Rishi
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In Indian religions, a rishi is an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mention in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of H
A late 18th century painting of Saptarishi and Manu from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Agastya, a revered sage in Hindusim
A temple relief showing a Rishi.
A statue of a Ruesi at Wat Suan Tan in Nan, Thailand
Yogi
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A yogi is a practitioner of Yoga, including a sannyasin or practitioner of meditation in Indian religions. The feminine form, sometimes used in English, is yogini.
Rishi
…in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as "great yogis" or "sages" who after intense meditation (tapas) realized the supreme truth and eternal knowledge, which they composed into hymns. The term appears in…
Bronze figure of a yogi in Dhyana (meditation) by Malvina Hoffman
A 10th-century Yogini statue from Tamil Nadu, India. She is seated in an asana, and her eyes are closed in meditative state.
Shiva in the form of Adiyogi (or first yogi) in Coimbatore, India
A sculpture of Gorakhnath, a celebrated yogi of Nath tradition and a major proponent of Hatha yoga.