Rishi
In the Hindouisme, a Rishi (ऋषि, ṛṣi) is wise which " entendu" has; (cf Shruti) anthems of the Veda S to be it supreme Brahman while it was in the major meditation. A rishi can be regarded as a combination of a patriarch, a saint, a priest, a tutor, an author of the vedic anthems, wise, an ascetic, a prophet and a hermit. The etymology of the word is unknown. It could be derived from the obsolete form of " tige" who means " to see, perception of the esprit".
Seven Rishis (the Saptarshi ) are often mentioned in the posterior Brahmana S and work as typical representatives of the character and the spirit of the prehistoric or mythical period; in Shatapatha Brahmana (14,5,2,6), their names are Gotama, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vasishtha, Kashyapa, and Atri. In Mahabharata 12, in addition, they are Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya and Vasishtha.
The term Saptarshi is also the name Sanskrit of the Grande Ourse.
See too
- Maharishi or Maharshi
Simple: Rishi
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