In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central figure of the religion or who identified a central figure of the religion during the latter's childhood.[1]

List of precursors

See also

References

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  2. ^ Kohn, Sherab Chodzin (2009). A Life of the Buddha. Shambhala Publications. ISBN 0834822512. pp. 5-6.
  3. ^ Meier, John (1994). Mentor, Message, and Miracles (A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Vol. 2). Vol. 2. Anchor Bible. ISBN 0-385-46992-6.
  4. ^ Abel, A. "Baḥīrā". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill. Brill Online, 2007
  5. ^ a b Smith, Peter (2000). "Shaykhism". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. 312. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
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