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A Guru is a spiritual guide who is considered to have attained complete insight. Many Gurus train certain followers to become a teacher. Based on a long line of philosophical understanding as to the importance of knowledge, the guru is seen in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism as a sacred conduit, or a way to self-realization.
In contemporary India and Indonesia, "guru" is widely used within the general meaning of "teacher". In modern usage, the original meaning of guru has been extended to cover anyone who acquires profiency or followers, though not necessarily in an established school of philosophy or religion. In a further metaphorical extension, guru is used to refer to a person who has authority because of his or her perceived knowledge or skills in a domain of expertise.
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