Bishnoi
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The Bishnoi, also spelled as Vishnoi, is a Hindu Vaishnava community or panth found in the Western Thar Desert and northern states of India. The Bishnoi community is turned into a Hindu caste with time. It has a set of 29 Niyamas (principles/commandments) given by Guru Jambheshwar (also known as Guru Jambhoji, Guru Jambha) (1451–1536). As of 2010, there are an estimated 600,000 followers of Bishnoi Panth residing in northern and central India. Shree Guru Jambheshwar founded the sect at Samrathal Dhora in 1485 and his teachings, comprising 120 shabads, are known as Shabadwani. He preached for t
Key facts
- Caste.caste_name
- Bishnoi/Vishnoi
- Caste.image
- Vishnois At Khejarli Environment Fair.jpg
- Caste.caption
- Bishnois performing havan with kopra and ghee at Khejarli Environment Fair
- Caste.region
- Western IndiaNorthern India
- Caste.populated_states
- Major:RajasthanMinor:HaryanaUttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh,PunjabGujarat
- Caste.languages
- MarwariRajasthaniBagriHindiHaryanviPunjabi
- Caste.religions
- Hinduism
- Caste.guru
- Guru Jambheshwar
- Caste.country
- India
- Caste.mantra
- "Vishnu Vishnu Tu Bhan Re Prani"
- Caste.classification
- Sub sect of Vaishnavism
- Caste.population
- ~1,500,000
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin
- Clan structure
- History
- 29 rules or principles
- Places of pilgrimage
- Attachment towards living beings
- Khejarli massacre
- Salman Khan's poaching case
- Notable persons
- See also
- References
- Further reading
The Bishnoi, also spelled as Vishnoi, is a Hindu Vaishnava community or panth found in the Western Thar Desert and northern states of India. The Bishnoi community is turned into a Hindu caste with time. It has a set of 29 Niyamas (principles/commandments) given by Guru Jambheshwar (also known as Guru Jambhoji, Guru Jambha) (1451–1536). As of 2010, there are an estimated 600,000 followers of Bishnoi Panth residing in northern and central India. Shree Guru Jambheshwar founded the sect at Samrathal Dhora in 1485 and his teachings, comprising 120 shabads, are known as Shabadwani. He preached for the next 51 years, travelling across India. The preaching of Guru Jambhoji inspires his followers as well as environmental protectors.
==Etymology== The term bishnoi is believed to be derived from bis (twenty) and nau (nine) and hence, it denotes the twenty nine principles of their sect.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bishnoi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.