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{{Infobox religious biography | {{Infobox religious biography | ||
| name = Sawan Singh | | name = Baba Sawan Singh Ji | ||
| honorific-prefix = | | honorific-prefix = Hazur Maharaj | ||
| image = RS sawan.jpg | | image = RS sawan.jpg | ||
| religion = | | religion = Sant Mat, [[Radha Soami]] | ||
| parents = Subedar Major Sardar Kabal Singh Grewal (Father),<br />Mata Jiwani Kaur<br /> (Mother) | | parents = Subedar Major Sardar Kabal Singh Grewal (Father),<br />Mata Jiwani Kaur<br /> (Mother) | ||
| spouse = Mata Kishan Kaur | | spouse = Mata Kishan Kaur | ||
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1948|4|2|1858|7|20}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1948|4|2|1858|7|20}} | ||
| death_place = Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, [[Beas City|Beās]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Pañjāb]], Indian Empire | | death_place = Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, [[Beas City|Beās]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Pañjāb]], Indian Empire | ||
| alma_mater = | | alma_mater = Thomason College of Civil Engineering | ||
| occupation = Civil Engineer, Military Engineering Service Sikh Regiment No. 14(Up to 28 years) and later | | occupation = Civil Engineer, Military Engineering Service Sikh Regiment No. 14(Up to 28 years) and later | ||
Spiritual Leader of Radha Soami Satsang Beas sect | Spiritual Leader of Radha Soami Satsang Beas sect | ||
| institute = [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] | | institute = [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] | ||
| period = 1903–48 | | period = 1903–48 | ||
| predecessor = | | predecessor = Baba Jaimal Singh | ||
| successor = [[Jagat Singh (Sant)|Jagat Singh]] | | successor = [[Jagat Singh (Sant)|Maharaj Jagat Singh]] | ||
| post = [[Sant (religion)|Sant]] | | post = [[Sant (religion)|Sant]] , Satguru | ||
| known_for = Developed Dera Baba Jaimal Singh colony | | known_for = Developed Dera Baba Jaimal Singh colony | ||
| influences = | | influences = Baba Jaimal Singh | ||
| influenced = [[Jagat Singh (Sant)|Jagat Singh]], [[Charan Singh (Sant)|Charan Singh]], | | influenced = [[Jagat Singh (Sant)|Maharaj Jagat Singh]], [[Charan Singh (Sant)|Maharaj Charan Singh]], Julian Johnson | ||
| website = https://www.rssb.org/ | | website = https://www.rssb.org/ | ||
| background = #FFC569 | | background = #FFC569 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sawan Singh''' (1858-1948), also known as '''The Great Master''' or '''Bade Maharaj ji''', was an [[Indian people|Indian]] Saint or ''Sant''. He was the second spiritual head of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] (RSSB) from the death of | '''Baba Sawan Singh Ji''' (1858-1948), also known as '''The Great Master''' or '''Bade Maharaj ji''', was an [[Indian people|Indian]] Saint or ''Sant''. He was the second spiritual head of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] (RSSB) from the death of Baba Jaimal Singh in 1903 until his own death on 2 April 1948.<ref>Sondhi, S. L. (Ed.) (1981). ''Radha Soami Satsang Beas: Origin and Growth''. Dera Baba Jaimal Singh: [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]].</ref> | ||
Before he died, he appointed [[Jagat Singh (Sant)|Jagat Singh]] as his spiritual successor.<ref>''Radhasoami Reality: the logic of a modern faith'' by [[Mark Juergensmeyer]]. p.52. Princeton University Press, 1991</ref><ref>David Lane. ''The Radhasoami Tradition: A Critical History of Guru Successorship'' (1992). Garland Publishers, New York {{ISBN|0824052471}} {{cite web |url=http://elearn.mtsac.edu/dlane/rs3.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810193224/http://elearn.mtsac.edu/dlane/rs3.html |archivedate=2011-08-10 }}</ref> | Before he died, he appointed [[Jagat Singh (Sant)|Sardar Bahadur Maharaj Jagat Singh]] as his spiritual successor.<ref>''Radhasoami Reality: the logic of a modern faith'' by [[Mark Juergensmeyer]]. p.52. Princeton University Press, 1991</ref><ref>David Lane. ''The Radhasoami Tradition: A Critical History of Guru Successorship'' (1992). Garland Publishers, New York {{ISBN|0824052471}} {{cite web |url=http://elearn.mtsac.edu/dlane/rs3.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810193224/http://elearn.mtsac.edu/dlane/rs3.html |archivedate=2011-08-10 }}</ref> | ||
==Honorifics== | ==Honorifics== | ||