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'''Guru Jambeshwar''', also known as '''Guru Jambaji''', (1451-1536) was the founder of the [[Bishnoi]] sect. He taught that God is a divine power that is everywhere. He also taught to protect plants and animals as they are important in order to peacefully co-exist with nature.
'''Guru Jambeshwar''', also known as '''Guru Jambaji''', (1451-1536) was the founder of the [[Bishnoi]] Religion known as Bishnoism. He taught that God is a divine power that is everywhere. He also taught to protect plants and animals as they are important in order to peacefully co-exist with nature.
{{Infobox deity
{{Infobox deity
| name = Guru Jambeshwar
| name = Guru Jambeshwar
| type = hindu
| type = Bishnoi
| region = [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| region = [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| image = Guru Jambheshwar.jpg
| image = Guru Jambheshwar.jpg
| caption = ''' Guru Jambeshwar'''
| caption = ''' Guru Jambeshwar'''
| affiliation = [[Bishnoi]] (Vishnoi)
| affiliation = [[Bishnoi]]
| cult_center = Mukam, Samrathal, Jambholav Dham, Pipasar, Lalasar, Janglu, Naurangi nagar (Rotoo), Lodipur, Lohawat.
| cult_center = Mukam, Samrathal, Jambholav Dham, Pipasar, Lalasar, Janglu, Naurangi nagar (Rotoo), Lodipur, Lohawat,Jambha,Manewara
| mantra = "Vishnu Vishnu tu bhan re prani"
| mantra = "Vishnu Vishnu tu bhan re prani"
| parents = Chaudhary Lohat ji Panwar and Hansa Kanvar (Kesar)
| parents = Chaudhary Lohat ji and Hansa
| ethnic_group = [[Hindu Bishnoi]]
| ethnic_group = [[Bishnoi]]
| festivals = JambheshwarJanmashtmi, Amavasya Varth, Holi pahal
| festivals = JambheshwarJanmashtmi, Amavasya Varth, Holi pahal
| colour = Red
}}
}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
Jambeshwar ji was born in a Hindu Jat Farmer family of the Panwar clan in the village of Pipasar, Nagaur district in 1451.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-0cqAAAAYAAJ|title= Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert | page= xiii|isbn= 9788190111003 |last1= Chandla |first1= M. S. |year= 1998 }}</ref> He was the only child of Lohat Panwar and Hansa Devi. For the first seven years of his life, Guru Jambeshwar was considered silent and introverted. He spent 27 years of his life as a cow herder.{{citation needed |date=January 2018}}
Jambeshwar ji was born in a Hindu Jat Farmer family of the Panwar clan in the village of Pipasar, Nagaur district in 1451.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-0cqAAAAYAAJ|title= Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert | page= xiii|isbn= 9788190111003 |last1= Chandla |first1= M. S. |year= 1998 }}</ref> He was the only child of Lohat Panwar and Hansa Devi. For the first seven years of his life, Guru Jambeshwar was considered silent and introverted. He spent 27 years of his life as a cow herder.<ref>{{Cite web|title="budhadal.com"|url=http://budhadal.com/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=budhadal.com}}</ref> He was under the influence of Jain and Vaishnava Monks when he realised that both were not leading to the truth of the one true god.


Aged 34, Guru Jambeshwar founded the [[Bishnoi|Vishnoi]] sect. His teachings were in the poetic form known as Shabadwani.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability |first=Pankaj |last=Jain |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-40940-591-7 |publisher=Routledge |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYcGDAAAQBAJ}}</ref>{{page needed|date=September 2017}} He preached for the next 51 years, travelling across the country, and produced 120 Shabads, or verses, of Shabadwani.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} The sect was founded after wars between Muslim invaders and local Hindus. He had laid down 29 principles to be followed by the sect. Killing animals and felling trees were banned. The [[Prosopis cineraria|Khejri]] tree (''Prosopis cineraria''), is also considered to be sacred by the Vishnois.Guru Jambeshwar was Jat because of that approximately 90% of Bishnois are Jat.  
== Founding Bishnoism ==
Aged 34, Guru Jambeshwar founded the [[Bishnoi]] religion based on the teachings of Jains and Vaishnavas. His teachings were in the poetic form known as Shabadwani.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability |first=Pankaj |last=Jain |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-40940-591-7 |publisher=Routledge |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYcGDAAAQBAJ}}</ref>{{page needed|date=September 2017}} He preached for the next 51 years, travelling across the country, and produced 120 Shabads, or verses, of Shabadwani.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} The sect was founded after wars between Muslim invaders, Jain Monks and local Hindus. He had laid down 29 principles to be followed by the sect. Killing animals and felling trees were banned. The [[Prosopis cineraria|Khejri]] tree (''Prosopis cineraria''), is also considered to be sacred by the Bishnois.


Vishnoism revolves around 29 rules. Of these, eight prescribe to preserve [[biodiversity]] and encourage good [[animal husbandry]], seven provide directions for healthy social behaviour, and ten are directed towards personal hygiene and maintaining basic good health. The other four commandments provide guidelines for worshipping God daily.
Bishnoism revolves around 29 rules. Of these, eight prescribe to preserve [[biodiversity]] and encourage good [[animal husbandry]], seven provide directions for healthy social behaviour, and ten are directed towards personal hygiene and maintaining basic good health. The other four commandments provide guidelines for worshipping God daily.
you must read the book which is written by *{{cite book |title=Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert |first=M. S. |last=Chandla |publisher=Aurva Publications  |year=1998 |url=http://thebishnois.com/view.html?file=51.pdf}}
you must read the book which is written by *{{cite book |title=Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert |first=M. S. |last=Chandla |publisher=Aurva Publications  |year=1998 |url=http://thebishnois.com/view.html?file=51.pdf}}


==Legacy and commemoration==
==Legacy and commemoration==
The Bishnoi have various temples, of which they consider the most holy to be "Mukam Mukti Dham" in the village of [[Mukam, Rajasthan|Mukam]]<!-- Draft article already exists on it, retain the redlink as per wikipedia guidelines to encourage creation of article on this specific village.--> in [[Nokha, Bikaner|Nokha]] [[tehsil]], [[Bikaner district]], Rajasthan. It is there where the most sacred Vishnoi temple is built over [[Samadhi (shrine)|samadhi]] of Guru Jambeshwar.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability |first=Pankaj |last=Jain |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-40940-591-7 |publisher=Routledge |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYcGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA53 |page=53}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/StateProfile/RajasthanTourism/Pages/Major-Attractions.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-07-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806050818/http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/StateProfile/RajasthanTourism/Pages/Major-Attractions.aspx |archivedate=6 August 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> [[Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology|Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology]] at [[Hisar city|Hisar]] in the state of [[Haryana]] is named after him.
The Bishnoi have various temples, of which they consider the most holy to be "Mukam Mukti Dham" in the village of [[Mukam, Rajasthan|Mukam]] in [[Nokha, Bikaner|Nokha]] [[tehsil]], [[Bikaner district]], Rajasthan. It is there where the most sacred Vishnoi temple is built over [[Samadhi (shrine)|samadhi]] of Guru Jambeshwar.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability |first=Pankaj |last=Jain |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-40940-591-7 |publisher=Routledge |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYcGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA53 |page=53}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/StateProfile/RajasthanTourism/Pages/Major-Attractions.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-07-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806050818/http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/StateProfile/RajasthanTourism/Pages/Major-Attractions.aspx |archivedate=6 August 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> [[Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology|Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology]] at [[Hisar city|Hisar]] in the state of [[Haryana]] is named after him.


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

Latest revision as of 12:00, 2 July 2021


Guru Jambeshwar, also known as Guru Jambaji, (1451-1536) was the founder of the Bishnoi Religion known as Bishnoism. He taught that God is a divine power that is everywhere. He also taught to protect plants and animals as they are important in order to peacefully co-exist with nature.

Guru Jambeshwar
Guru Jambheshwar.jpg
Guru Jambeshwar
AffiliationBishnoi
Major cult centerMukam, Samrathal, Jambholav Dham, Pipasar, Lalasar, Janglu, Naurangi nagar (Rotoo), Lodipur, Lohawat,Jambha,Manewara
Mantra"Vishnu Vishnu tu bhan re prani"
ColourRed
RegionRajasthan, India
Ethnic groupBishnoi
FestivalsJambheshwarJanmashtmi, Amavasya Varth, Holi pahal
ParentsChaudhary Lohat ji and Hansa

Biography[edit]

Jambeshwar ji was born in a Hindu Jat Farmer family of the Panwar clan in the village of Pipasar, Nagaur district in 1451.[1] He was the only child of Lohat Panwar and Hansa Devi. For the first seven years of his life, Guru Jambeshwar was considered silent and introverted. He spent 27 years of his life as a cow herder.[2] He was under the influence of Jain and Vaishnava Monks when he realised that both were not leading to the truth of the one true god.

Founding Bishnoism[edit]

Aged 34, Guru Jambeshwar founded the Bishnoi religion based on the teachings of Jains and Vaishnavas. His teachings were in the poetic form known as Shabadwani.[3][page needed] He preached for the next 51 years, travelling across the country, and produced 120 Shabads, or verses, of Shabadwani.[citation needed] The sect was founded after wars between Muslim invaders, Jain Monks and local Hindus. He had laid down 29 principles to be followed by the sect. Killing animals and felling trees were banned. The Khejri tree (Prosopis cineraria), is also considered to be sacred by the Bishnois.

Bishnoism revolves around 29 rules. Of these, eight prescribe to preserve biodiversity and encourage good animal husbandry, seven provide directions for healthy social behaviour, and ten are directed towards personal hygiene and maintaining basic good health. The other four commandments provide guidelines for worshipping God daily. you must read the book which is written by *Chandla, M. S. (1998). Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert (PDF). Aurva Publications.

Legacy and commemoration[edit]

The Bishnoi have various temples, of which they consider the most holy to be "Mukam Mukti Dham" in the village of Mukam in Nokha tehsil, Bikaner district, Rajasthan. It is there where the most sacred Vishnoi temple is built over samadhi of Guru Jambeshwar.[4][5] Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology at Hisar in the state of Haryana is named after him.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Chandla, M. S. (1998). Jambhoji: Messiah of the Thar Desert. p. xiii. ISBN 9788190111003.
  2. ""budhadal.com"". budhadal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. Jain, Pankaj (2011). Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-40940-591-7.
  4. Jain, Pankaj (2011). Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability. Routledge. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-40940-591-7.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)