See Prajapatis.

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  • RISHIS —    (i. e. seers), a name given by the Hindus to seven wise men whose eyes had been opened by the study of the sacred texts of their religion, the souls of whom are fabled to be incarnated in the seven stars of the Great Bear …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Rishis — n. (Hinduism) one of the 7 inspired sages or poets to whom the Vedas allegedly were revealed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rishis — n. sage or poet full of inspiration, sage or poet in India who is inspired in a heavenly manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Saptarshi — The Saptarishi (सप्तर्षि saptarṣi a Sanskrit dvigu meaning seven sages ) are the seven rishis who are extolled at many places in the Vedas and Hindu literature. The Vedic Samhitas never actually enumerate these rishis by name, though later Vedic… …   Wikipedia

  • Siete Sabios — Los Siete Sabios o Saptarshí son siete rishis (sabios) que son nombrados en muchos lugares de los Vedas y otras literatura hinduista. Las distintas medidas hindúes de tiempo, sobre una escala logarítmica de segundos. El término inglés second… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Saptarṣi — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los Saptarshí son siete rishis (sabios) que son nombrados en muchos lugares de los Vedás y la literatura hinduista. Las distintas medidas hindúes de tiempo, sobre una escala logarítmica de segundos. El término inglés …   Wikipedia Español

  • Brahmin — This article is about the social caste. For the moth family, see Brahmaeidae. For similarly spelled words, see Brahman (disambiguation). An article related to Hinduism …   Wikipedia

  • rishi —    A rishi in its most ancient Vedic sense was a seer and an inspired poet. The original rishis were those who saw or called forth the eternal verses of the VEDAS. The Vedas were not seen as writ ten by anyone; the rishis were conduits for them.… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Rishi — A rishi (ṛṣi) denotes a Vedic poet by whom Vedic hymns were composed, or according to post Vedic tradition a sage to whom they were originally revealed (Ṛṣis are also called kavi , brahmán , kāru , kīri , vāghat , vipra , etc.). Rishi is also a… …   Wikipedia

  • Niyogi — Sadguru Sivananda Murty Yellapragada Subbarao …   Wikipedia

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