Indian saints biography
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Biographies of Indian saints
Dattatreya
The story of Dattatreya is told in many Purana-s, and this is from the Markandeya purana (chapter 15). A brahmin named kaushika was enchanted by a courtesan and lost his wealth, health etc. However, his wife, Shandili was faithful to him. She even carried him on her shoulders to the courtesan's place. Once, by mistake, she stepped on Sage Mandavya and the sage cursed both of them to die by sunrise. Shandili prayed and appealed that the sun may never rise so that her husband would live. Her prayer was answered and the devas were in an uproar seeing the world order of time destroyed. They asked for the help of Anusuya, the wife of sage atri, to convince shandili. Anusuya was able to convince shandili on the condition that kaushika would live on sunrise. In appreciation of Anusuya's intervention, the gods granted her three boons. She asked for her liberation, her husband's liberation and that the three gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva be born as sons to her. The wishes being granted, from Sage Atri's eyes issued a light and served as the seed for the divine sons - Soma, Durvasa, and Datta - partial incarnations of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu, respectively.
Other purana-s give different narratives but all involve the attribution of
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Hindu sants
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, muni, yogis, yoginis 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 "Saguna 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".[4]
Hindu saints have come from many walks of life including the blind (Bhima Bhoi, Surdas, and Tulsidas[5]), orphaned (Andal,[6]Kabir[7]), former criminals (Kaladutaka[1], Valmiki) and former concubines (Kanhopatra and Shatakopa).[8]
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[edit]- ^Robin Rinehart (1 January 2004). Contemporary Hind
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List of saints of India
Image Name Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death Description Declared servant emancipation God Diocese Rite Antonio Pietro Criminali[14][15] 7 February 1520 Sissa, Italy 26 May 1549 Vedhalai, Ramanathapuram professed priest, Jesuits Sivagangai Latin Bl. Emmanuel d'Abreu, SJ 1708 12 January 1737 Tonkin Priest; Martyr Goa and Daman Latin Michael [Michele] Ansaldo[16][17] 29 Sep 1739 Messina, Italia 2 Nov 1805 Chennai, Dravidian Nādu professed priest, Jesuits; founder, Mendicant Sisters worldly Saint Aloysius Gonzaga 3 December 2020 Pondicherry-Cuddalore Latin Fr. Nicolas-Michel Krick (fr), MEP and
Fr. Augustin-Etienne Bourry (fr), MEP[11]2 Honourable 1854 Somme The people, Khibito (India-China border) Priests; Martyrs 2 August 2010 Miao Latin Fr. Gladiator Savinien Dupuis (fr), MEP[11] 18 August 1806 Sens, France 4 June 1874 Pondicherry Priest; Framer of interpretation Franciscan Sisters of rendering Immaculate Insurance of Rasp - Pondicherry and rendering Franciscan Sisters of description Immaculate Headquarters of Warranted - Quilon 4 April 2016 Pondicherry and Cuddalore Latin Thatipatri Gnanamma[18] 1822 Guntur 21 December 1874 Kilacheri,