Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- XII
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Region-Wise Distribution of Hindu Sages, Saints, Scriptures, Languages and Holy Places
| # | REGION | SAINTS, MUNIS, RISHIS, ACHARYAS | SCRIPTURES | LANGUAGES USED | HOLY PLACES |
| 1 | Kashmir (India and Pakistan) | Lalleshvari, Patanjali, Rishi Kashyapa | Lalla-Vaakyaani, scriptures of Kashmir Shaivism, Yoga Vasishtha, several Pancharatra Samhitas and Shaiva Agamas, Bhringeesha Samhita, Nilamata Purana | Sanskrit, Kashmiri | Amarnath, Sharadi (in POK), Hari Parbat (in Shrinagar), Khir Bhawani, Varahamula (Baramulla), Martand sun temple in Anantanag |
| 2 | Punjab (India and Pakistan) | Some Vedic Rishis, Namadev, Sikh Gurus, Swami Ramatirtha, Swami Virajananda | Some Vedic scriptures, Vishnudharma Purana, Vishnudharmottara Purana, Shivadharma Purana, Samba Purana, Guru Granth Sahib | Sanskrit, Sant Bhasha | Katasraj (Pakistan), Chintapurni, Amritsar, Multan (Pakistan), Jalandhar |
| 3 | North Western Frontier Province (Pakistan) | Some Vedic Rishis, Panini, Vaishampayana, Charaka | Ashtadhyayi, Ayurvedic texts like Charaka Samhita and Bhela Samhita | Sanskrit | Pushkalavati (Peshawar) |
| 4 | Afghanistan | Some Vedic Rishis | Vyomavati on Vaisheshika Prashastapadabhashya
Hikayat of Nand Lal Goya (Sikhism) |
Sanskrit
Persian (Hikayat only) |
Ashamai temple close to Kabul
|
| 5 | Jammu (India) | Some Vedic Rishis, Banda Bairagi | Vasuki Purana | Sanskrit | Vaishno Devi, Naga temple in Bhaderwah |
| 6 | Sindh (Pakistan) | Some Vedic Rishis, Jhulelal, Sadhna, Devachandra | Devala Smriti, Karavira Mahatmya | Sanskrit | Las Bela, Karavira (Sukkur), Indus river |
| 7 | Rajasthan (India) | Some Vedic Rishis, Mirabai, Dhanna, Rampir, Pipa, Dadu, Guru Jambheshwar | Sabrangi, other Bhakti works | Hindi dialects | Pushkar, Mt. Abu, Nathdwara |
| 8 | Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh (India) | Most Vedic Rishis, Gaudapadacharya, Surdas, Ghasidas | Most Vedic Scriptures | Sanskrit, Braj | Mathura, Vrindavana, Kurukshetra, Pehowa, Garhmukteshwar, Yamuna River, Sarasvati River, Ganga River |
| 9 | Gujarat (India) | Narsi Mehta, Jalaram Bapa, Prannath, Dayanand Saraswati, Mahatma Gandhi, Sant Morari Bapu | Naagara Khanda of Skanda Mahapurana | Sanskrit | Dwaraka, Somanath, Dakor, Prabhasa, Palitana, Modhera, Narmada river |
| 10 | Maharashtra (India) | Tukaram, Samartha Ramadasa, Jnaneshvara, Janabai, Namadev, Ekanath | Jnaneshvari, Dasabodh, Abhangs of Tukaram | Sanskrit, Maharashtri, Marathi | Nashik, Trayambakeshwar, Ramtek, Bhimashankar, Paithan, Alandi, Pandharpur, Jejuri, Godavari river |
| 11 | Karnataka (India) | Akka Mahadevi, Basavanna, Madhvacharya, Purandaradas, Kanakadas | Basava Purana, Vachanas, Panchadashi and other works of Vidyaranya Swami etc. | Sanskrit, Kannada | Udipi, Shringeri, Kaveri river, Shravanabelagola, Gokarna |
| 12 | Kerala (India) | Shankaracharya, Narayana Guru, Swami Chinmayananda, Mata Amritanandamayi (Ammachi) | Narayaneeyam | Sanskrit, English, Malayalam | Thiruvananthapuram, Guruvayoor, Sabrimala |
| 13 | Tamil Nadu (India) | Thiruvalluvar, Ramanujacharya, Alvars, Nayanmars, Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Kamban, Ramana Maharshi, Swami Shivananda, Paramacharya Chandrashekharendra Saraswati (Kanchi Shankaracharya), Sri Sri Ravishankar | Kural, Divyaprabandhams, Periya Puranam, works of Shrivaishnava saints, Advaita Vedantins etc., songs of Tyagararaja etc., Kamba Ramayana | Tamil, Sanskrit, Manipravala | Kanchi, Madurai, Rameshvaram, Tiruchi, Kanyakumari, Chidambaram, Thanjavur, Kumbhakonam, Kaveri river |
| 14 | Andhra Pradesh (India) | Vallabhacharya, Ramanandacharya, Potana, Bhadrachalam Ramdas | Works of Vallabhacharya, translations of Puranas into Telugu | Sanskrit, Telugu | Tirupati, Srisailam, Kalahasti, Bhadrachalam, Godavari river |
| 15 | Orissa (India) | Jaidev, Atibadi Jagannatha Das, Bhima Boi, Abhirama Paramahamsa | Agni Purana, Gita Govinda, Kapila Purana, portions of Brahma Purana | Sanskrit | Jagannath Puri, Ekamra |
| 16 | Chattisgarh (India) | Dharma Das (Kabirpanthi), Guru Ghasidas (Satnami), Sant Parshuram (Ramanami) | Guru Mahatmya of Dharma Das, writings of Ramnami, Satnami and Kabirpanthi sampradayas | Hindi | |
| 17 | Madhya Pradesh (India) | Govindapadacharya, Vindhyavasin (Samkhya teacher), Angad Singh, Sri Singaji, Sena | Matsya Purana, Reva Khanda and Sahyadri Khanda of Skanda Mahapurana | Sanskrit | Ujjain, Chitrakut, Omkareshwar, Amarkantak, Narmada River |
| 18 | W Bengal (India) | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Vivekanand, Krttibasa, Matsyendranatha, Sri Aurobindo | Kalki Upapurana, Devi Purana, Ramayana of Krttibasa | Sanskrit | Navadvip, Mayapur, Gangasagar, Ganga river |
| 19 | Bangladesh | Ma Anandamoyi, Lokenath Brahmachari, Madhusudana Saraswati, Haridas Thakur | Kriyayogasara Upapurana, Mahabhaagavata Upapurana | Sanskrit | Shrihatta (Sylhet), Tripura (Tipperah), Jessore |
| 20 | Assam (India) | Shankara Deva, Madhabdeva, Palakapya Muni | Kaalikaa Upapurana, works of Shankara Deva and his disciples (e.g., translation of Bhagavata Purana) | Sanskrit
Assamese |
Kamakhya |
| 21 | Jharkhand (India) | – | – | Baba Baidyanath temple in Deoghar, Parasnatha (Jain) | |
| 22 | Bihar (India) | Yajnavalkya, several Jain Tirthankaras, Buddha, Mandana Mishra, Vachaspati Mishra, scholars of Navya Nyaya school of philosophy, Vidyapati | Portions of Shatapath Brahmana and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Garuda Purana, works of Navya Nyaya | Sanskrit | Gaya, Pavapuri (Jain) |
| 23 | Eastern Uttar Pradesh (India) | Ramanandacharya, Tulsidas, Kabirdas, Ravidas | Some Vedic scriptures, Ramacharitmanas, Bijak | Sanskrit, Awadhi | Varanasi, Allahabad (Prayag), Gorakhpur, Ayodhya |
| 24 | Nepal | Buddha, Gorakhanatha, | Vaishvanara Purana, Swayambhu Purana, Nepal Mahatmya of Skanda Purana | Sanskrit, Nepali | Pashupatinath, Lumbini (Buddhist), Shalagrama |
| 25 | Manipur (India) | – | Manipura Purana | Sanskrit, Meitei | |
| 26 | Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal (India) | Maandavya Rishi, Vasishtha Rishi, Swami Rama | Vedanta Sutras | Sanskrit | Haridwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Naina Devi, Jwala Devi, Gangotri, Jamnotri, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi, Ganga river, Yamuna river, Badarika Ashrama |
| 27 | Java and Bali (Indonesia) | Javanese Brahmanda Purana, Ganapati Tattva, Brihaspati Tattva etc. | Sansirit and Javanese | Prambanan (Shiva Temple), Baisak in Bali | |
| 28 | Arunachal Pradesh (India) | – | – | – | Parashuram Tirtha |
| 29 | Tibet (China) | – | – | – | Manasarovar and Mt Kailash |
| 30 | Baluchistan (Pakistan) | – | – | – | Hinglaj Mata, Kali Mandir at Kalat |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | Some Nayayanars, Arumuga Navalar, Siva Yogaswami | Some Shaiva Siddhanta literature | Sanskrit, Tamil | Kataragama, Nallur Kandaswamy temple |
| 32 | Kampuchea | – | – | – | Angkor Wat |
| 33 | Mauritius | – | – | 13th Jyotirlinga | |
| 34 | United States of America | Paramahamsa Yogananda (migrated from India), Satguru Sivaya Subramaniaswami etc. | Works of Hindu teachers based in the United States | English | Several prominent Hindu temples in various cities |
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