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In [[Jainism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Yoga]], a '''''sādhaka or sādhak''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: साधक) is someone who follows a particular ''[[sādhanā]]'', or a way of life designed to realize the goal of one's ultimate ideal, whether it is merging with one's eternal Source, ''[[brahman]]'', or realization of one's personal deity. The word is related to the Sanskrit ''[[sādhu]]'', which is derived from the verb root ''sādh-'', 'to accomplish'. As long as one has yet to reach the goal, they are a ''sādhaka or sādhak'', while one who has reached the goal is called a ''[[siddha]]''.<ref name="Klostermaier">{{cite book|last=Klostermaier|first=Klaus K.|authorlink=Klaus Klostermaier|title=A survey of Hinduism|publisher=SUNY Press|year=1994|page=346|isbn=978-0-7914-2109-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=avYkrkSmImcC&pg=PA346}}</ref> In modern usage, ''sadhaka'' is often applied as a generic term for any religious practitioner. In medieval times it was more narrowly used as a technical term for one who had gone through a specific initiation.<ref name="Wallace">{{cite book|last=Wallace|first=Glenn|title=Mediating the power of Buddhas: ritual in the Mañjuʹsrīmūlakalpa|publisher=SUNY Press|year=2002|page=129|isbn=978-0-7914-5411-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JlHdZXPdJkEC&pg=PA129}}</ref> |
In [[Jainism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Yoga]], a '''''sādhaka or sādhak''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: साधक) is someone who follows a particular ''[[sādhanā]]'', or a way of life designed to realize the goal of one's ultimate ideal, whether it is merging with one's eternal Source, ''[[brahman]]'', or realization of one's personal deity. The word is related to the Sanskrit ''[[sādhu]]'', which is derived from the verb root ''sādh-'', 'to accomplish'. As long as one has yet to reach the goal, they are a ''sādhaka or sādhak'', while one who has reached the goal is called a ''[[siddha]]''.<ref name="Klostermaier">{{cite book|last=Klostermaier|first=Klaus K.|authorlink=Klaus Klostermaier|title=A survey of Hinduism|publisher=SUNY Press|year=1994|page=346|isbn=978-0-7914-2109-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=avYkrkSmImcC&pg=PA346}}</ref> In modern usage, ''sadhaka'' is often applied as a generic term for any religious practitioner. In medieval times it was more narrowly used as a technical term for one who had gone through a specific initiation.<ref name="Wallace">{{cite book|last=Wallace|first=Glenn|title=Mediating the power of Buddhas: ritual in the Mañjuʹsrīmūlakalpa|publisher=SUNY Press|year=2002|page=129|isbn=978-0-7914-5411-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JlHdZXPdJkEC&pg=PA129}}</ref> |
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[[Hindu]], [[Jain]], [[Kamarupi]] [[Tantra|Tantric]], [[Yogic]] and [[Vajrayana]] [[Buddhist]] traditions use the term ''sadhaka or sādhak'' for spiritual initiates and/or aspirants.<ref name="Klostermaier" /><ref name="Wallace" /><ref name="Sharma">{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=R. S.|title=Early Medieval Indian Society|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2003|pages=269|isbn=978-81-250-2523-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YEWMG_8yi9oC&pg=PA269}}</ref> |
[[Hindu]], [[Jain]], [[Kamarupi]]{{dn|date=November 2017}} [[Tantra|Tantric]], [[Yogic]] and [[Vajrayana]] [[Buddhist]] traditions use the term ''sadhaka or sādhak'' for spiritual initiates and/or aspirants.<ref name="Klostermaier" /><ref name="Wallace" /><ref name="Sharma">{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=R. S.|title=Early Medieval Indian Society|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2003|pages=269|isbn=978-81-250-2523-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YEWMG_8yi9oC&pg=PA269}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:41, 17 November 2017
In Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Yoga, a sādhaka or sādhak (Sanskrit: साधक) is someone who follows a particular sādhanā, or a way of life designed to realize the goal of one's ultimate ideal, whether it is merging with one's eternal Source, brahman, or realization of one's personal deity. The word is related to the Sanskrit sādhu, which is derived from the verb root sādh-, 'to accomplish'. As long as one has yet to reach the goal, they are a sādhaka or sādhak, while one who has reached the goal is called a siddha.[1] In modern usage, sadhaka is often applied as a generic term for any religious practitioner. In medieval times it was more narrowly used as a technical term for one who had gone through a specific initiation.[2]
Hindu, Jain, Kamarupi[disambiguation needed] Tantric, Yogic and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions use the term sadhaka or sādhak for spiritual initiates and/or aspirants.[1][2][3]
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- ^ a b Klostermaier, Klaus K. (1994). A survey of Hinduism. SUNY Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-7914-2109-3.
- ^ a b Wallace, Glenn (2002). Mediating the power of Buddhas: ritual in the Mañjuʹsrīmūlakalpa. SUNY Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7914-5411-4.
- ^ Sharma, R. S. (2003). Early Medieval Indian Society. Orient Blackswan. p. 269. ISBN 978-81-250-2523-8.
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