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First thing this reminded me of was master-student lineages in Buddhists, and martial arts.
by SuperGent 10y ago
First thing this reminded me of was master-student lineages in Buddhists, and martial arts.
- sn41 10y agoThere is a long lineage of gurus and students (as far as I understand it, this is academic lineage, not genetic) in the Hindu Upanishad, Brihadaranyaka: Chapter II, Section VI [1], ending with Brahman as the ultimate teacher. There may be similar things in other scriptures as well. [1] http://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brihadaranyaka-upanishad/d/doc117954.html http://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brihadaranyaka-up...
- nsomaru 10y agothis might be useful further reading for those interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru%E2%80%93shishya_tradition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru%E2%80%93shishya_tradition