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There is no formal canonization process in Hinduism, but over time many men and women have reached the status of saints among their followers and among Hindus in general. Hindu saints have often renounced the world, and are variously called gurus, sadhus, rishis, swamis, and other names.[1]
Many people conflate the terms "saint" and "sant", because of their similar meanings. The term sant is a Sanskrit word "which differs significantly from the false cognate, 'saint'..." Traditionally, "sant" referred to devotional Bhakti poet-saints of two groups: Vaishnava and a group that is referred to as "nirguna bhakti".[2][3]
Some Hindu saints are given god-like status, being seen as incarnations of Vishnu, Shiva, and other aspects of God, sometimes many years after their deaths. This explains another common name for Hindu saints, "godmen".
Saints of India
Indian saints embody the highest ideals and are credited for demonstrating the reality of spiritual awareness. They help people to attain positive actions, devotion, spiritual practice and mental discipline by providing appropriate conditions and knowledge. From times immemorial India has been the seat of several religions. Time and again numerous Indian saints took up the responsibility of popularising the postulates of various sects. The most ancient form of religion that still exists in India is Hinduism. Along with it Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Jewish and other religions also thrive in India. In fact saints or gurus in India are considered to be the manifestations of God.
some saints name of India are given below:-
- Dayanand Saraswati
- Swami Vivekanand
- eknath
- osho
- Ramakrishna
- Satya sai baba
- Kabir das
- mirabai
- namdev