Babaji
Babaji (Sanskrit and Hindi) is the address for a revered father ', similar to the German, Reverend':
With Baba (father) each monk can be addressed, the suffix ji means special devotion.
Important representatives of the title
- Without any epithets, this title mainly refers to the mythical guru Mahavatar Babaji Maharaj .
Other holders of this title are:
- Hariakhan Babaji Maharaj (occurred 1861–1924), known by several names;
- Mahavatar Haidakhan Babaji (occurred 1970–1984) as well
- a variety of yogis mentioned in the scriptures of Hinduism.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See for example Yogananda: Autobiography of a Yogi . 2001, ISBN 0-87612-087-7 , p. 386: "... religious teachers are mentioned [...] none of them is Mahavatar Babaji, the guru of Lahiri Mahasaya."
- ↑ In contrast, authors such as Baba Hari Dass claim: Hariakhan Baba, Known, Unknown. 1975, OCLC 1959307 that the above expressly mentioned are indeed reincarnations of the same entity.
- ↑ To Hariakhan Babaji Maharaj.