List of Hindu gurus and saints

These are some of the most noteworthy Gurus and Saints of Hinduism (in alphabetical order):

*A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (male) [citation| first = Satsvarupa| last =Dasa Goswami| authorlink = Gurupada| title =Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Vol 1-2| publisher = Bhaktivedanta Book Trust| date = 2002 | pages = vol.1 1133 pages vol.2 1191 pages | isbn = 0892133570]
*Adi Shankara (male)cite journal
author = Namboodiripad, E.M.S.
year =
title = Adi Sankara and His Philosophy: A Marxist View
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0970-0293(198901%2F02)17%3A1%2F2%3C3%3AASAHPA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Akhandanand (male)cite book
author = Curran, J.A.
coauthors = Nayar, N.D.
year = 1979
title = Militant Hinduism in Indian Politics: A Study of the RSS
publisher = All India Quami Ekta Sammelan
isbn = ]
*Amrit Desai (male)cite journal
author = Horrigan, B.J.
year = 2006
title = The Inner Harmony Group
journal = Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
volume = 2
issue = 2
pages = 104-105
url = http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S155083070500580X
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Ayya Vaikundar (male)Fact|date=July 2008
*Baba Lokenath Brahmachari (male)cite book
author = Sen, N.
year = 1945
title = Bengal's forgotten warriors
publisher = People's Pub. House
isbn = ]
*Bhagawan Nityananda (male)cite journal
author = White, C.S.J.
year = 1974
title = Swami Muktananda and the Enlightenment Through Sakti-pat
journal = History of Religions
volume = 13
issue = 4
pages = 306
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0018-2710(197405)13%3A4%3C306%3ASMATET%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Bhakti Tirtha Swami (male)cite journal
author = Sherbow, P.H.
year = 2004
title = Ac Bhaktivedanta Swam Is Preaching In The Context Of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
journal = The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant]
*Bhakti Caru Swami (male)cite journal
author = ,
year =
title = Journal of Religious Culture
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Brahmananda Saraswati (male)cite journal
author = ,
year =
title = TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Part One: Is TM a Religion?
url = http://www.equip.org/free/JAT262.pdf
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (male)cite journal
author = Rosen, S.J.
year = 2004
title = Who Is Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu>
journal = The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant]
*Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (male)(Paramacharya)
*Chidvilasananda (female)cite journal
author = Mateosian, R.
year = 2003
title = Leadership annoyances
doi = 10.1109/MM.2003.1179902]
*Devamrita Swami (male)cite journal
author = Lorenz, E.
year = 2004
title = Race, Monarchy, And Gender
journal = The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant]
*Dr.Narayan Dutt Shrimali (male)Fact|date=July 2008
* (male)cite book
author = Singh, H.
year = 1966
title =

isbn = ]
*Gour Govinda Swami (male) late Hare Krishna guru of Oriyan origin, disciple of A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
*Gopal Krishna Goswami (male)cite book
author = Matane, P.
coauthors = Ahuja, M.L.
year = 2004
title = India: A Splendour in Cultural Diversity
publisher = Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd
isbn = ]
* (male)huh
*Haridas Thakur (male)cite journal
author = Dimock, Jr, E.C.
year = 1963
title = Doctrine and Practice among the Vaisnavas of Bengal
journal = History of Religions
volume = 3
issue = 1
pages = p.106
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0018-2710(196322)3%3A1%3C106%3ADAPATV%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K
accessdate = 2008-06-02] cite journal
author = O'Connell, J.T.
year = 1973
title = The Word'Hindu'in Gaudiya Vaisnava Texts
journal = Journal of the American Oriental Society
volume = 93
issue = 3
pages = 340-344
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-0279(197307%2F09)93%3A3%3C340%3ATW'IGV%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S
accessdate = 2008-06-02]
*Hridayananda dasa Goswami (male)cite journal
author = Goswami, T.K.
year = 1997
title = The Perils of Succession. Heresies of Authority and Continuity in the Hare Krishna Movement
journal = ISKCON Communications Journal
volume = 5
issue = 1
pages = 13-44
url = http://iskcon.com/icj/5_1/5_1perils2.html
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Jayadvaita Swami (male)
*Jayapataka Swami (male)cite journal
author = ,
year =
title = Author Ganga Safari: Ganga River boat adventure with Jayapataka Swami/Mahamaya Devi Dasi.
url = http://www.elib.gov.ph/details.php?cat_id=850032
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Lahiri Mahasaya (male)cite book
author = Uban, S.S.
year = 1978
title = The Gurus of India
publisher = Sterling
isbn = ]
*Madhvacharya (male)cite journal
author = Sarma, D.
year = 2007
title = Madhva Vedanta and Krishna
journal = Krishna: A Sourcebook
url = http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&id=0z02cZe8PU8C&oi=fnd&pg=PA357&dq=Madhvacharya%5D&ots=NhHnYDtHvv&sig=cMllL2yrwMnnN4AMs199jmhXq1g
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (male)cite journal
author = ,
year =
title = Journal of Religious Culture
url = http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/volltexte/2007/4892/pdf/relkultur06.pdf
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Mahavatar Babaji (male)cite book
author = Key, P.S.
year = 2004
title = The Journey to Radiant Health
publisher = Celestial Arts
isbn = ]
*Mata Amritanandamayi (female)cite journal
author = Warrier, M.
year = 2003
title = Processes of Secularization in Contemporary India: Guru Faith in the Mata Amritanandamayi Mission
journal = Modern Asian Studies
volume = 37
issue = 01
pages = 213-253
doi = 10.1017/S0026749X03001070]
*Mother Meera (female)cite journal
author = Ross, C.
year = 1997
title = Experiencing Mother Meera
journal = CANADIAN WOMAN STUDIES
volume = 17
pages = 78-82
url = https://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/cws/article/view/8918/8095
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Muktananda (male)
*Narayan Maharaj (male)cite journal
author = Bhide, R.G.
year = 1933
title = Shri Narayan Maharaj
journal = Marathi, Published by DL Lele, Wai]
*Narayana Guru (male)cite book
author = Thomas, D.
year = 1965
title = Sree Narayana Guru
publisher = Bangalore: The Christian Institute for the Religion and Society
isbn = ]
*Neem Karoli Baba (male)cite book
author = Dass, R.
year = 1979
title = Miracle of love: stories about Neem Karoli Baba
publisher = New York: Dutton
isbn = ]
*Nimbarka (male)cite book
author = Khurana, G.R.
year = 1988
title = The theology of Nimbarka: a translation of Nimbarka' s DasI asI loki with Giridhara Prapanna' s LaghumanI? jI? usa
publisher =
isbn = ]
*Nisargadatta Maharaj (male)cite book
author = Maharaj, N.
coauthors = Powell, R.
year = 1987
title = The Nectar of the Lord's Feet: Final Teachings of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj: Discourses January-November 1980
publisher = Element Books Ltd
isbn = ]
*Paramahansa Yogananda (male)cite book
author = Yogananda, P.
year = 2005
title = Autobiography of a Yogi
publisher = Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
isbn = ]
*Pramukh Swami Maharaj (male)cite journal
author = Kalarthi, S.M.
year =
title = Idol of Inspiration--Pramukh Swami Maharaj
journal = Ahmedabad: Swaminarayan Aksharpith]
*Radhanath Swami (male)Fact|date=July 2008
*Raghavendra Swami (male)cite journal
author = Narayanan, V.
year = 2006
title = Religious Vows at the Shrine of Shahul Hamid
journal = Dealing with Deities: The Ritual Vow in South Asia
url = http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&id=h80yOTwlAUcC&oi=fnd&pg=PA65&dq=%22Raghavendra+Swami%22&ots=DkRlq4Ud7-&sig=8J6X7MqT1ZMCqjc5fo87pIQXRT0
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Ram Dass (Richard Alpert) (male)cite journal
author = Bainbridge, W.S.
coauthors = Stark, R.
year = 1980
title = Client and audience cults in America
journal = Sociological Analysis
volume = 41
issue = 3
pages = 199-214
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-0210(198023)41%3A3%3C199%3ACAACIA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (male)cite journal
author = Kripal, J.J.
year = 1998
title = Mystical Homoeroticism, Reductionism, and the Reality of Censorship: A Response to Gerald James Larson
journal = Journal of the American Academy of Religion
volume = 66
issue = 3
pages = 627-635
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7189(199823)66%3A3%3C627%3AMHRATR%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Ramana Maharshi (male)cite journal
author = Osis, K.
year = 1970
title = Informal methods of research in psychic phenomena for religious believers
journal = Pastoral Psychology
volume = 21
issue = 7
pages = 35-40
url = http://www.springerlink.com/index/M473405153301582.pdf
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Ramanuja (male)
*Rudi (Swami Rudrananda) (male)cite book
author = Daniels, B.
year = 2002
title = The Integration of Psyche and Spirit: The Structural Model
publisher = Writer's Showcase Press
isbn = ]
*Sahjanand Swami (male)cite journal
author = Dwyer, R.
year = 2004
title = The Swaminarayan Movement
journal = South Asians in the Diaspora: Histories and Religious Traditions]

*Sai Baba of Shirdi (male)
*Sant Dnyaneshwar (male)cite journal
author = Abbas, K.A.
year =
title = Sant Dnyaneshwar—His Miracles and Manushya Dharma
journal = Bombay Chronicle
pages = 33-35]
*Sant Keshavadas (male)cite journal
author = Melton, J.G.
year = 1987
title = How New is New? The Flowering of the'New'Religious Consciousness since 1965
journal = The Future of New Religious Movements
pages = 46-56
url = http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&id=NHNeOx8UZJYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA46&dq=Sant+Keshavadas&ots=Go2MvKpheZ&sig=Dm5_OdgrDpE2zKmLo5xHydI6ff4
accessdate = 2008-07-02]
*Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu (male)Fact|date=July 2008
*Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami (male)Fact|date=July 2008
*Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (male)cite book
author = Feuerstein, G.
year = 2002
title = The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice
publisher = Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
isbn = ]
*Satsvarupa dasa Goswami (male) [cite book |author=Rochford, E. Burke |title=Hare Krishna transformed |publisher=New York University Press |location=New York |year=2007 |pages=224 |isbn=0-8147-7579-9]
*Satya Sai Baba (male)
*Shankaracharya (male)
*Shree Maa (female)
*Shri Gurudev Mahendranath (male)
*Shri Madhavnath Maharaj (male)
*Shriram Sharma Acharya (male)
*Sree Narayana Guru (male)
*Sri Anandamoyi Ma (female)
*Sri Aurobindo (male)
*Sri Chinmoy (male)Fact|date=July 2008
*Sri Sarada Devi (female)
*Sri Yukteswar Giri (male)
*Swami Avdheshanand Giri (male)
*Swami Chinmayananda (male)
*Swami Dayananda Saraswati (male)
*Swami Janakananda (male)
*Swami Lakshamanananda (male)
*Swami Niranjanananda (male)
*Swami Rama Tirtha (male)
*Swami Rama (male)Fact|date=July 2008
*Swami Satyananda (male)
*Swami Shyam (male)
*Swami Sivananda (male)
*Swami Vivekananda (male)
*Tamala Krishna Goswami (male)
*Tibbetibaba (male)
*Tukaram (male)
*Upasni Maharaj (male)
*Vallabhacarya (male)cite book
author = Barz, R.
year = 1992
title = The Bhakti sect of Vallabhacarya
publisher = New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal
isbn = ]
*Yogaswami (male)

Notes

Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal (Paramacharya).

ee also

List of ISKCON members and patrons