guru

teacher, expert, counsellor, spiritual guide or leader, often in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist or Sikh traditions
Occupation occupation Q484260
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guru

Summary

guru is an occupation[1]. guru ranks in the top 9% of occupation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • guru's instance of is recorded as occupation[3].
  • guru's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4].
  • guru's instance of is recorded as religious figure[5].
  • guru is a type of spiritual teacher[6].
  • guru is a type of religious leader[7].
  • guru is part of guru-shishya tradition[8].
  • guru's Commons category is recorded as Gurus[9].
  • guru's said to be the same as is recorded as religious leader[10].
  • guru's said to be the same as is recorded as Guru[11].
  • guru's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gurus[12].
  • guru's facet of is recorded as Buddhism[13].
  • guru's facet of is recorded as Hinduism[14].
  • guru's partially coincident with is recorded as spiritual teacher[15].
  • guru's different from is recorded as wellness guru[16].
  • guru's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gurú'}[17].
  • guru's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'gurujka'}[18].

Why It Matters

guru ranks in the top 9% of occupation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month).[2] guru has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] guru is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Partially coincident with spiritual teacher
    Different from wellness guru
    Instance of occupation, religious concept, religious figure
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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