(bron: wikipedia)In Indian religions, a rishi ( ) is an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mention in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as "great yogis" or "sages" who after intense meditation (tapas) realized the supreme truth and eternal knowledge, which they composed into hymns.[Hartmut Scharfe (2002), Handbook of Oriental Studies, BRILL Academic, , pp. 13–15.] The term appears in Pali literature as Ishi;... meer
