Khaptad Baba

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Khaptad Baba
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An effigy of Khaptad Baba at his ashram
Born
Kashmir
Died(1996-05-09)May 9, 1996[ citation needed ]
Pokhara, Nepal
Other namesSri 1008 Brahmavit Paramahansa Yogi Schitananda Saraswati , Khaptad Swami
Known forContribution in disseminating Vedic knowledge regarding medicinal herbs, yoga, meditation and science of thought.
Notable workThe Science of Thought, Dharma-Vigyan
Website khaptadswami.com.np

Khaptad Baba, also known as Swami Sachchidananda, was a spiritual saint who traveled along the high mountainous regions of Nepal and settled temporarily in Ilam, Kalinchowk, Swargadwari, Mushikot, Chandannath and ultimately in the Khaptad Valley in the 1940s to meditate and worship. [1] [2] He lived for more than fifty years in the valley, [3] and overlooked the establishment of Khaptad National Park in 1984. [4] He is revered as a Hindu saint. [5] Within the national park, a hermitage, temples, and stone statues remain. [6]

Early life

Born as Shivanath Dogra in 1880 into the Dogra family living in Kashmir. Before taking renouncement(sannyas), he was a talented allopathic doctor. He studied M. B. B. S. from the Tropical Medical College in Calcutta and surgery in the UK. Later he quit medical practice then took sannyas. After studying and teaching Eastern philosophy at the Dakshinamurti Math in Kashi, he chose Khaptad National Park in Nepal for intensive meditation and styed there till the end.


References

  1. ↑ "Khaptad Baba". Alokvidyashram.edu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Joshi, L. R. (2011). "Eco-tourism Planning and Management on Eco-tourism Destinations of Bajhang District, Nepal" (PDF). Forestry Nepal, Term Paper. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Translating development: the case of Nepal. Social Science Press. 2003. p. 161. ISBN   9788187358121.
  4. ↑ Bhuju, U. R., Shakya, P. R., Basnet, T. B., Shrestha, S. (2007). Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine . International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Kathmandu, ISBN   978-92-9115-033-5
  5. ↑ Rawal, R.S (1994). High Altitudes of the Himalaya: Biodiversity, ecology & environment. Gyanodaya Prakashan. p. 83. ISBN   9788185097398.
  6. ↑ Grassland Ecology and Management in Protected Areas of Nepal: Technical and status papers of grasslands of mountain protected areas. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. 2000. p. 146. ISBN   9789291151523.


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