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			[[File:Ursa_Major_(Bode).jpg\|thumb\|300px\|[[w:Big Dipper\|Big Dipper]] - Copper engraving from the star atlas by [[w:Johann Elert Bode\|Johann Elert Bode]]]]
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	'''Rishi''' ({{Sanskrit\|m., ऋषि\|ṛṣi}}, from ''dṛṣ'' "to see") refers in [[Hinduism]] to a [[seer]] or mythical [[sage]]. The sacred Hindu texts, the [[Vedas]], were revealed to the rishis. The rishis are priests, authors of Vedic hymns, saints, ascetics, prophets and hermits all rolled into one. The rishis are credited with the ability to work [[miracle]]s or cure [[disease]]s. They are often regarded as the poets of sacred texts, which they are said to have "heard" directly as divine revelation (cf. [[w:Shruti\|Shruti]]).		'''Rishi''' ({{Sanskrit\|m., ऋषि\|ṛṣi}}, from ''dṛṣ'' "to see") refers in [[Hinduism]] to a [[seer]] or mythical [[sage]]. The sacred Hindu texts, the [[Vedas]], were revealed to the rishis. The rishis are priests, authors of Vedic hymns, saints, ascetics, prophets and hermits all rolled into one. The rishis are credited with the ability to work [[miracle]]s or cure [[disease]]s. They are often regarded as the poets of sacred texts, which they are said to have "heard" directly as divine revelation (cf. [[w:Shruti\|Shruti]]).

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 * '''Maharishis''', the great seers
 * '''Rajarishis''', the kings who have become rishis through their continuous asceticism.
 == Literature ==

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	* '''Brahmarishis''' who were directly appointed by [[Brahma]] or are [[Brahmin]]s. They are considered the founders of the orthodox Brahmin families.		* '''Brahmarishis''' who were directly appointed by [[Brahma]] or are [[Brahmin]]s. They are considered the founders of the orthodox Brahmin families.
	* '''Saptarishis''' ({{Sanskrit\|सप्तर्षि\|saptarṣi}}), a group of [[seven Rishis~~]] ([[Saptarishi]])~~ who, according to [[w:Atharvaveda\|Atharvaveda]], shaped the world through their sacrifice. The seven Rishis are mentioned in the Brahmanas as typical representatives of the mythical period; in the Shatapatha Brahmana 14,5,2,6, their names are Gotama, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vasishtha, Kashyapa and Atri. In the [[w:Mahabharata\|Mahabharata]], Marici, Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya and Vasishtha are mentioned. The 7 Rishis are often associated with the seven brightest stars of the [[w:Big Dipper\|Big Dipper]]. [[Rudolf Steiner]], however, also speaks of an assignment to the [[w:Pleiades\|Pleiades]].		* '''Saptarishis''' ({{Sanskrit\|सप्तर्षि\|saptarṣi}}), a group of '''seven Rishis''' who, according to [[w:Atharvaveda\|Atharvaveda]], shaped the world through their sacrifice. The seven Rishis are mentioned in the Brahmanas as typical representatives of the mythical period; in the Shatapatha Brahmana 14,5,2,6, their names are Gotama, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vasishtha, Kashyapa and Atri. In the [[w:Mahabharata\|Mahabharata]], Marici, Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya and Vasishtha are mentioned. The 7 Rishis are often associated with the seven brightest stars of the [[w:Big Dipper\|Big Dipper]]. [[Rudolf Steiner]], however, also speaks of an assignment to the [[w:Pleiades\|Pleiades]].

	{{GZ\|Let us take the seven holy Rishis. They were so initiated into the solar mysteries that the symbol of their initiation is the standing of the sun in the constellation of Taurus; and what we can see in the firmament when the sun stands in the constellation of Taurus, that indeed gives the mystery of the peculiar initiation of the Rishis, and this initiation worked through the seven personalities who were the seven holy Rishis. This is expressed by the fact that from the same place shines the Pleiades. This is the place where our whole solar system entered our universe. Thus one can express the initiation into the various kinds of solar mysteries by taking the forms of expression from the standing of the sun in a constellation.\|124\|236}}		{{GZ\|Let us take the seven holy Rishis. They were so initiated into the solar mysteries that the symbol of their initiation is the standing of the sun in the constellation of Taurus; and what we can see in the firmament when the sun stands in the constellation of Taurus, that indeed gives the mystery of the peculiar initiation of the Rishis, and this initiation worked through the seven personalities who were the seven holy Rishis. This is expressed by the fact that from the same place shines the Pleiades. This is the place where our whole solar system entered our universe. Thus one can express the initiation into the various kinds of solar mysteries by taking the forms of expression from the standing of the sun in a constellation.\|124\|236}}

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'''Rishi''' ({{Sanskrit|m., ऋषि|ṛṣi}}, from ''dṛṣ'' "to see") refers in [[Hinduism]] to a [[seer]] or mythical [[sage]]. The sacred Hindu texts, the [[Vedas]], were revealed to the rishis. The rishis are priests, authors of Vedic hymns, saints, ascetics, prophets and hermits all rolled into one. The rishis are credited with the ability to work [[miracle]]s or cure [[disease]]s. They are often regarded as the poets of sacred texts, which they are said to have "heard" directly as divine revelation (cf. [[w:Shruti|Shruti]]).

Various groups of rishis are mentioned:

* '''Brahmarishis''' who were directly appointed by [[Brahma]] or are [[Brahmin]]s. They are considered the founders of the orthodox Brahmin families.
* '''Saptarishis''' ({{Sanskrit|सप्तर्षि|saptarṣi}}), a group of [[seven Rishis]] ([[Saptarishi]]) who, according to [[w:Atharvaveda|Atharvaveda]], shaped the world through their sacrifice. The seven Rishis are mentioned in the Brahmanas as typical representatives of the mythical period; in the Shatapatha Brahmana 14,5,2,6, their names are Gotama, Bharadvaja, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni, Vasishtha, Kashyapa and Atri. In the [[w:Mahabharata|Mahabharata]], Marici, Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya and Vasishtha are mentioned. The 7 Rishis are often associated with the seven brightest stars of the [[w:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]]. [[Rudolf Steiner]], however, also speaks of an assignment to the [[w:Pleiades|Pleiades]].

{{GZ|Let us take the seven holy Rishis. They were so initiated into the solar mysteries that the symbol of their initiation is the standing of the sun in the constellation of Taurus; and what we can see in the firmament when the sun stands in the constellation of Taurus, that indeed gives the mystery of the peculiar initiation of the Rishis, and this initiation worked through the seven personalities who were the seven holy Rishis. This is expressed by the fact that from the same place shines the Pleiades. This is the place where our whole solar system entered our universe. Thus one can express the initiation into the various kinds of solar mysteries by taking the forms of expression from the standing of the sun in a constellation.|124|236}}

* '''Devarishis''', who through their strict asceticism (tapas) have attained almost the same position as the gods (devas).
* '''Maharishis''', the great seers
* '''Rajarishis''', the kings who have become rishis through their continuous asceticism.

== Literature ==
* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Das Prinzip der spirituellen Ökonomie im Zusammenhang mit Wiederverkörperungsfragen'', [[GA 109]] (2000), ISBN 3-7274-1090-6 {{Lectures|109}}
* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Exkurse in das Gebiet des Markus-Evangeliums'', [[GA 124]] (1995), ISBN 3-7274-1240-2 {{Lectures|124}}

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