Sant

Sant is a term that is used in India, derived from the Sanskrit "sat". Its root comes from the Sanskrit particle of the verb that means both "to be good" and "to be real". [Hawley, John S. (Ed.), Saints and Virtues, University of California Press (1987) "Three Hindu Saints", page 57] It differs from the false cognate "Saint" by which it is often translated. Schomer, Karine, "The Sant Tradition in Perspective", in "Sant Mat:Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India" in Schomer K. and McLeod W.H. (Eds.)ISBN 0-9612208-0-5 ] Sant can refer to:
#the bhakti poets of the Marathi and Hindi speaking areas, some of which a lineage to the Nath yogis and who have been referred to as Sant Mat [Hawley, John S. (Ed.), Saints and Virtues, University of California Press (1987) "Three Hindu Saints", page 57] [Rigopoulos, Antonio The life and teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi State University of New York press, Albany, (1993) ISBN 0-7914-1268-7]
#in the fifteenth and sixteenth century, "the good," often referring to people who sing the name of God and worship Him. [Hawley, John S. (Ed.), Saints and Virtues, University of California Press (1987) "Three Hindu Saints", page 57]
#a surname in deshastha brahmins. It is present in both types of deshastha brahmins, Rigvedi and Yajurvedi. Famous poet Indira Sant is a Rigvedi Brahmin.fact|date=October 2008
#Maltese nobility (see Sant Cassia) and can be a Maltese surname. The Leader of the Opposition is Alfred Sant.
#the name of two sums (districts) in Mongolia:
## Sant, Övörkhangai
## Sant, Selenge

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