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of Nepal, located in the south-west of the country close to India, is regarded as one of the historically significant place for the disciples of
Gorakhnath for over 1300 years. As per the legend, the king of Dang named Ratnaparikshak was initiated by Gorakhnath in the valley's forest and later became
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describe him to be a person outside the laws of time who appeared on earth during different ages. Historians agree that
Gorakhnath lived sometime during the first half of the 2nd millennium CE, but there is some disagreement about which century he lived. Estimates based on archaeological and textual
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in medieval India as useless from a practical point of view. According to
Banerjea, He emphasised that the choice is that of the yogi, and that spiritual discipline and practice by either path leads to "perfectly illumined samadhi state of the individual phenomenal consciousness.".
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William Northey and John Morris, legend states that a disciple of Machendra by name Gorakhnath once visited Nepal and retired to a small hill near Deo Patan. There, he meditated in an unmovable state for twelve years. The locals built a temple in his honour there.
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While the origins of Hatha yoga are disputed, according to Guy Beck, a professor of
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in Uttar
Pradesh is named after him. The monastery and the temple perform various cultural and social activities and serve as the cultural hub of the city. The monastery also publishes texts on the philosophy of Gorakhnath.
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on
Gorakhnath describe his appearance on earth several times. The legends do not provide a birth time or place, and consider him to be superhuman. North Indian hagiographies suggest he originated from northwest India
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is a monastery of the Nath monastic group named after the medieval saint, Gorakhnath (c. 11th century), of the Nath sampradaya. The math and town of
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According to Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, a professor in Asian languages and cultures, the Gorakhnath orders were operating free community kitchens in
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Painting from an 1830's Janamsakhi series depicting a meeting and discussion between Gorakhnath (wearing orange) and Guru Nanak (wearing green).
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preceding Adinath, and another lists six teachers between Matsyendranath and Gorakhnath. Current tradition has Adinath placed with
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framework, where the yogi sees "himself in all beings, and all in himself" including the identity of the individual soul (
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in his medicinal preparations for certain ailments; as a result, it gained the name Korakkar Mooligai (Korakkar's Herb).
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1973:(2014). "Haṭhayoga's Philosophy: A Fortuitous Union of Non-Dualities".
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Gorakhnath and Kanphata Yogis. Briggs, G. (1938). Available at:
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May/June 1991. With calligraphy by Robin Spaan. Source:
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1877:(6th ed.). Motilal Banarsidass.
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545:Gorakhnath temple within the zone of
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419:about one kilometre from Ganeshpuri,
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2038:Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend
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1442:Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair (2013).
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1740:Bhaṭṭācārya, Āśutosha (1978).
1713:Briggs, George Weston (1989).
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1975:Journal of Indian Philosophy
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1757:Debnath, Kunal (June 2023).
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1696:R. N. Hema (December 2019).
1652:Biography of the 18 Siddhars
1649:R. N. Hema (December 2019).
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1806:(1991). 'Holy Madness'. In
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1584:"Brief Introduction"
1496:Geaves, Ron (2007).
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2825:Modern yoga
2756:Kapalabhati
2706:Mula Bandha
2696:Maha Bandha
2613:Durvasasana
2563:Vrikshasana
2548:Mandukasana
2478:Dhanurasana
2365:Shirshasana
2354:Yogashastra
2344:c. 11th C.
2327:c. 10th C.
2319:Kukkutasana
2234:Gomukhasana
2144:Subtle body
1965:(15): 1–27.
1361:: 165–180.
1288:Briggs 1938
1278:, p. .
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1226:Briggs 1938
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1173:Briggs 1938
1161:Briggs 1938
1094:Briggs 1938
1082:Briggs 1938
1063:Briggs 1938
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1039:Briggs 1938
934:Gorakh Hill
761:, named as
743:West Bengal
691:Kolli Hills
687:Sathuragiri
679:Trincomalee
591:Dang valley
421:Maharashtra
333:hagiography
198:Gorakhnathi
159:(Sanskrit:
157:Goraksanath
2918:Categories
2738:Shatkarmas
2618:Garudasana
2553:Matsyasana
2543:Makarasana
2488:Utkatasana
2336:Mayurasana
2310:c. 7th C.
2249:Siddhasana
2211:meditation
2136:Hatha yoga
2012:Gorakhnath
1148:, pp. x–xi
960:References
911:Gorakh Aya
840:Feuerstein
832:Hatha Yoga
755:Bangladesh
711:philosophy
660:Coimbatore
615:Tamil Nadu
596:Hatha yoga
511:Rāmānandīs
509:, and the
507:Dattatreya
492:indologist
480:Hatha yoga
473:Hatha yoga
432:Gorakhnath
320:nondualism
285:Guru Nanak
277:Jnanesvari
273:Baba Farid
174:mahasiddha
153:Gorakhnath
122:Hatha yoga
118:Philosophy
98:Hatha yoga
50:meditation
36:Gorakhnath
2794:Bhastrika
2781:Pranayama
2691:Mahamudra
2633:Pashasana
2558:Vajrasana
2376:Amaraugha
2360:Muktasana
2302:Kurmasana
2297:Dandasana
2264:Sukhasana
2254:Simhasana
2244:Padmasana
2239:Muktasana
1995:170326576
1791:259185097
1783:2348-4489
1377:161393103
1330:157212381
1322:2393-8617
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883:vyavasaya
767:Yogi Nath
639:were his
605:tradition
482:with the
467:Influence
456:Gorakhpur
409:Laya yoga
254:Biography
248:Gorakhpur
225:Maha-yogi
85:(sect of
2896:Religion
2884:Hinduism
2804:Kumbhaka
2799:Bhramari
2628:Navasana
2623:Halasana
2594:19th C.
2571:18th C.
2533:Kakasana
2523:Bakasana
2496:17th C.
2464:15th C.
2439:Yogabīja
2418:14th C.
2383:13th C.
2373:12th C.
2274:Virasana
2209:Ancient
2172:Sushumna
2095:Archived
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1959:Namarupa
1382:scholars
1349:(2014).
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904:See also
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848:avadhuta
807:Yogabīja
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707:medicine
699:Korakkar
695:Siddhars
689:and the
683:Korakkar
667:Korakkar
623:Korakkar
619:Siddhars
342:Peshawar
296:Buddhist
206:Kanphata
202:Darshani
146:Mahayogi
87:Shaivism
71:Hinduism
67:Religion
62:Personal
2974:Navnath
2870:Portals
2818:Related
2789:Anuloma
2771:Trataka
2085:at the
1847:Sources
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1549:15 June
1481:9 March
997:3 April
867:Brahman
747:Tripura
715:alchemy
652:Samadhi
634:Siddhar
630:Agastya
627:Siddhar
611:Siddhar
609:In the
603:Siddhar
565:Gurkhas
522:Langars
393:Ganesha
361:Adinath
316:dualism
289:Sikhism
283:and of
241:samadhi
213:Navnath
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346:Bengal
338:Punjab
143:Honors
2908:India
2761:Nauli
2751:Basti
2667:1943
2659:1905
2656:Late
2197:Texts
2179:Prana
1991:S2CID
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863:Atman
830:is a
773:Works
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300:Shiva
281:Kabir
229:Truth
186:India
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