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.

[1] 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."

[2] 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.

[3] To Hariakhan Babaji Maharaj.