Maharishi

Maharishi

Maharishi (Sanskrit, m., महर्षि, maharṣi < mahā + ṛṣi) ist die Bezeichnung eines geistlichen Würdenträgers in Indien.

Maha heißt so viel wie „groß“ oder „bedeutend“, Rishi bedeutet „Seher“ und „Weiser“; im Deutschen würde man einen Maharishi als „großen Weisen“ bezeichnen.

Die Bezeichnung Maharishi wurde im Westen vor allem durch Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, den Begründer der Transzendentalen Meditation, bekannt.


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