"Parampara (Sanskrit: \u092A\u0930\u092E\u094D\u092A\u0930\u093E, parampar\u0101) denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Vedic culture and Indian religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism. It is also known as guru-shishya tradition (\"succession from guru to disciple\"). The Sanskrit word literally means an uninterrupted row or series, order, succession, continuation, mediation, tradition."@en .