, literally meaning " of the universe", is a title used in . Traditionally, it has been bestowed upon or used for belonging to the school (among the six traditional schools of thought in Hinduism) who have written Sanskrit commentaries on the (literally, 'the three sources') – the (the original scripture of ), the (part of the ) and the principal . Historically, ''jagadguru''s have established a lineage (), established an institution to spread ''

dharma Dharma (; sa, धर्म, dharma, ; pi, dhamma, italic=yes) is a key concept with multiple meanings in Indian religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and others. Although there is no direct single-word translation for '' ...

'', who have been based in Varanasi, the centre of Sanskrit study.

Origin and history of the term

is of Sanskrit origin where ''jagat'' means 'the entire world' and ''guru'' means 'spiritual master' (literally, 'dispeller of darkness'). In the classics and scriptures, the word has been used for several Devas. In the ,

Arjuna Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among Panda ...

addresses as the 'Supreme Master of the entire world'. Adi Shankaracharya uses the title for in his . The Sanskrit poet uses the word for in his great poem () titled . In the , the poet-saint uses the same word for . uses it for in his song . uses it for in his composition .

Traditional Jagadgurus

In Hinduism, the three great acharyas Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya and Ramanuja are combinedly known as "Acharyatraya" or "Triacharya". These three acharyas are considered to be the pillars of Vedantic tradition of spiritual India.

Acharyatraya

* ( – 820) (also known as "" or , founder of ' school of '. * ( 1017 – 1137), founder of ' school of '. * ( 1239 – 1319) (also known as "" or "", founder of the ' ( Tattvavada) school of '.

Other acharya's

* , founder of ' school of '. * Mahaprabhu ( 1479 – 1531), founder of ' school of ' *

Kripalu Maharaj Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj (IAST: '; 5 October 1922 – 15 November 2013) the fifth original Jagadguru in Indian history, the embodiment of the nectar of divine love, was one of the foremost rasik saints who showered the bliss of ...

( – ), founder of '. He was honoured with the title Jagadguru by Kashi Vidvat Parisat on 14 January 1957.

Jagadguru as title

Traditionally the title Jagadguru is used by all the peetadhipathis of Mathas founded by traditional Jagadgurus such as Adi Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, Madhvacharya, Nimbarkacharya, Vallabhacharya and

. Jagadguru is also honoured as the title by Kashi Vidvat Parishat in Varanasi for the knowledge and value of particular guru. The title "Jagadguru Ramanandacharya" is used in the lineage of Ramananda, founder of Ramanandi Sampradaya. * Rambhadracharya (born 14 January 1950), founder of Tulsi Peeth following Ramanandi Sampradaya. He was conferred the title Jagadguru Ramanandacharya by Kashi Vidvat Parishat on 24 June 1988. * Sadhu Bhadreshdasji (born 1967), disciple of Brahmaswarup Pramukh Swami Maharaj and swami of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sampradya, author of the ' Prasthāntrayi Swāminārāyan Bhāshyam'” and the 'Swāminārāyan-Siddhānt-Sudhā'; established the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan.

References

Bibliography

* *{{cite book, title=Invention of Tradition and Syncretism in Contemporary Religions: Sacred Creativity, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5s3DwAAQBAJ, first1=Stefania, last1=Palmisano, first2=Nicola, last2=Pannofino, publisher=Springer, year=2017, isbn= 9783319610979

External links

* Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Academy of Higher Education and Research

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