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Guru Purnima

A full-moon day honouring teachers — named for the sage Vyasa, traditionally revered as the first guru, who is said to have compiled the Vedas and written the Mahabharata.

2 catalogue books · 0 published

Source works: Family tradition, with its sources

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A teacher and children under a banyan tree
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  1. What Is a Guru?
    What Is a Guru?

    Someone who shows you where to look.

    From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources

    Ages 4-6+
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