List of Hindu gurus and sants

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

A to C

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

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)
Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas (1878–1994)
Dhirendra Krishna Shastri
Dnyaneshwar^[11] (1275–1296)
Drona (Mahabharat era)
Eknath (1533–1599)
Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999)

G to I

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

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

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

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

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)
Sadguru Riteshwar Ji Maharaj
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 Avdheshanand Giri
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 Nithyananda (born 1 January 1978 or 13 March 1977)
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

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

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)

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[1] Smith, David (2016). Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations. New York, New York: Routledge. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-415-85881-6.

[2] Smith, David (2016). Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations. New York, New York: Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-415-85881-6.

[3] Dasa Goswami, Satsvarupa (2002). Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Vol 1–2. Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. vol.1 1133 pages vol.2 1191 pages. ISBN 0-89213-357-0.

[Namboodiripad-4] Namboodiripad, E.M.S. (1989). "Adi Sankara and His Philosophy: A Marxist View". Social Scientist. 17 (1): 3–12. doi:10.2307/3520108. JSTOR 3520108.

[5] "Sri Agastiyar: The Ageless Guru of Gurus". murugan.org.

[White1974-6] White, C.S.J. (1974). "Swami Muktananda and the Enlightenment Through Sakti-pat". History of Religions. 13 (4): 306–322. doi:10.1086/462708. JSTOR 1062089. S2CID 162248231.

[Sherbow2004-7] Sherbow, P.H. (2004). "Ac Bhaktivedanta Swam Is Preaching in the Context of Gaudiya Vaishnavism". The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant.

[8] "TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Part One: Is TM a Religion?". Retrieved 2 July 2008.

[Rosen2004-9] Rosen, S.J. (2004). "Who Is Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu". The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant.

[10] "About Gnani Purush (Enlightened Being)". /www.dadabhagwan.org. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016.

[Abbas-11] Abbas, K.A. "Sant Dnyaneshwar—His Miracles and Manushya Dharma". Bombay Chronicle: 33–35.

[devimathaji-12] Dr. T.M.P. MahaDevan; M.P. Pandit (1979). Sadguru Gnanananda, His life, Personality and teaching. S.Ramakrishan / Sudarsan Graphics. pp. xxi / 308.

[SY-13] "Siddha Yoga". Retrieved 14 July 2009.

[Dimock1963-14] Dimock, E.C. Jr (1963). "Doctrine and Practice among the Vaisnavas of Bengal". History of Religions. 3 (1): 106. doi:10.1086/462474. JSTOR 1062079. S2CID 162027021.

[O-15] O'Connell, J.T. (1973). "The Word'Hindu'in Gaudiya Vaisnava Texts". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 93 (3): 340–344. doi:10.2307/599467. JSTOR 599467.

[16] Swamy, Rohini (22 October 2019). "Kalki Bhagavan, guru who started as LIC clerk & now has 'undisclosed income' of Rs 500 cr".

[17] "Narayanan, "A 'White Paper' on Kalki Bhagavan"". msuweb.montclair.edu.

[18] G.K. Gurtu, "Khatkhate Baba – The Savior of Etawah". Ikashmir.net

[Uban1978-19] Uban, S.S. (1978). The Gurus of India. Sterling.

[Sarma2007-20] Sarma, D. (2007). Madhva Vedanta and Krishna. Krishna: A Sourcebook. ISBN 978-0-19-514892-3. Retrieved 2 July 2008.

[someone-21] "Journal of Religious Culture" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2008.

[Key2004-22] Key, P.S. (2004). The Journey to Radiant Health. Celestial Arts.

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