Historical Period11c CE
11th c. CE onwards
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Deities
GorakhnÄth at Gorakhpur
GorakhnÄth ā 11th c. NÄtha yogic master
GorakhnÄth ā 11th c. NÄtha yogic master
GorakhnÄth (ca. 11th c. CE) ā a disciple of Matsyendra-nÄtha, founder of the NÄth-SampradÄya and articulator of classical Haį¹ha-yoga. His centre at Gorakhpur (named for him) is the principal NÄtha mutt. GorakhnÄth is said to have attained immortality through yoga (a ChiranjÄ«vÄ«). His disciples include the famous Goga Ji, BharthrÄ«, GopÄ«chand, JÄlandhara-nÄtha. The NÄtha tradition spread across all India; regional forms include the KÄnphaį¹Ä yogÄ«s of Rajasthan, the JogÄ«s of Bengal. Prabodha Candra (Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of UP) is the current head of the Gorakhpur mutt (from 2014).
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