Guru Jambeshwar

Guru Jambeshwar, also known as Guru Jambaji, (1451-1536) was the founder of the Bishnoi sect. 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 Jambeshwar
Guru Jambeshwar
AffiliationBishnoi (Vishnoi)
Major cult centerMukam, Samrathal, Jambholav Dham, Pipasar, Lalasar, Janglu, Naurangi nagar (Rotoo), Lodipur, Lohawat.
Mantra"Vishnu Vishnu tu bhan re prani"
RegionRajasthan, India
Ethnic groupHindu
FestivalsJambheshwarJanmashtmi, Amavasya Varth, Holi pahal
ParentsThakur Lohat ji Panwar and Hansa Kanvar (Kesar)

Biography

Jambeshwar was born in a Farmer family of the Panwar clan in the village of Pipasar, Nagaur district in 1451.[1] 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.

Aged 34, Guru Jambeshwar founded the Vishnoi sect. His teachings were in the poetic form known as Shabadwani.[2] He preached for the next 51 years, travelling across the country, and produced 120 Shabads, or verses, of Shabadwani. The sect was founded after wars between Muslim invaders and local Hindus. 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 Vishnois.

Vishnoism 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 God daily. you must read the book which is written by *Chandla, M. S. (1998). Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert (PDF). Aurva Publications.

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.[3][4] Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology at Hisar in the state of Haryana is named after him.

See also

References
  1. Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert - Page xiii
  2. Jain, Pankaj (2011). Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-40940-591-7.
  3. Jain, Pankaj (2011). Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-40940-591-7.
  4. "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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