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Satguru Brahm Sagar Ji Maharaj Bhuriwale (1862–1947) was an Indian religious figure. He was born in Rampur Dham in the
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Satguru Brahm Sagar Ji Maharaj Bhuriwale (1862–1947) was an Indian religious figure. He was born in Rampur Dham in the Rupnagar
Rupnagar (; List of renamed places in India, formerly known as Ropar) is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. Rupnagar is a newly created fifth Divisional Headquarters of Punjab compri ...
district of Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
and died in Village Jhaloor Dham Distt. Barnala.
Etymology
He was the founder of Shri Satguru Bhuriwale (Garib Dassi) sect. He was called by the name of ''"Bhuriwale"'' Maharaj because he used to wear a black colored shawl that is called as "Bhuri" in Punjab. It too has a ''Bhuri ko Bhukhar'' story behind it.Background
''Brahm Sagar Ji Bhuriwale'' was the follower ofAcharya
In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. The designation has different meanings i ...
Garib Das
Saint Garibdas Ji Maharaj was an Indian spiritual leader and a reformer. A rich farmer, his spiritual journey started when "Almighty God" Kabir came to meet him and initiated him at the age of 10 years. After getting spiritual awareness from "Al ...
Ji of Chhudani village of Jhajjar district
Jhajjar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997 and with its headquarters in Jhajjar, it lies from Delhi and had developed into an important industrial center. Oth ...
in Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
. Acharya Garib Das Ji preached the divine ''baani'' (message, literally ''voice'') in the area that is now covered by the current states of Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
, Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
and Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
. He taught the rural people of Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
to live a life of sacrament and honesty.
In the Bhuriwale Sampradaya
''Sampradaya'' (/ səmpɾəd̪ɑjə/,; ), in Indian-origin religions, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, can be translated as 'tradition', 'spiritual lineage', 'sect', or 'religious system'. To ensure continuity and transmissi ...
, Sandhia Aarti is performed to Guru
Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr ...
Garib Das
Saint Garibdas Ji Maharaj was an Indian spiritual leader and a reformer. A rich farmer, his spiritual journey started when "Almighty God" Kabir came to meet him and initiated him at the age of 10 years. After getting spiritual awareness from "Al ...
Granth, he is worshipped by all his devotees every evening. Brahm Sagar Ji had a great devotion towards the birthplace of their Guru Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. The designation has different meanings i ...
Garib Das
Saint Garibdas Ji Maharaj was an Indian spiritual leader and a reformer. A rich farmer, his spiritual journey started when "Almighty God" Kabir came to meet him and initiated him at the age of 10 years. After getting spiritual awareness from "Al ...
, which is called Shri Chhudani Dham in Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
.
Construction of temple at Chhudani Dham by the Founder
A temple was made at Chhudani village inJhajjar district
Jhajjar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997 and with its headquarters in Jhajjar, it lies from Delhi and had developed into an important industrial center. Oth ...
of Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
under the guidance of Shri Satguru Brahm Sagar Ji Maharaj Bhuriwale, where clothes and other vestments of Baba Garib Das Ji are displayed in open showcases for the Darshans of followers in Shri Chhudani Dham temple. The first Handwritten manuscript is placed and maintained by the present head of Garid Das's ''Bhuriwale'' sect, Mahant
Mahant () is a religious superior, in particular the chief of a temple or the head of a monastery in Indian religions.
James Mallinson, one of the few westerners to be named as a mahant, describes the position of a mahant as a combination of an ...
Dayasagar (Meharban Sahib).
See also
*Akhara
Akhara or Akhada (Hindi: अखाड़ा, romanised: ''Akhāṛā'') is an Indian word for a place of practice with facilities for boarding, lodging and training, both in the context of Indian martial artists or a ''sampradaya'' monastery fo ...
* Sampradaya
''Sampradaya'' (/ səmpɾəd̪ɑjə/,; ), in Indian-origin religions, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, can be translated as 'tradition', 'spiritual lineage', 'sect', or 'religious system'. To ensure continuity and transmissi ...
References
{{Reflist *Maharaj Bhuriwale Jiwani Pustak, Published by MBG TrustExternal links
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People from Haryana Hindu activists Bhakti movement 1947 deaths 1862 births