Acharyas:
In the Hinduism, an acharya (आचार्य) is a Divine personality (महापुरुश) who is believed to have descended (अवतार) to teach and establish bhakti in the world and write on the philosophy (िसद्धांत) of devotion to God (भगवान्).
Vedanta is the basis of Hinduism. It asserts that Brahman, the 'impersonal' God and the universal soul, is the Absolute Truth. Brahman has multiple roles to play: the creator, the maintainer, and the destroyer all in one. (This can be viewed as the origin of the trinity Gods namely Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, respectively). Vedanta states that the individual human soul (jiva-atman) originates and merges with the Brahman (cosmic soul- Parama-atman).
There are three different philosophies on this concept. Advaita (non-duality or monism) implies that Brahman and Jiva-atman are identical, while Dvaita (duality) differs from Advaita and maintains an ultimate diversity between Brahman and Jiva-atman. Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-duality or qualified monism) maintains a crucial differentiation as well as a fundamental identity.
The following is the list of Achary's lived in ancient times:
(Click on each links to learn more about them)
Guru Sloka
Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru Devo Maheshwara. Guru Sakshath Parambrahma, Tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha.
Famous Guru's
aathmaalayam
Sayings About Guru
In the presence of the satguru; Knowledge flourishes (Gyana raksha); Sorrow diminishes (Dukha kshaya); Joy wells up without any reason (Sukha aavirbhava); Abundance dawns (Samriddhi); All talents manifest (Sarva samvardhan).
Guru is Shiva without his three eyes,
Vishnu without his four arms
Brahma without his four heads.
He is parama Shiva himself in human form