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Tibbetibaba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View hist Mo Tibbetibaba From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Main page Contents Tibbetibaba Bengali : , Tibbetibaba Featured content Hindi: , also known as Current events Mahasadhak Tibbetibaba or Paramhamsa Random article Tibbetibaba, alternative spellings Tibbatibaba, Donate to Wikipedia , , or Wikimedia Shop Tibbati Baba Tibbeti Baba Tibbotibaba Tibboti Baba ("Tibetan Baba" or the Monk from Tibet, Interaction when translated into English.)(Japanese : チベットか Help ら僧侶Russian : Монах из Тибета) originally named About Wikipedia Community portal Nabin Chattopadhhyaya or Nabin or Nabin Recent changes Chandra, (died 19 November 1930) was a famous Contact page Bengali philosopher saint . He was one of the few saints Tools in India whose life was an amalgamation of the Advaita What links here Vedanta doctrine of Hinduism and Mahayana Related changes Buddhist doctrine. Swami Vivekananda was an ardent Upload file believer of Vedanta as well as a great admirer of Special pages Gautama Buddha. Vivekananda had called Buddha the Permanent link ideal Karma yogi. Tibbetibaba was a master of all the Page information eight siddhis and supposedly had remarkable healing The most commonly available photograph of Data item Tibbetibaba Cite this page powers. Even though he was master of all the siddhis , he was not personally interested in using them. Born Nabin Chattopadhyaya Print/export Unknown Sylhet (Srihatta), Bangladesh Create a book Contents [hide] Download as PDF Died 19 November 1930 1 Biography Printable version Palitpur, Burdwan, India 1.1 First view One of the few known saints of Languages 1.1.1 Early life Titles/honours whose life, teachings and Edit links 1.1.2 Sannyasa philosophy was based on 1.1.3 Ayodhya Advaita Vedanta and 1.1.4 Nepal Mahayana approach of 1.1.5 Manasarovar, Tibet Buddhism. 1.1.6 Wanderings Guru Paramananda Thakkar and an 1.1.7 Kanpur unknown Tibetan Lama 1.1.8 Revisit to Nepal Philosophy Advaita Vedanta, Mahayana 1.2 Second view Quotation Love and compassion is the 1.2.1 Early life only path. Love is the only [1] 1.2.2 Search for a Guru form of worship. 1.2.3 Nepal 1.2.4 Tibet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibbetibaba[06/24/2014 10:55:54 AM] Tibbetibaba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1.2.5 Wanderings 2 Devotee of Buddha 3 Ashrams 3.1 Howrah ashram 3.2 Palitpur ashram 4 Healing powers 5 Teachings 6 Notable disciples 7 Philosophy 8 Views 9 See also 10 Further reading 11 References 12 External links Biography [edit] There were many incidents and events that had taken place in the life of Tibbetibaba (died 19 November 1930).[2][3] Many events have been recorded in writing by his devotees and disciples and some have not been recorded. Broadly speaking, there are two views regarding events and incidents that had taken place in Tibbetibaba's life. The first view is propounded in books like "Bharater Sadhak O Sadhika" and "Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika." [4][5] The second view is propounded in biographical books( 'Tibbatibabar Parichay' and 'Paramhamsa Tibbati Babar Smriti Katha') written by Tibbetibaba's disciples like Kunjeshwar Misra and Akhandananda Brahmachari. Since the books written by Kunjeshwar Misra and Akhandananda Brahmachari have been published by Tibbati Baba Vedanta Ashram (Address - 76/3, Taantipara Lane, P.O. Santragachi, Howrah – 711,104, West Bengal, India), therefore, the view of the second school seems more authentic.[6][7] However, the events connected with the life of Tibbetibaba at Palitpur Ashram at Palitpur village (at Burdwan, India), events in other parts of undivided India and Afghanistan, his philosophy, spiritual powers and his teachings seem completely authentic. So views of the former school are given together with the latter school. First view [edit] This view regarding the events and incidents that had taken place in Tibbetibaba's life is propounded in Bharater Sadhak O Sadhika and Bharater Sadhak – Sadhika . Early life [edit] Nabin Chandra was born to a Bengali Rarhi Brahmin family. His father was a Tantra yogi who had settled in Assam . While his mother was a Shaivite (a devotee of Shiva). It is said that he did not remember the year, date and month of his birth. His father had died when he was very young. So his mother had to bear great hardships to bring him up. From his childhood Nabin Chandra had keen interest in nature and used to think about the Maker of this world. But his ideas about the Maker did not tally with his late father's or mother's concept of God. His idea was that God must be very different from what common men and women think Him or Her to be. Sannyasa [edit] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibbetibaba[06/24/2014 10:55:54 AM] Tibbetibaba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As years passed by, Nabin Chandra entered into the world of teenage. His ideas about God became even more profound. One night, on the occasion of Shivratri festival, he had a brief quarrel regarding God. Consequently, he left his home in search of the person who had created this world. Ayodhya [edit] After leaving his home, Nabin Chandra met a group of pilgrims in an inn. The destination of the group was Ayodhya , the birthplace of Lord Rama . Nabin Chandra had made up his mind to become sanyasi (a wandering monk) in search of god. He requested the pilgrims to take him with them. The group members agreed and soon began Nabin Chandra’s long journey from Assam to Ayodhya. When the group reached Ayodhya, the members except Nabin Chandra began to pay reverence to Lord Rama . Nabin Chandra's mind was engrossed somewhere else. His concept of God was of indeterminate type, unlike deities like Rama, Shiva and others. So one day he quietly left the group. After crossing the Sarayu River, he headed towards the north. He finally reached Nepal . Nepal [edit] In Nepal, Nabin Chandra met an unknown Hindu monk who was living in a hut near a river. He began living with the monk. One winter night he expressed to him his desire of acquiring the knowledge of God. The monk asked him to immediately take a dip in the river. After taking a dip in the river he approached the monk and was made a disciple. The monk explained that Nabin had to make an all-out effort to acquire the knowledge of God. He asked Nabin Chandra about his favourite object of love at his home. Nabin Chandra replied that he loved his lamb very dearly. As he was just a teenager, so his guru asked him to meditate on the favourite object of his love i.e. the lamb. After some years of rigorous meditation Nabin Chandra, finally attained samādhi (super-concentration). Thus he acquired the knowledge of Brahman in animals (which according to Advaita Vedanta Brahman is present even in animals). This type of knowledge corresponded to knowledge of Saguna Brahman . Manasarovar, Tibet [edit] After attaining knowledge of Brahman in animals, Nabin Chandra headed for Manasarovar Lake in Tibet. He finally managed to reach there, unmindful of the obstacles that he had encountered during his journey from Nepal to Mansarovar Lake in Tibet. Having reached the lake, he chose a cave near the lake and began meditating on God. He desired to have vision of Brahman (Indeterminate and attributeless God according to Lake Manasarovar. Tibbetibaba had visited this lake. Hinduism). Even after meditating for many days he could finally only see darkness as the object of his vision. Suddenly one day he saw a Tibetan Buddhist lama standing on the entrance of the cave. He thought that perhaps God has sent the person to assist him in his aim of God-realisation. So he earnestly requested the Lama to make him his disciple and help him in realising the knowledge of God. The Tibetan Buddhist lama agreed to make Nabin his disciple but explained that he did not know the Advaita method of spiritual practice. Since he was a Mahayana monk, he could only teach him Mahayana method of spiritual practice. Nabin Chandra explained that knowledge of Brahman according to Advaita principles is equivalent to nirvana of Buddhism and so he was willing to become his disciple. So under the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibbetibaba[06/24/2014 10:55:54 AM] Tibbetibaba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia guidance of the lama, Nabin Chandra learned spiritual practices and beliefs. Now it became easier for him to meditate on Nirguna Brahman (God who is infinite and without attributes). But he realised that by first meditating on Saguna Brahman (God with attributes) he could easily concentrate his mind on Nirguna Brahman (God without attributes). With the change in technique he finally realised his cherished dream of attaining the knowledge of Nirguna Brahman. Wanderings [edit] Having realised the knowledge of Brahman, Nabin Chandra decided to come down to the plains and wander, following the ideal of his Tibetan Mahayana guru of alleviating the pains and sufferings of the people of the world and inspire them to tread the path of salvation. Nabin Chandra travelled far and wide spanning the length and breadth of India, Nepal, Bangladesh , Pakistan , Afghanistan and Myanmar , enjoying the indescribable beauty of the Nirguna Brahman who manifests all beings of this world. Like his ideal, Lord Buddha , he alleviated the sufferings of distressed beings. He followed Lord Buddha’s path of love, non-violence and compassion for all living beings, enjoying the presence of Brahman in all beings at the same time. Such was his love for Lord Buddha that he used to keep an idol of Lord Buddha beside him whenever he went to sleep.
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