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Sants
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Sants are not saints (derived from Lat.
sanctus, holy). Derived from the Sanskrit
sat (truth, real being), its root meaning is “one who knows the truth” or “one who has experienced the ultimate reality,” that is, a person who has achieved a state of spiritual enlightenment or mystical self-realization (see liberation). The term has two specific connotations: 1. a member of the Vārkarī sect in Maharashtra and 2. devotees in the North Indian
bhakti tradition of mainly the 15th to 17th centuries who had particular characteristics in common, especially a belief in a su…
Date:
2020-05-18
