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	'''Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj''' (5 April 1846 – 10 July 1919), also known as '''Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji''' (born Shri '''Ram Yaad'''), was born in [[Chhapra\|Chhapra City]], India. Shri is known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the Shri Anandpur Dham, while also initiated the "Second Master" and [[Swarupanand\|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]] in the early 1900s.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite book\|title=Shri Swarup Darshan\|last=Sri Swami Sar\|first=Shabdanand Ji\|publisher=Sar Shabd Mission\|year=1998\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=17–59}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		'''Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj''' (5 April 1846 – 10 July 1919), also known as '''Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji''' (born Shri '''Ram Yaad'''), was born in [[Chhapra\|Chhapra City]], India. Shri is known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the Shri Anandpur Dham, while also initiated the "Second Master" and [[Swarupanand\|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]] in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Shri Swarup Darshan\|last=Sri Swami Sar\|first=Shabdanand Ji\|publisher=Sar Shabd Mission\|year=1998\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=17–59}}</ref>
	Shri Anandpur Dham Madhya Pradesh,		Shri Anandpur Dham Madhya Pradesh,
	District Ashoknagar.		District Ashoknagar.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	He was born on the day of [[Rama Navami]] and was therefore named "Ram Yaad". His father was scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak; his mother died a few months after his birth, so he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad, while Shri Narhari Prasad arranged his education. Shri Ram Yaad learned about [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], and [[Arabic]]. When Ram Yaad was five, his father died.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book\|title=Shri Paramhans Advait Mat: A Life Sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat\|last=Mat\|first=Sant\|publisher=Shri Anandpur Trust\|year=1975}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		He was born on the day of [[Rama Navami]] and was therefore named "Ram Yaad". His father was scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak; his mother died a few months after his birth, so he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad, while Shri Narhari Prasad arranged his education. Shri Ram Yaad learned about [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], and [[Arabic]]. When Ram Yaad was five, his father died.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Shri Paramhans Advait Mat: A Life Sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat\|last=Mat\|first=Sant\|publisher=Shri Anandpur Trust\|year=1975}}</ref>

	Paramhans Swamiji gave ''[[Diksha]]'' to him and taught him about [[Brahmavidya Upanishad\|Brahma Vidya]]. When he was 11 years old, Narhari Prasad died and after some years, his wife also died. He was the only rightful successor of both families, but at the age of 16, he left his home and went to the forests of Bihar for meditation. In [[Jaipur]], in 1883, he met the 90-year-old Swami [[Anandpuri]] Ji, who taught him the [[Kriyā\|Kriya]] of [[Pranayama]] and [[Yoga]]. He reportedly wrote in [[Urdu]] on a paper: "Accept Paramhans Ram Yaad". He named him as his spiritual successor to his seat.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|title=Shri Shri 1008 Shri Swami Advaitanand ji Maharaj 'Paramhans' \|url=https://brahmavidyalayaashram.in/gurus/1 \|access-date=2025-10-30 \|website=Brahm Vidyalaya and Ashram}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Paramhans Swamiji gave ''[[Diksha]]'' to him and taught him about [[Brahmavidya Upanishad\|Brahma Vidya]]. When he was 11 years old, Narhari Prasad died and after some years, his wife also died. He was the only rightful successor of both families, but at the age of 16, he left his home and went to the forests of Bihar for meditation. In [[Jaipur]], in 1883, he met the 90-year-old Swami [[Anandpuri]] Ji, who taught him the [[Kriyā\|Kriya]] of [[Pranayama]] and [[Yoga]]. He reportedly wrote in [[Urdu]] on a paper: "Accept Paramhans Ram Yaad". He named him as his spiritual successor to his seat.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Shri Shri 1008 Shri Swami Advaitanand ji Maharaj 'Paramhans' \|url=https://brahmavidyalayaashram.in/gurus/1 \|access-date=2025-10-30 \|website=Brahm Vidyalaya and Ashram}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	The ashrams (temples) founded by him were called ''Krishana Dwaras''. Sant Mat-a-nuyayi Ashram, Gadwaghat, Varanasi, Brahma Vidyalay and Ashram, Chotka Rajpur, Buxar, Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Rajyog Mandir, Shanti Mohalla, Delhi, and Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are all related to him.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}		The ashrams (temples) founded by him were called ''Krishana Dwaras''. Sant Mat-a-nuyayi Ashram, Gadwaghat, Varanasi, Brahma Vidyalay and Ashram, Chotka Rajpur, Buxar, Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Rajyog Mandir, Shanti Mohalla, Delhi, and Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are all related to him.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}

	He attained [[Nirvana]] on 10 July 1919 after transferring succession of the seat to [[Swarupanand\|Swami Swarupanand ji]]. He had promised to his devotee Seth Amirchand that he would sacrifice his body and take Samadhi at his place. A Sacred Samadhi Shrine was built there in Teri, KP, Pakistan. After the Partitiion in 1947, his devotees shifted the center to Anandpur in Madhyya Pradesh.~~<~~!-- Controversy attends the remains of Guru Ji. (Please clarify this before unhiding this) --~~>~~{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}		He attained [[Nirvana]] on 10 July 1919 after transferring succession of the seat to [[Swarupanand\|Swami Swarupanand ji]]. He had promised to his devotee Seth Amirchand that he would sacrifice his body and take Samadhi at his place. A Sacred Samadhi Shrine was built there in Teri, KP, Pakistan. After the Partitiion in 1947, his devotees shifted the center to Anandpur in Madhyya Pradesh.<!-- Controversy attends the remains of Guru Ji. (Please clarify this before unhiding this) -->{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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	\| honorific_prefix = [[Shri]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Shri]]
	\| name = Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj		\| name = Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj
	\| image = Paramhans Dyal Ji.jpg		\| image = Paramhans Dyal Ji.jpg
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	\| birth_date = 5 ~~April 1846~~		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1846\|4\|5\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = Chhapra (Bihar)		\| birth_place = Chhapra (Bihar)
	\| known_for = [[Advait Mat]]		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1919\|7\|10\|1846\|4\|5\|df=yes}}
	\| successor = [[Swarupanand \|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]]		\| known_for = [[Advait Mat]]
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	'''Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj''', also known as '''Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji''' (born Shri '''Ram Yaad''')~~, son of Shri Tulsi Das Ji Pathak~~, was born in [[Chhapra\|Chhapra City~~]] at [[Saran district, Bihar~~]], India. Shri ~~Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji~~ is ~~also~~ known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the [Shri ~~Paramhans Advait Mat]. He~~ initiated the "Second Master", [[Swarupanand\|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]] in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Shri Swarup Darshan\|last=Sri Swami Sar\|first=Shabdanand Ji\|publisher=Sar Shabd Mission\|year=1998\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=17–59}}</ref>		'''Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj''' (5 April 1846 – 10 July 1919), also known as '''Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji''' (born Shri '''Ram Yaad'''), was born in [[Chhapra\|Chhapra City]], India. Shri is known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the Shri Anandpur Dham, while also initiated the "Second Master" and [[Swarupanand\|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]] in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Shri Swarup Darshan\|last=Sri Swami Sar\|first=Shabdanand Ji\|publisher=Sar Shabd Mission\|year=1998\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=17–59}}</ref>
	He was born on the day of [[Rama Navami]] and was therefore named as "Ram Yaad ". His father was a famous scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak. His mother died a few months after his birth and he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad. Shri ~~Narhari Prasad arranged for his education. Shri Ramyaad gained good knowledge of [[Sanskrit]]~~, ~~[[Hindi language\|Hindi]], and [[Arabic]]~~. At the age of five, his father Shri Tulsiram Ji died.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Shri Paramhans Advait Mat: A Life Sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat\|last=Mat\|first=Sant\|publisher=Shri Anandpur Trust\|year=1975}}</ref>		Shri Anandpur Dham Madhya Pradesh,
			District Ashoknagar.

	~~Shri Ramyaad attended ''satsangs'' which used to happen at~~ his ~~house and which created~~ a ~~great impact on~~ his ~~mind. Paramhans Swamiji gave ''Diksha'' to him and taught him about Brahma Vidya. When~~ he was ~~11 years old,~~ Narhari Prasad ~~died and after some years wife of~~ Narhari Prasad ~~also died. He was the only rightful successor of the both families but at the age of 16, he left~~ his ~~home and went to the forests of Bihar for meditation~~. ~~He was in~~ [[~~Jaipur~~]] ~~in 1883~~, ~~where he met the 90 years old Swami~~ [[~~Anandpuri~~]] Ji, ~~who taught him the [[Kriyā\|Kriya]] of [[Pranayama]]~~ and [[~~Yoga~~]]. ~~He reportedly wrote in [[Urdu]] on a paper: "Accept Paramhans~~ Ram Yaad~~". He named him as~~ his ~~spiritual successor to his seat but Shri Paramhans Dayal Ji renounced the seat too~~. ~~In his view, fame for a fakir was a fall from grace.<~~ref>{{~~Cite web~~\|~~url~~=~~https~~:~~//brahmavidyalayaashram.com/ancestry/adwaitanandji/~~\|~~title~~=Shri ~~Shri 1008 Shri Swami Adwaitanandji Maharaj Paramhans~~\|~~website~~=~~Brahma Vidyalaya & Ashram~~}}</ref>		==Early life==
			He was born on the day of [[Rama Navami]] and was therefore named "Ram Yaad". His father was scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak; his mother died a few months after his birth, so he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad, while Shri Narhari Prasad arranged his education. Shri Ram Yaad learned about [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], and [[Arabic]]. When Ram Yaad was five, his father died.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Shri Paramhans Advait Mat: A Life Sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat\|last=Mat\|first=Sant\|publisher=Shri Anandpur Trust\|year=1975}}</ref>

	~~Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji travelled from place~~ to ~~place~~ and ~~carried~~ the ~~message~~ of ~~Sahaj Yoga~~, ~~Bhakti~~ and ~~service unto humanity~~ to ~~one and all~~. ~~Shri Paramhans Dayal~~ Ji ~~stayed at Jaipur for a considerable time and started~~ the ~~work~~ of ~~spiritual preachings~~ and ~~of uplifting the people there~~. ~~The number of followers there was quite large. Being~~ a ~~wandering monk~~. He ~~covered Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, etc~~. ~~to teach~~ '~~Sahajyoga~~' and ~~'Bhakti' to the people there.~~		Paramhans Swamiji gave ''[[Diksha]]'' to him and taught him about [[Brahmavidya Upanishad\|Brahma Vidya]]. When he was 11 years old, Narhari Prasad died and after some years, his wife also died. He was the only rightful successor of both families, but at the age of 16, he left his home and went to the forests of Bihar for meditation. In [[Jaipur]], in 1883, he met the 90-year-old Swami [[Anandpuri]] Ji, who taught him the [[Kriyā\|Kriya]] of [[Pranayama]] and [[Yoga]]. He reportedly wrote in [[Urdu]] on a paper: "Accept Paramhans Ram Yaad". He named him as his spiritual successor to his seat.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Shri Shri 1008 Shri Swami Advaitanand ji Maharaj 'Paramhans' \|url=https://brahmavidyalayaashram.in/gurus/1 \|access-date=2025-10-30 \|website=Brahm Vidyalaya and Ashram}}</ref>

	The ashrams (temples) founded by Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji were called ''Krishana Dwaras''. The ashrams in India with the name Sant Mat-a-nuyayi Ashram, Gadwaghat, Varanasi, Brahma Vidyalay and Ashram, Chotka Rajpur, Buxar, Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Rajyog Mandir,Shanti Mohalla,Delhi and Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are also related to him.		== Career ==

	Shri ~~Paramahans Dayal Ji~~ attained [[Nirvana]] on 10 July 1919 after transferring succession of the seat to [[Swarupanand\|Swami Swarupanand ji]]. He had promised to his devotee Seth Amirchand, that he would sacrifice his body and take Samadhi at his place. A Sacred Samadhi Shrine was built ~~at that place~~ in Teri, KP, Pakistan. After ~~that till 1997, devotees consistently visited~~ the ~~shrine of Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj uninterrupted. Meanwhile~~, ~~due to high value of the land a dominant neighbor to the Samadhi land, Mufti Iftikharuddin encroached the Shrine land taking it within~~ his ~~boundary as well as stopping the~~ devotees ~~from visiting~~ the ~~shrine. A famous figure Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Patron of [[Pakistan Hindu Council]] and Member of National Assembly from Tharpakar filed a petition~~ in Supreme Court of Pakistan for restoring and allowing the smooth visit of devotees to shrine and an order to remove the encroachment boundary from the pious land. Meanwhile, Aurangzeb Khan, Editor, Dawn Pakistan wrote an article upon Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj and the pity condition of Samadhi shrine Titled ' Footprints: A Saint Without a Shrine'.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1115350\|title=Footprints: A saint without a shrine\|author=Aurangzaib Khan\|work=DAWN\|date=27 June 2014\|language=en}}</ref> To the petition a remarkable result came with the order of Supreme Court of Pakistan's three judge bench headed by Chief Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja ordering the Pakistan's Provincial Government to restore the sanctity of the shrine. At the same time he also ordered to rebuild a temple upon the samadhi. Kamil Khan, a renowned architect on Historical Structures, was hired by the Government administration on the order of Supreme Court to rebuild the Samadhi Temple.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1202865/sc-proposes-appointment-of-architect-to-restore-~~karak~~-temple\|title=SC proposes appointment of architect to restore Karak temple\|author=Nasir Iqbal\|work=DAWN\|date=26 August 2015\|language=en}}</ref> Taking about 2 years a grand Samadhi Temple was built and inaugurated on the ~~occasion~~ of ~~Ram Navami of 2017~~.		He travelled from place to place and carried the message of Sahaj Yoga, Bhakti and service. He stayed at Jaipur for a long time and started his spiritual preaching and uplifting the people there, attracting many followers there. As a wandering monk, he covered Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, etc. to teach ''Sahajyoga'' and ''Bhakti''.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}
	~~The temple is located at historical village Teri, District Karak of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province in Pakistan. On December 30, 2020, a mob instigated by a local cleric and supporters of Jamiat Ulema~~-e-~~Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group), demolished and burned down the newly constructed work alongside the old structure.<ref>~~{{Cite web\|title=30 Arrested For Damaging Hindu Temple In Pakistan, Government Orders Its Reconstruction\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/30-arrested-for-damaging-hindu-temple-in-pakistan-government-orders-its-reconstruction-2346253\|~~access-~~date=~~2020-12-31\|website=NDTV.com~~}}~~</ref>~~
			The ashrams (temples) founded by him were called ''Krishana Dwaras''. Sant Mat-a-nuyayi Ashram, Gadwaghat, Varanasi, Brahma Vidyalay and Ashram, Chotka Rajpur, Buxar, Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Rajyog Mandir, Shanti Mohalla, Delhi, and Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are all related to him.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}

			He attained [[Nirvana]] on 10 July 1919 after transferring succession of the seat to [[Swarupanand\|Swami Swarupanand ji]]. He had promised to his devotee Seth Amirchand that he would sacrifice his body and take Samadhi at his place. A Sacred Samadhi Shrine was built there in Teri, KP, Pakistan. After the Partitiion in 1947, his devotees shifted the center to Anandpur in Madhyya Pradesh.<!-- Controversy attends the remains of Guru Ji. (Please clarify this before unhiding this) -->{{Citation needed\|date=November 2023}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[2020 Karak temple attack]] in which Advaitanand Ji's samadhi was destroyed		*[[2020 Karak temple attack]] in which Advaitanand Ji's samadhi was destroyed.

	==References==		==References==

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	\| honorific_prefix = [[Shri]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Shri]]
	\| name = Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj		\| name = Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj
	\| image = Paramhans Dyal Ji.jpg		\| image = Paramhans Dyal Ji.jpg
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	\| birth_date = 5 April 1846		\| birth_date = 5 April 1846
	\| birth_place = Chhapra (Bihar)		\| birth_place = Chhapra (Bihar)
	\| known_for = [[Advait Mat]]		\| known_for = [[Advait Mat]]
	\| successor = ~~Swami~~ [[Swarupanand]] ~~Ji Maharaj~~		\| successor = [[Swarupanand \|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]]
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	'''Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj''', also known as '''Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji''' (born Shri '''Ram Yaad'''), son of Shri Tulsi Das Ji Pathak, was born in [[Chhapra\|Chhapra City]] at [[Saran district~~\|Saran District]]~~, [[Bihar]], [[India]]. Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji is also known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the [Shri Paramhans Advait Mat]. He initiated the "Second Master", [[Swarupanand\|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]] in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Shri Swarup Darshan\|last=Sri Swami Sar\|first=Shabdanand Ji\|publisher=Sar Shabd Mission\|year=1998\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=17–59}}</ref>		'''Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj''', also known as '''Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji''' (born Shri '''Ram Yaad'''), son of Shri Tulsi Das Ji Pathak, was born in [[Chhapra\|Chhapra City]] at [[Saran district, Bihar]], India. Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji is also known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the [Shri Paramhans Advait Mat]. He initiated the "Second Master", [[Swarupanand\|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]] in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Shri Swarup Darshan\|last=Sri Swami Sar\|first=Shabdanand Ji\|publisher=Sar Shabd Mission\|year=1998\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=17–59}}</ref>
	He was born on the day of [[Rama Navami]] and was therefore named as "Ram Yaad ". His father was a famous scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak. His mother died a few months after his birth and he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad. Shri Narhari Prasad arranged for his education. Shri Ramyaad gained good knowledge of [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], and [[Arabic]]. At the age of five, his father Shri Tulsiram Ji died.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Shri Paramhans Advait Mat: A Life Sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat\|last=Mat\|first=Sant\|publisher=Shri Anandpur Trust\|year=1975}}</ref>		He was born on the day of [[Rama Navami]] and was therefore named as "Ram Yaad ". His father was a famous scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak. His mother died a few months after his birth and he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad. Shri Narhari Prasad arranged for his education. Shri Ramyaad gained good knowledge of [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi language\|Hindi]], and [[Arabic]]. At the age of five, his father Shri Tulsiram Ji died.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Shri Paramhans Advait Mat: A Life Sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat\|last=Mat\|first=Sant\|publisher=Shri Anandpur Trust\|year=1975}}</ref>

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	Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji travelled from place to place and carried the message of Sahaj Yoga, Bhakti and service unto humanity to one and all. Shri Paramhans Dayal Ji stayed at Jaipur for a considerable time and started the work of spiritual preachings and of uplifting the people there. The number of followers there was quite large. Being a wandering monk. He covered Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, etc. to teach 'Sahajyoga' and 'Bhakti' to the people there.		Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji travelled from place to place and carried the message of Sahaj Yoga, Bhakti and service unto humanity to one and all. Shri Paramhans Dayal Ji stayed at Jaipur for a considerable time and started the work of spiritual preachings and of uplifting the people there. The number of followers there was quite large. Being a wandering monk. He covered Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, etc. to teach 'Sahajyoga' and 'Bhakti' to the people there.

	The ashrams (temples) founded by Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji were called ''Krishana Dwaras''. The ashrams in [[India]] with the name Sant Mat-a-nuyayi Ashram, Gadwaghat, Varanasi, Brahma Vidyalay and Ashram, Chotka Rajpur, Buxar, Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Rajyog Mandir,Shanti Mohalla,Delhi and Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are also related to him.		The ashrams (temples) founded by Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji were called ''Krishana Dwaras''. The ashrams in India with the name Sant Mat-a-nuyayi Ashram, Gadwaghat, Varanasi, Brahma Vidyalay and Ashram, Chotka Rajpur, Buxar, Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Rajyog Mandir,Shanti Mohalla,Delhi and Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are also related to him.

	Shri Paramahans Dayal Ji attained [[Nirvana]] in 10 July, 1919 after transferring succession of the seat to [[Swarupanand\|Swami Swarupanand ji]]. He had promised to his devotee Seth Amirchand, that he would sacrifice his body and take Samadhi at his place. A Sacred Samadhi Shrine was built at that place in Teri, KP, Pakistan. After that till 1997, devotees consistently visited the shrine of Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj uninterrupted. Meanwhile due to high value of the land a dominant neighbor to the Samadhi land, Mufti Iftikharuddin encroached the Shrine land taking it within his boundary as well as stopping the devotees from visiting the shrine. A famous figure Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Patron of [[Pakistan Hindu Council]] and Member of National Assembly from Tharpakar filed a petition in Supreme Court of Pakistan for restoring and allowing the smooth visit of devotees to shrine and an order to remove the encroachment boundary from the pious land. Meanwhile Aurangzeb Khan, Editor, Dawn Pakistan wrote an article upon Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj and the pity condition of Samadhi shrine Titled ' Footprints: A Saint Without a Shrine'.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1115350\|title=Footprints: A saint without a shrine\|author=Aurangzaib Khan\|work=DAWN\|date=27 June 2014\|language=en}}</ref> To the petition a remarkable result came with the order of Supreme Court of Pakistan's three judge bench headed by Chief Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja ordering the Pakistan's Provincial Government to restore the sanctity of the shrine. At the same time he also ordered to rebuild a temple upon the samadhi. Kamil Khan, a renowned architect on Historical Structures, was hired by the Government administration on the order of Supreme Court to rebuild the Samadhi Temple.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1202865/sc-proposes-appointment-of-architect-to-restore-karak-temple\|title=SC proposes appointment of architect to restore Karak temple\|author=Nasir Iqbal\|work=DAWN\|date=26 August 2015\|language=en}}</ref> Taking about 2 years a grand Samadhi Temple was built and inaugurated on the occasion of Ram Navami of 2017.		Shri Paramahans Dayal Ji attained [[Nirvana]] on 10 July 1919 after transferring succession of the seat to [[Swarupanand\|Swami Swarupanand ji]]. He had promised to his devotee Seth Amirchand, that he would sacrifice his body and take Samadhi at his place. A Sacred Samadhi Shrine was built at that place in Teri, KP, Pakistan. After that till 1997, devotees consistently visited the shrine of Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj uninterrupted. Meanwhile, due to high value of the land a dominant neighbor to the Samadhi land, Mufti Iftikharuddin encroached the Shrine land taking it within his boundary as well as stopping the devotees from visiting the shrine. A famous figure Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Patron of [[Pakistan Hindu Council]] and Member of National Assembly from Tharpakar filed a petition in Supreme Court of Pakistan for restoring and allowing the smooth visit of devotees to shrine and an order to remove the encroachment boundary from the pious land. Meanwhile, Aurangzeb Khan, Editor, Dawn Pakistan wrote an article upon Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj and the pity condition of Samadhi shrine Titled ' Footprints: A Saint Without a Shrine'.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1115350\|title=Footprints: A saint without a shrine\|author=Aurangzaib Khan\|work=DAWN\|date=27 June 2014\|language=en}}</ref> To the petition a remarkable result came with the order of Supreme Court of Pakistan's three judge bench headed by Chief Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja ordering the Pakistan's Provincial Government to restore the sanctity of the shrine. At the same time he also ordered to rebuild a temple upon the samadhi. Kamil Khan, a renowned architect on Historical Structures, was hired by the Government administration on the order of Supreme Court to rebuild the Samadhi Temple.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1202865/sc-proposes-appointment-of-architect-to-restore-karak-temple\|title=SC proposes appointment of architect to restore Karak temple\|author=Nasir Iqbal\|work=DAWN\|date=26 August 2015\|language=en}}</ref> Taking about 2 years a grand Samadhi Temple was built and inaugurated on the occasion of Ram Navami of 2017.
	The temple is located at historical village Teri, District Karak of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province in Pakistan. On December ~~30th~~, 2020, a mob instigated by a local cleric and supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group), demolished and burned down the newly constructed work alongside the old structure.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=30 Arrested For Damaging Hindu Temple In Pakistan, Government Orders Its Reconstruction\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/30-arrested-for-damaging-hindu-temple-in-pakistan-government-orders-its-reconstruction-2346253\|access-date=2020-12-31\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>		The temple is located at historical village Teri, District Karak of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province in Pakistan. On December 30, 2020, a mob instigated by a local cleric and supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group), demolished and burned down the newly constructed work alongside the old structure.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=30 Arrested For Damaging Hindu Temple In Pakistan, Government Orders Its Reconstruction\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/30-arrested-for-damaging-hindu-temple-in-pakistan-government-orders-its-reconstruction-2346253\|access-date=2020-12-31\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = [[Shri]]
| name = Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj
| image = Paramhans Dyal Ji.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = 5 April 1846
| birth_place = Chhapra (Bihar)
| known_for = [[Advait Mat]]
| successor = Swami [[Swarupanand]] Ji Maharaj
}}

'''Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj''', also known as '''Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji''' (born Shri '''Ram Yaad'''), son of Shri Tulsi Das Ji Pathak, was born in [[Chhapra|Chhapra City]] at [[Saran district|Saran District]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji is also known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the [Shri Paramhans Advait Mat]. He initiated the "Second Master", [[Swarupanand|Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]] in the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Shri Swarup Darshan|last=Sri Swami Sar|first=Shabdanand Ji|publisher=Sar Shabd Mission|year=1998|location=New Delhi, India|pages=17–59}}</ref>
He was born on the day of [[Rama Navami]] and was therefore named as "Ram Yaad ". His father was a famous scholar Pandit Tulsi Pathak. His mother died a few months after his birth and he was brought up by his father's disciple Lala Narhari Prasad. Shri Narhari Prasad arranged for his education. Shri Ramyaad gained good knowledge of [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], and [[Arabic]]. At the age of five, his father Shri Tulsiram Ji died.<ref>{{cite book|title=Shri Paramhans Advait Mat: A Life Sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat|last=Mat|first=Sant|publisher=Shri Anandpur Trust|year=1975}}</ref>

Shri Ramyaad attended ''satsangs'' which used to happen at his house and which created a great impact on his mind. Paramhans Swamiji gave ''Diksha'' to him and taught him about Brahma Vidya. When he was 11 years old, Narhari Prasad died and after some years wife of Narhari Prasad also died. He was the only rightful successor of the both families but at the age of 16, he left his home and went to the forests of Bihar for meditation. He was in [[Jaipur]] in 1883, where he met the 90 years old Swami [[Anandpuri]] Ji, who taught him the [[Kriyā|Kriya]] of [[Pranayama]] and [[Yoga]]. He reportedly wrote in [[Urdu]] on a paper: "Accept Paramhans Ram Yaad". He named him as his spiritual successor to his seat but Shri Paramhans Dayal Ji renounced the seat too. In his view, fame for a fakir was a fall from grace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brahmavidyalayaashram.com/ancestry/adwaitanandji/|title=Shri Shri 1008 Shri Swami Adwaitanandji Maharaj Paramhans|website=Brahma Vidyalaya & Ashram}}</ref>

Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji travelled from place to place and carried the message of Sahaj Yoga, Bhakti and service unto humanity to one and all. Shri Paramhans Dayal Ji stayed at Jaipur for a considerable time and started the work of spiritual preachings and of uplifting the people there. The number of followers there was quite large. Being a wandering monk. He covered Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, etc. to teach 'Sahajyoga' and 'Bhakti' to the people there.

The ashrams (temples) founded by Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji were called ''Krishana Dwaras''. The ashrams in [[India]] with the name Sant Mat-a-nuyayi Ashram, Gadwaghat, Varanasi, Brahma Vidyalay and Ashram, Chotka Rajpur, Buxar, Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Rajyog Mandir,Shanti Mohalla,Delhi and Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are also related to him.

Shri Paramahans Dayal Ji attained [[Nirvana]] in 10 July, 1919 after transferring succession of the seat to [[Swarupanand|Swami Swarupanand ji]]. He had promised to his devotee Seth Amirchand, that he would sacrifice his body and take Samadhi at his place. A Sacred Samadhi Shrine was built at that place in Teri, KP, Pakistan. After that till 1997, devotees consistently visited the shrine of Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj uninterrupted. Meanwhile due to high value of the land a dominant neighbor to the Samadhi land, Mufti Iftikharuddin encroached the Shrine land taking it within his boundary as well as stopping the devotees from visiting the shrine. A famous figure Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Patron of [[Pakistan Hindu Council]] and Member of National Assembly from Tharpakar filed a petition in Supreme Court of Pakistan for restoring and allowing the smooth visit of devotees to shrine and an order to remove the encroachment boundary from the pious land. Meanwhile Aurangzeb Khan, Editor, Dawn Pakistan wrote an article upon Paramhans Dayal Ji Maharaj and the pity condition of Samadhi shrine Titled ' Footprints: A Saint Without a Shrine'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1115350|title=Footprints: A saint without a shrine|author=Aurangzaib Khan|work=DAWN|date=27 June 2014|language=en}}</ref> To the petition a remarkable result came with the order of Supreme Court of Pakistan's three judge bench headed by Chief Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja ordering the Pakistan's Provincial Government to restore the sanctity of the shrine. At the same time he also ordered to rebuild a temple upon the samadhi. Kamil Khan, a renowned architect on Historical Structures, was hired by the Government administration on the order of Supreme Court to rebuild the Samadhi Temple.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1202865/sc-proposes-appointment-of-architect-to-restore-karak-temple|title=SC proposes appointment of architect to restore Karak temple|author=Nasir Iqbal|work=DAWN|date=26 August 2015|language=en}}</ref> Taking about 2 years a grand Samadhi Temple was built and inaugurated on the occasion of Ram Navami of 2017.
The temple is located at historical village Teri, District Karak of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province in Pakistan. On December 30th, 2020, a mob instigated by a local cleric and supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group), demolished and burned down the newly constructed work alongside the old structure.<ref>{{Cite web|title=30 Arrested For Damaging Hindu Temple In Pakistan, Government Orders Its Reconstruction|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/30-arrested-for-damaging-hindu-temple-in-pakistan-government-orders-its-reconstruction-2346253|access-date=2020-12-31|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[2020 Karak temple attack]] in which Advaitanand Ji's samadhi was destroyed

==References==
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