Guru Jambheshwar

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Guru Jambheshwar, also known as Guru Jambhaji, (1451-1536) was the founder of the Bishnoi Panth.[1] He taught that God is a divine power that is everywhere. He also taught to protect plants and animals as they are important in order to peacefully co-exist with nature.

Guru Jambheshwar
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Guru Jambheshwar
Devanagariगुरु जंभेश्वर
AffiliationBishnoi (Vaishnav)
Mantra"Vishnu Vishnu tu bhan re prani"
RegionRajasthan, India
TemplesMukam, Samrathal, Peepasar, Jambholav, Jajiwal
FestivalsJambheshwar Janmashtmi, Amavasya Vrat
Personal information
Born1451
Pipasar (Rajasthan)
Died1536
Mukam (Rajasthan)
Parents
  • Lohat Ji Panwar (father)
  • Hansa Kanwar Devi(Kesar) (mother)

Biography[]

Jambheshwar ji was born in a Hindu Rajput[2] family of the Panwar clan in the village of Pipasar, Nagaur district in 1451.[3] He was the only child of Lohat Panwar and Hansa Devi. For the first seven years of his life, Guru Jambeshwar was considered silent and introverted. He spent 27 years of his life as a cow herder.[4]

Founding Bishnoi Panth[]

Aged 34, Guru Jambheshwar founded the Bishnoi sub-sect of Vaishnava Sampradaya.[5] His teachings were in the poetic form known as Shabadwani.[6][page needed] He preached for the next 51 years, travelling across the country, and produced 120 Shabads, or verses, of Shabadwani.[citation needed] The sect was founded after the big draught in Rajasthan in 1485.[7] He had laid down 29 principles to be followed by the sect. Killing animals and felling trees were banned. The Khejri tree (Prosopis cineraria), is also considered to be sacred by the Bishnois.

Bishnoi panth revolves around 29 rules. Of these, eight prescribe to preserve biodiversity and encourage good animal husbandry, seven provide directions for healthy social behaviour, and ten are directed towards personal hygiene and maintaining basic good health. The other four commandments provide guidelines for worshipping Vishnu[8] daily.

Legacy and commemoration[]

The Bishnoi have various temples, of which they consider the most holy to be "Mukam Mukti Dham" in the village of Mukam in Nokha tehsil, Bikaner district, Rajasthan. It is there where the most sacred Vishnoi temple is built over samadhi of Guru Jambeshwar.[9][10] Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology at Hisar in the state of Haryana is named after him.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Read Jambhsagar Page 1
  2. ^ Jambhsagar Page 3-8
  3. ^ Chandla, M. S. (1998). Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert. p. xiii. ISBN 9788190111003.
  4. ^ Jambhsagar Page 9-13
  5. ^ Worshippers of Vishnu fall under the vaishnava sect of hinduism
  6. ^ Jain, Pankaj (2011). Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-40940-591-7.
  7. ^ Jambhsagar Page 24-26
  8. ^ 6th Rule of Bishnois tells about worshipping Vishnu
  9. ^ Jain, Pankaj (2011). Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-40940-591-7.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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