This page groups figures by whether scholars consider them to have actually existed. Wikipedia notes that "the historicity of a claim about the past is its factual status." Browsing by historicity lets a visitor separate a documented historical person from one known only through legend.
Facts
Overview
What Defines This GroupingTeachers who transmit knowledge and initiation to a disciple in the Indian traditions. In Sikhism the word has a specific meaning that does not transfer: ten human Gurus from Nanak to Gobind Singh, after whom the scripture itself is the Guru. 2 Size of the Traditional SetTen human Gurus, from Nanak to Gobind Singh; thereafter the Guru Granth Sahib is the eternal Guru. 2Tradition: Sikhism Learn More
The gurus
This group gathers gurus, spiritual teachers and guides in the Indian traditions, where the guru who transmits knowledge and initiation to a disciple holds a place of the highest reverence. In Sikhism the term has a specific and central meaning.
The browser will find the gurus the atlas gathers, including the ten Gurus of Sikhism and teachers of the Hindu and yogic traditions. The entries describe each within their lineage, noting the distinct Sikh understanding of the Guru.
Historicity
Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism, 3rd edition
Louis E. Fenech and W. H. McLeod, Rowman and Littlefield, 2014s.v. GuruView the Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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