Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba (1926–2011) was an Indian spiritual teacher who founded the Sathya Sai organization and attracted a worldwide following through teachings on love, service, and religious unity.

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Sathya Sai Baba's devotees: Followers who regard Sathya Sai Baba as a spiritual teacher or divine figure. Their devotion and service formed the social foundation of his worldwide movement.
Puttaparthi: A town in Andhra Pradesh, India, associated with Sathya Sai Baba's birth and ashram. The town became the center of his life, pilgrimage, and institutions.
Sathya Sai Organization: A worldwide network of groups founded to promote Sathya Sai Baba's teachings and service activities. It organizes devotional meetings, education programs, and community service associated with him.
Anti-cult movement: A loose collection of groups and critics concerned about the influence and practices of new religious movements. Its critiques offer a wider framework for evaluating allegations about the organization.
Indulal Shah: An Indian businessman and longtime leader in the Sathya Sai organization. He helped coordinate the movement's international activities and conferences.
Sanathana Dharma: A Hindu term often used for the eternal order or enduring spiritual principles. Sai Baba presented his teachings as rooted in enduring spiritual truths.
Sathya Sai Education in Human Values: An educational program emphasizing values such as truth, right conduct, peace, love, and nonviolence. It puts his five human values into structured teaching for children and adults.
Rationalism: The view that reason and evidence should guide belief, rather than supernatural authority alone. Rationalist critics challenged supernatural explanations of events attributed to Sai Baba.
Narendra Modi: An Indian politician who became prime minister in 2014. His public visits to Puttaparthi illustrate the movement's links with Indian political life.
Religious pluralism: The view that multiple religious traditions can offer valid paths or insights. His teaching that religions share a divine source shaped his appeal across faiths.