Ram Jan was the first
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 ...
of the
Ramsnehi Sampradaya, after the foremost guru
Ram Charan Maharaj. He formalized the
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 ...
on the principles given by his guru.
Ram Jan also commissioned the construction of the ''Ram Niwas Dham'', the main
Ramdwara, situated at
Shahpura,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
, which is the
samadhi
Statue of a meditating Rishikesh.html" ;"title="Shiva, Rishikesh">Shiva, Rishikesh
''Samādhi'' (Pali and ), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, is a state of meditative consciousness. In many Indian religious traditions, the cultivati ...
of
Ram Charan Maharaj. Swami Ram Jan Maharaj was also responsible for editing and collating the poetical-spiritual speeches of
Ram Charan Maharaj into the form of a giant book, the ''Vaani Ji''.
[Ādhunika Hindī sāhitya kī bhūmikā: 1757-1857, Lakshmīsāgara Vārshṇeya, Lokabhāratī Prakāśana, 1966]
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(Hindu)
[Page 195, Hindi Sahitya, Udbhav aur Vikas, Hazariprasad Dwivedi,1952, Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delh]
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(Hindu)
See also
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Ram Charan Maharaj
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Shahpura, Bhilwara
Shahpura is a city and tehsil headquarter of Shahpura tehsil in Bhilwara district, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was made a district on 17 March 2023. But was cancelled by the state government later.
Governance
Shahpura is a Municipali ...
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Ram Kishor
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Ram Dayal
References
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