Talk:Maharishi

Article Name, Spelling and Redirect from Maharshi

For the talk page discussion concerning the spelling of Maharishi vs. Maharshi. For discussion at Dispute Resolution noticeboard see "Spelling of Article Title: Maharshi vs. Maharishi".

Results of the Dispute Resolution noticeboard

Since there appears to be no further comments at DRN, I have summarized the feedback we received from editors not involved in the general topic of Maharishi, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi or TM.

• User fg: "The article should be named Maharishi (two i's) and Maharshi (one i) should redirect to it."
• User TransporterMan: "It seems to me that the article title should be Maharishi with Maharshi redirecting to it."
• User Binksternet: "I'm going to echo TransporterMan and say that Maharishi should be the main article spelling with Maharshi the redirect."
• User Mr. Stradavarius: "looking at the evidence above it seems that Maharishi should be the name of the article and Maharshi should redirect to it"
• User Nevard: "On the basis of common use in dictionaries, I would be inclined to agree." "Maharishi is the better spelling for an article referring to the concept of 'Maharishi" "Maharshi is best for the actual concept within Hinduism that the article describes"

SUMMARY: Four uninvolved editors said that the article title should be Maharishi and that Maharshi (one i) should redirect to Maharishi (two i). One editor agrees that Maharishi (two i) is the commonly used spelling per dictionaries but also feels that Maharshi (one i) should have its own article since it is a prevalent spelling within the concept of Hinduism. Therefore there seems to be a clear consensus amongst the uninvolved members of the community that the main article should be called Maharishi (two i) and Maharshi (one i) should redirect to it. Thank you to all those that participated in this community forum. I'll begin making the changes shortly.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 15:40, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Sources for Maharishi

• • Dictionaries
• Webster's Online Dictionary says: "Maharshi is a common misspelling or typo for: maharishi." "Maharshi (Sanskrit महर्षि maharṣi, from महा mahā "great" + ऋषि ṛṣi "seer"; also anglicized Maharishi"
• Webster's Dictionary Meaning = "sage and poet"
• Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2009) Retrieved November 9 2011, "(Sanskrit, ‘great sage and poet’) A Hindu spiritual teacher. The best-known outside India is the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi"
• World English Dictionary "a Hindu teacher of religious and mystical knowledge"
• Cambridge Dictionary No listing for Maharishi or Maharshi
• Online Etymological Dictionary "Hindu sage or holy man, inspired sage. In general use, a title for a popular spiritual leader."
• Collins English Dictionary "a teacher of religious and mystical knowledge, Hindi: great sage"
• Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained, "Indian mystic, the developer of the simplified form of Hindu meditation known as transcendental meditation. Little is known about Maharishi Mahesh..., Mahesh took the title of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and began to teach a relaxation and meditation technique which was a simplified form of the Vedic science"
• Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend, Thames and Hudson (2002) Retrieved Nov 2011, "Collective name referring to the seven great rishis, the saptarishis, mentioned in the Rigveda. In the Puranas they are often identified with the seven stars of the Great Bear."
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary (2004) Retrieved November 2011,"a Hindu teacher of mystical knowledge."
• Collins German Dictionary (2007) Retrieved November 2011
• Oxford Dictionary "a great Hindu sage or spiritual leader, Origin: alteration of Sanskrit maharṣi, from mahā 'great' + ṛṣi 'rishi"
• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English "a Hindu holy teacher"
• Oxford Learners Dictionary, Oxford University Press "a Hindu spiritual leader or wise man"
• Drury, Nevill (2002) Watkins Publishing, The dictionary of the esoteric: 3000 entries on the mystical and occult, page 200, "Sanskrit meaning great seer or adept"
• Dictionary.com 1) a teacher of spiritual and mystical knowledge; religious sage: often used as an honorary title. 2) any of the seven great mythological seers of the Vedic and post-Vedic writings: identified with the seven stars of Ursa Major. says: "Origin: Sanskrit maharṣi"
  • Encyclopedias
• Encyclopedia of American religious history: Volume 3 - Page 602, "an honorific title meaning 'great sage'"
• Britannica Encyclopedia (duplicate of Merriam Webster)
• The American desk encyclopedia, Luck, Steve (1998) publisher: George Philip Ltd, page 499, "Title given to a Hindu guru or spiritual leader or teacher"
  • Books
• American Veda, by Philip Goldberg, page 362
• Responses to one hundred one questions on Hinduism - Page 145
• Essence of Maharishi Patanjali's Ashtang Yoga By J.M.Mehta
• Data Dayal Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal Verman By Muḥammad Anṣārullāh, Sahitya Akademi
• Raman Maharishi (Mystics Saints of India) by BK Chaturvedi
  • People
• Maharishi Bhrigu
• Maharishi Dayanand University
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
• Maharishi Valmiki Glimpses of Indian Culture By Dinkar Joshi
• Even Ramana Maharshi’s name is sometimes spelled Maharishi:
  • Dalit's inheritance in Hindu religion By Mahendra Singh page 187
  • Philosophy of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi
  • The serpent of paradise: the story of an Indian pilgrimage page by Miguel Serrano page 202-- — Keithbob • Talk • 14:14, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Parking unsourced text

Maharishi has it origin in the Sanskrit term, Maharshi, which originates in the Veda literature called Manusmriti (1.34) and states that ten maharshis were created by Manu Svayambhuva, viz. Marici, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Pracetas, Vasishtha, Bhrigu, Narada, also called the ten Prajapatis; while other sources restrict the number of maharshis to seven.[citation needed] The title Maharshi first appears in the Sanskrit Epics.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 16:22, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

It would seem like the source for some of this is Manusmriti (1.34). Have you checked it?   Will Beback  talk  23:42, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

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