Disciple Explained
A disciple is a follower and student of a mentor, teacher, or other figure. It can refer to:
Religion
- Disciple (Christianity), a student of Jesus Christ
- Twelve Apostles of Jesus, sometimes called the Twelve Disciples
- Seventy disciples in the Gospel of Luke
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States and Canada with roots in the Restoration Movement often referred to as "the Disciples"
- Disciples of Christ (Campbell Movement), a movement founded by Alexander and Thomas Campbell in 1809 which merged with the Christians (Stone Movement) in 1832 to form the Restoration Movement
- Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá, 19 Western Bahá'ís
- The ten principal disciples of Buddha
- Disciples of Confucius
- Disciples of Jesus in Islam
- Student of Kriya Yoga, of direct lineage to Mahavatar Babaji
- Sahabah, the disciples of Muhammad
- Follower of Paramahansa Yogananda
- Śishya, the disciple in the Guru–shishya tradition of Hinduism
- Śrāvaka (Sanskrit) or savaka (Pali), disciples in Buddhism and Jainism
- Tarmida ('disciple'), a junior priest in Mandaeism
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