List of Hindu gurus and sants
This is a list of religious people in Hinduism, including gurus, sants, monks, yogis and spiritual masters.
A guru is defined as a "teacher, spiritual guide, godman," by author David Smith. To obtain the title of guru, one must go through a standard initiation process referred to as diksha, in which they receive a mantra, or sacred Sanskrit phrase.
The list
A to C
- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
- Abhinavagupta
- Adi Shankara
- Acharya Prashant
- Advaita Acharya
- Agastyar
- Akka Mahadevi, Kannada literature
- Akshobhya Tirtha, disciple of Madhvacharya
- Alvar Saints
- Anandamayi Ma
- Anasuya Devī, also known as Jillellamudi Amma
- Andal, Tamil literature
- Anukulchandra Chakravarty, also known as Sree Sree Thakur
- Arunagirinathar
- Asaram Bapu
- Avvaiyar, Tamil literature
- Ayya Vaikundar
- Atri
- Baba Hari Dass
- Baba Mast Nath
- Bahinabai, Marathi literature
- Bamakhepa, or Bamakhyapa/ Bamdev Bhairav
- Basava
- Bhadase Sagan Maraj, Indo-Trinidadian Hindu leader and politician, founded the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
- Bhagat Dhanna
- Bhagatji Maharaj
- Bhagawan Nityananda
- Bhakti Charu Swami
- Bhakti Tirtha Swami
- Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
- Bhaktivinoda Thakur
- Bharathi Tirtha
- Bhaskararaya
- Bijoy Krishna Goswami
- Brahma Chaitanya, also known as Gondavalekar Maharaj
- Brahmanand Swami
- Brahmananda Saraswati
- Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
- Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
- Chandrashekhara Bharati III
- Chattampi Swamikal
- Chaturbhuj Sahay
- Chinmayananda Saraswati
- Chokhamela
D to F
- Dada Bhagwan, founder of Akram Vignan
- Damodardev
- Dayananda Saraswati (Ärsha Vidya)
- Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj
- Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas
- Dhirendra Krishna Shastri
- Devraha Baba
- Dnyaneshwar
- Drona
- Eknath
- Eknath Easwaran
G to I
- Gagangiri Maharaj
- Gajanan Maharaj
- Ganapati Muni
- Gambhirnath
- Garib Das
- Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji
- Gnanananda Giri
- Gopala Dasa
- Gopalanand Swami
- Gopi Krishna (yogi)
- Gora Kumbhar
- Gorakhnath
- Gulabrao Maharaj
- Gunatitanand Swami
- Guru Jambheshwar
- Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
- Hans Ji Maharaj
- Haridasa Thakur
- Hariharananda Giri
- Hathiram Bhavaji
- Isaignaniyar, Tamil literature
J to L
- Jagannatha Dasa
- Jalaram Bapa
- Janabai, Marathi literature
- Jayadeva, Indian Sanskrit poet and devotee
- Jayatirtha
- Jiva Goswami
- Kabir, Indian saint and mystic
- Kalki Bhagwan
- Kamlesh D. Patel, also known as Daaji
- Kanakadasa
- Kanhopatra, Marathi literature
- Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Tamil literature
- Khaptad Baba
- Khatkhate Baba
- Kirpal Singh
- Kirupanandha Variyar
- Kripalu Maharaj
- Krishna Prem
- Krishnadasa Kaviraja
- Krishnananda Saraswati
- Lahiri Mahasaya
- Lakshman Joo, modern scholar of Kashmiri Shaivism
- Lakshmanananda Saraswati
- Lalleshwari, Kashmiri literature
M to O
- Madhavdev
- Madhvacharya
- Mahant Swami Maharaj
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
- Mahavatar Babaji
- Mangayarkkarasiyar, Tamil literature
- Manik Prabhu
- Master C. V. V.
- Mata Amritanandamayi
- Matsyendranath
- Meera, Hindi literature
- Meher Baba
- Mehi
- Mirra Alfassa
- Morari Bapu
- Mother Meera
- Muktabai, Marathi literature
- Muktanand Swami
- Muktananda
- Murugan Chillayah
- Muthuswami Dikshitar
- Namdev
- Narahari Tirtha
- Narasimha Saraswati
- Narayan Maharaj
- Narayana Guru, writer of Daiva Dasakam
- Narayanprasaddasji Swami, also known as Tapomurti Shastri Swami
- Narottama Dasa
- Narsinh Mehta, also known as Narsi Mehta or Narsi Bhagat
- Nayakanahatti Thipperudra Swamy, also known as Nayakanahatti Thippeswamy
- Nayanmars Saints
- Neem Karoli Baba
- Nigamananda Paramahansa
- Nimbarka
- Niranjanananda
- Nirmala Srivastava, also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
- Nisargadatta Maharaj
- Nishkulanand Swami
- Nischalananda Saraswati
- Nityananda Prabhu
- Om Swami
P to R
- Padmanabha Tirtha
- Panth Maharaj
- Paramahansa Yogananda
- Parthasarathi Rajagopalachari, also known as chariji
- Pattinathar
- Pavhari Baba
- Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami
- Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
- Pramukh Swami Maharaj
- Pranavananda, also known as Yugacharya Srimat Swami Pranavananda Ji Maharaj
- Pranavanda Saraswati
- Prem Rawat, also known as Maharaji, Guru Maharaj Ji, and Balyogeshwar
- Premanand Ji Maharaj, Radhavallabh Sampradaya, Vrindavan
- Purandara Dasa
- Puran Puri
- Rambhadracharya
- Ramdas Kathiababa
- Ramdev Pir
- Radhanath Swami
- Raghavendra Swami
- Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami
- Rajinder Singh (spiritual master)
- Rakeshprasad
- Rakesh Jhaveri
- Raghuttama Tirtha
- Ram Chandra (Babuji)
- Ram Thakur
- Rama Tirtha
- Ramakrishna
- Ramalinga Swamigal, also known as Vallalar
- Ramana Maharshi
- Ramanuja
- Ramprasad Sen
- Ravidas
- Rupa Goswami
S to U
- Siyaram Baba
- Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj
- Sahadeo Tiwari
- Sai Baba of Shirdi
- Samarth Ramdas
- Samyamindra Thirtha
- Sanatana Goswami
- Sankardev
- Sant Charandas
- Sant Nirmala, Marathi literature
- Sant Soyarabai, Marathi literature
- Sarada Devi
- Sadguru Riteshwar Ji Maharaj
- Satchidananda Saraswati
- Sathya Sai Baba
- Satnarayan Maharaj, Indo-Trinidadian Hindu leader and son-in-law of Bhadase Sagan Maraj
- Satsvarupa dasa Goswami
- Satyadhyana Tirtha A great mystic
- Satyasandha Tirtha Dvaita philosopher
- Satyanatha Tirtha
- Satyavrata Tirtha
- Satyapriya Tirtha
- Satyanidhi Tirtha
- Satyasandha Tirtha
- Satyadharma Tirtha
- Satya Narayan Goenka
- Satyananda Saraswati
- Satyapramoda Tirtha
- Satyatma Tirtha
- Shaunaka
- Seshadri Swamigal
- Shastriji Maharaj
- Shivabalayogi
- Shreedhar Swami
- Shrimad Rajchandra
- Shripad Shri Vallabha
- Shriram Sharma Acharya
- Shrivatsa Goswami
- Sitaramdas Omkarnath
- Sivananda Saraswati
- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
- Soham Swami
- Sopan
- Sri Aurobindo
- Sripadaraja
- Sri Chinmoy
- Sri Madhukarnath
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj
- Surdas
- Swami Abhedananda
- Swami Avdheshanand Giri
- Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
- Swami Chidbhavananda
- Swami Janakananda
- Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi
- Swami Nithyananda
- Swami Prakashanand Saraswati
- Swami Purnachaitanya
- Swami Sharnanandji
- Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
- Swami Rama
- Swami Ramanand
- Swami Ramdas
- Swami Samarth
- Swami Vivekananda
- Swaminarayan
- Swarupanand, part of Advait Mat lineage
- Swarupananda
- Trailanga
- Tukaram
- Tulsidas, also known as Goswami Tulsidas
- Tyagaraja
- Upasni Maharaj
- Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti
- Utpaladeva, teacher of Kashmiri Shaivism
V to X
- Vadiraja Tirtha
- Vallabha
- Valmiki
- Vasistha
- Vasugupta, author of the Shiva Sutras in Kashmiri Shaivism
- Vedanta Desika, Sri Vaishnava Philosopher and Guru
- Vethathiri Maharishi Indian yoga guru, philosopher and spiritual leader
- Vidyadheesh Teertha Swamiji
- Vidyaranya
- Vijayadasaru
- Vijayindra Tirtha
- Vishwananda
- Vishwesha Tirtha
- Vyasatirtha