Swami
Swami
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<catset>Category="Honorifics"</catset><catset>Category="Titles and occupations in Hinduism"</catset><center><i>This article is about the Hindi honorific. For the music band see <a href="Swami (musical band)">Swami (musical band)</a></i></center><p><table style="text-align: center; font-size: 85%;"><tr><td colspan=2 style=" background:orange;"><small>Part of the series on</small><br><font size=4><b><a href="Hinduism">Hinduism</a></b></font></td></tr><tr><td>[image]</td></tr><tr><td><a href="History of Hinduism">History</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Hindu deities">Deities</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="Hindu denominations">Denominations</a></td></tr><tr style=" background:orange;"><th><a href="Hindu philosophy">Beliefs and practices</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="Reincarnation">Reincarnation</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Moksha">Moksha</a> </td></tr><tr><td><a href="Karma">Karma</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Puja">Puja</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Maya (illusion)">Maya</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="Nirvana">Nirvana</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Dharma">Dharma</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="Yoga">Yoga</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Ayurveda">Ayurveda</a> </td></tr><tr><td><a href="Yuga">Yuga</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Vegetarianism">Vegetarianism</a> </td></tr><tr><td><a href="Bhakti">Bhakti</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Artha">Artha</a></td></tr><tr style=" background: orange;"><th><a href="Hindu mythology">Mythology</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="Shruti">Shruti</a> : <a href="Upanishad">Upanishads</a> </td></tr><tr><td><a href="Vedas">Vedas</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Brahmana">Brahmana</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="Smriti">Smriti</a> : <a href="Bhagavad Gita">Bhagavad Gita</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="Sutra">Sutras</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Itihasa">Itihasa</a></td></tr><tr style=" background: orange;"><th>Related topics</th></tr><tr><td><a href="Hinduism by country">Hinduism by country</a> </td></tr><tr><td><a href="Hindu Gurus and Saints">Leaders</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Mandir">Mandir</a> &nbsp;· </td></tr><tr><td><a href="Caste">Caste system</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Mantra">Mantra</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="@ Hindu festivals">Hindu festivals</a> &nbsp;· <a href="Murti">Murti</a></td></tr></table><p>[image]<p><b>Swami</b> is a primarily <a href="Hindu">Hindu</a> honorific, loosely akin to "master". It is derived from the <a href="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> language and means "<b>owner of oneself</b>", denoting complete mastery over instinctive and lower urges. It is a title added to one's name to emphasize learning and, of course, mastery of a specific field of knowledge, most often religious and/or spiritual. Many great <a href="Yoga">yogis</a> and <a href="Guru">gurus</a> (teachers) of the Hindu tradition hold the title of Swami along with their names, as <a href="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a> or <a href="Swami Sivananda">Swami Sivananda</a>.