- Matsyendranath. His
followers are
known as Jogi, Gorakhnathi,
Darshani or
Kanphata. He was one of nine saints, or Navnath, and is
known in Maharashtra, India...
-
India with
roots in the 10th-century and with
ideas similar to Nath and
Kanphata sampradaya,
traces Dattatreya as the
basis of
their spiritual ideas. Around...
- area that is
forested with
olive trees, pines, and
Acacia modesta. The
Kanphata jogi, an
ascetic order noted for its members' ear piercings, was founded...
- 154-155;
Modern Translation (English): GW
Briggs (2009), Gorakhnāth and the
Kānphaṭa Yogīs,
Motilal Banarsid****, ISBN 978-8120805644, page 343
Jason Birch (2013)...
- ****stan. The
temple is
dedicated to Guru
Gorakhnath who
founded the
kanphata Jogi
order at
Tilla Jogian in the
first century BC. The
temple was built...
- Jogi (ascetic).
After meeting Gorakhnath, the
legendary founder of the
Kanphata (pierced ear) sect of
Jogis at
Tilla Jogian ("Hill of Ascetics"), Ranjha...
-
Kanyakubja Bahun (Kshatriya): Chhetri,
Thakuri Renouncer :
Dashnami Sanyasi and
Kanphata Yogi Service-castes (previously Untouchable) : Kami
Damai Sarki Badi...
- B.R.
Publishing Corporation. Briggs, G. W. (1973).
Gorakhnath and the
Kanphata Yogis. page 75, (Chart A) Delhi, India:
Motilal Banarsid**** Publishers...
- last
major Śaiva
tantric tradition is that of the Nāth or "Split-Ear"
Kānphaṭa tradition,
which emerged in the 12th or 13th century. They
produced various...
-
Muslim conquest of India, to
resist ****cution,
appeared among the Nath or
Kanphata yogis,
often called simply yogis or jogis. The
warrior ascetics were institutionalized...
