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Gorakhnath championed Yoga, spiritual discipline and an ethical life of self-determination as a means to reaching samadhi. [9] Gorakhnath, his ideas, and his yogis have been popular in rural India, with monasteries and temples dedicated to him found in many states of India, particularly in the eponymous city of Gorakhpur. [10] [11]
Yogi Naraharinath (born: Balbir Singh Hriksen Thapa, 1915–2003 CE) was a Nepali historian, writer and saint of Nath tradition of Gorakhnath. [1] He has written over 600 books in 28 different languages and has performed 129 Koti Homs throughout Nepal.
The monastery and the temple in Gorakhpur perform various cultural and social activities and serves as the cultural hub of the city, and publishes texts on the philosophy of Gorakhnath. [51] Gorakshanatha did not emphasize a specific metaphysical theory or a particular Truth, but emphasized that the search for Truth and spiritual life is ...
Illustrated manuscript depiction of Gorakhnath and Matsyendranatha, ca.1715 Matsyendranath is listed as having eight disciples. The list of his disciples varies between different temples and lineages, [ 21 ] but includes Gorakshanath , Jalandharnath, Kanifnath (Kanhoba), Gahininath, Bhartri Nath, Revan Nath , Charpatinath and Naganath.
In the Siddhar tradition of Tamil Nadu, Korakkar is one of the 18 esteemed Siddhars of yore, and is better known as Gorakhnath in North India. [1] Siddhar Agastya and Siddhar Bhogar were his gurus. There is a temple in Vadukku Poigainallur, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu which specifically houses his Jeeva Samadhi. [2]
Shri Gorakhnath, Javaalendranath, Kaarinanath, Gahini nath, Charpath nath, Revan nath, Naag nath, Bharthari Nath, Gopichand Nath. [ 6 ] The nine Naths are the incarnations of nine Narayanas who help Lord Narayan in taking care of the worldly activities.
Gorakhnath Temple. Gorakhnath Math, also known as Gorakhnath Temple or Shri Gorakhnath Mandir, is a Hindu temple of the Nath monastic order group of the Nath tradition. The name Gorakhnath derives from the medieval saint, Gorakshanath (c. 11th century CE), a yogi who travelled widely across India and authored a number of texts that form a part of the canon of Nath Sampradaya. [1]
Almost all hathayogic texts belong to the Nath siddhas, and the important early ones (11th-13th c.) are credited to Matsyendranatha and his disciple, Gorakhnath or Gorakshanath (11th c.). [7] Early Nāth works teach a yoga based on raising kuṇḍalinī through energy channels and chakras, called Layayoga ("the yoga of dissolution").