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Guru - Etymology | | Guru - Etymology: Encyclopedia II - Guru - Etymology | | The word guru means teacher in Sanskrit, as well as in other languages derived from Sanskrit, such as Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati.
The word originated in a Hindu context and holds a special place in Hinduism, signifying both the sacred place of knowledge (jnana) and the imparter of knowledge. The word comes from the Sanskrit root "gru", an adjective literally meaning "heavy, weighty" as in "heavy with knowledge" [1], "heavy with ...
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Guru - Etymology
The word guru means teacher in Sanskrit, as well as in other languages derived from Sanskrit, such as Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati.
The word originated in a Hindu context and holds a special place in Hinduism, signifying both the sacred place of knowledge (jnana) and the imparter of knowledge. The word comes from the Sanskrit root "gru", an adjective literally meaning "heavy, weighty" as in "heavy with knowledge" [1], "heavy with spiritual wisdom"[2], "heavy with spiritual weight" [3], "heavy with the good qualities of scriptures and realization" [4], "heavy with a wealth of knowledge"[5].
Another etymology is based on a metaphorical interplay between darkness and light, in which the Guru is seen as the dispeller of darkness[6][7][8] . In some texts it is described that the syllables gu (गु) and ru (रू) stand for darkness and light , respectively[9].
The syllable gu means shadows
The syllable ru, he who disperses them,
Because of the power to disperse darkness
the guru is thus named.
Advayataraka Upanishad 14--18, verse 5)
A similar etymology that describes the guru as the one that "removes the darkness of ignorance" is based on the Guru Gita (literally "song of the spiritual teacher"), a spiritual text describing a dialogue between Siva and his consort Parvati on the nature of the guru and the guru/disciple relationship.
Reender Kranenborg a Dutch religious scholar, dismisses the etymology based on the Upanishads, the Guru gita, the Sikh scriptures, the writings of Krishnamurti, and other scholar's opinions such as those of John Grimes, Thomas Murray, and others, by stating that the etymology of darkness and light has noting to do with word guru and describes it is as "people's etymology". [10]
In the Western Esotericism and the Science of Religion, the author makes a distinction between "esoteric etymologies" and "scientific etymologies" presenting as an example the etymology of "guru", in which the former is presented as ru ("to push away") and gu ("darkness"), and the latter as "guru" as "heavy".[11]
Another etymology of the word "guru" found in the Guru Gita, includes gu as "beyond the qualities" and ru as "devoid of form", stating that "He who bestows that nature which trascend the qualities is said to be guru". [12]
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