13th century Hindu philosopher who founded Dvaita Vedanta school
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Madhvacharya (Sanskrit: मध्वाचार्य, IAST: Madhvācārya; CE 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Pūrna Prajña and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and ...
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Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami (IAST: Abhaya Caraṇāravinda Bhakti-vedānta Svāmī; 1 September 1896 – 14 November 1977) or Srila Prabhupada, born Abhay Charan De, was an Indian spiritual teacher ...
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Swaminarayan (IAST: Svāmīnārāyaṇa, 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, is the central figure in a modern sect of Hinduism known as the Swaminarayan Hinduism.
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Nammalvar (Tamil: நம்மாழ்வார்) is one of the twelve alvar saints of Tamil Nadu, India, who are known for their affiliation to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. The verses of alvars are compiled as ...
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Ramdas (c. 1608 – c. 1682), also known as Samarth Ramdas or Ramdas Swami, was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master. He was a devotee of the Hindu deities Rama and Hanuman ...
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Thirumangai Alvar, also spelt as Tirumangai Azhvar and Thirumangai Mannan is the last of the 12 Alvar saints of south India, who are known for their affiliation to Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. He is ...
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Surdas (IAST: Sūr, Devanagari: सूर) was a 16th-century blind Hindu devotional poet and singer, who was known for his works written in praise of Krishna, the supreme lord. He was a Vaishnava devotee of ...
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I bow down to the whole world by folding both hands, considering all of it to be a manifestation of Sita and Rama. [Note - Siyaramamay means to be manifest of Sita and Rama. It does not mean to be born ...
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (IAST: Caitanya Mahāprabhu; born Vishvambhar Mishra) was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna by his disciples and various ...
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Andal (ISO 15919: Āṇḍāḷ), also known as Godhai, Nachiyar, and Godhadevi, was the only female Alvar among the twelve Hindu poet-saints of South India. She was posthumously considered an avatara of the ...
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Sri Shreedhara Swami Maharaj (Devanagari: श्री श्रीधर स्वामी Maharaj, Kannada:ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀಧರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ Maharaj) (7 December 1908 – 19 April 1973) was a prominent Kannada -Marathi saint and religious poet in ...
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Haridasa Thakur (IAST ) (born 1451 or 1450) was a prominent Muslim-Vaishnava saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Hare Krishna movement. He is considered to be the most famous ...
Vrindavan saint, poet, founder of Radha Vallabh Sampradaya
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Shri Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu is the founder of Radhavallabh Sampradaya. Born in Baad Graam on 11th Day of Boishakh. He was the incarnation of Lord Krishna's Flute. A follower of Prema Bhakti and devotee ...
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Ramanand Swami (born Rama Sharma) to a Brahmin family in Ayodhya in Vikram Samvat 1795 (1738 AD). His parents were Ajay Sharma (father) and Sumati (mother). He was considered to be the incarnation of ...
Vaishnava Bhakti poet-saint of Ramanandi Tradition
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Bhagat Pipa, also known as Pratap Singh Raja Pipaji, Rao Pipa, Sardar Pipa, Sant Pipaji, Pipa Bairagi or Pipanand Acharya, was a Rajput King of Gagaraungarh who abdicated the throne to become a Hindu mystic ...
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Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu (1479–1531 CE), also known as Vallabha, Mahaprabhuji and Vishnuswami, or Vallabha Acharya, is a Hindu Indian saint and philosopher who founded the Krishna-centered Pushtimarg ...
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Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī (Bengali: কৃষ্ণদাস কবিরাজ, Kṛṣṇôdas Kôviraj; born 1496; date of death unknown) was the author of the Caitanyacaritāmṛta, a biography on the life of the mystic and saint Caitanya ...