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     Today, on the occasion of Guru Purnima, I thought about shedding some light on the traditions which are associated with "Gurus". To begin, Guru Purnima is traditionally celebrated by Buddhists, when Gautama Buddha went to Sarnath after his enlightenment and met with his former companions and taught them " Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta " (The Setting in Motion of the Wheel of the Dharma Sutta) and enlightened them. This event was marked by the establishment of 'Sangha' on the full moon day of ' Asadha ' (the fourth month of the year, according to the Hindu Calendar.) On another hand, this day is also celebrated as a Vyasa Purnima as on this day Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, author of "Mahabharata" has born. He was not only the author of this epic but also has made huge contributions to Vedic studies - he gathered the Vedic hymns and divided them into 4 parts ( Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva ) according to their rites and characteristics and...