Meanings
guruhood1
alternative Guruhood
- uncountableThe state or condition of a guru
Model Gurus of Indian Tradition: From the time of Brihaspati and Dakshinamurti we have had ancient models of Guruhood in India.
2000, Bidyutlatā Rāẏa, Facets of Vedic studies3 more examples
According to Agehananda Bharati, the famous Tantric scholar, diksha forms the essence of guruhood: The notion of diksha provides us, as a semantic by-product so to speak, with a definition of a guru —[...]
1992, Catherine Cornille, The Guru in Indian CatholicismIndeed, with them the words and message of the Guru as transmitted to them were considered as Guru, guruhood being supposed to have been transmitted to them through the words and the message and the mission that went with them.
2004, The Sikh ReviewRather than trying to understand the basis of guruhood, another means to grasp the phenomenon is to classify those who are recognized as gurus.
2009, Lake Lambert III, Spirituality, Inc.: Religion in the American Workplace
Guruhood2
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of guruhood.
Origin
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