Darshan (Indian religions)

In Indian religions, Darshana, also spelt Darshan, (Sanskrit: दर्शन, IAST: darśana lit. 'showing, appearance, view, sight') or Darshanam (darśanam) is the auspicious sight of a deity or a holy person.

This article is about the Hindu and Buddhist meanings of the term. For the Jewish lay leader also called Darshan, see Darshan (Judaism). For the Bangladesh border township, see Darshana, Chuadanga.
"Darshana" redirects here. For other uses, see Darshana (disambiguation).

The term also refers to any one of the six traditional schools of Hindu philosophy and their literature on spirituality and soteriology.

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