Sahajanand Swami

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Hindu spiritual leader founder of religious movement guru yogi

Sahajanand Swami, later known as Swaminarayan, was a prominent 18th–19th century Hindu spiritual leader and reformer who established the Swaminarayan tradition and emphasized moral living, devotion, and social uplift.

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Label Occurrences
Bhagwan Swaminarayan 1
Sahajanand Swami canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu spiritual leader ⓘ
founder of religious movement ⓘ
guru ⓘ
yogi ⓘ
activeIn Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ
western India ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Swaminarayan NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Ghanshyam Pande NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1781-04-03 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1830-06-01 ⓘ
discouraged animal sacrifice ⓘ
superstitious practices ⓘ
emphasized abstinence from alcohol ⓘ
abstinence from meat ⓘ
devotion to God ⓘ
ethical conduct ⓘ
moral living ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
social uplift ⓘ
founded Swaminarayan Sampradaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Swaminarayan tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFollowerGroup Swaminarayan devotees ⓘ
hasLegacy global Swaminarayan temples and institutions ⓘ
influenced Swaminarayan Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor codifying strict moral codes for followers ⓘ
organizing a disciplined ascetic order ⓘ
reforming social practices ⓘ
temple-building activities in Gujarat ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Gujarati NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainInterest bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
dharma (righteous conduct) ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
movement Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
Swaminarayan Sampradaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Shikshapatri NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chhapaiya NERFINISHED ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Gadhada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ
India ⓘ
promoted charity and service ⓘ
education for the masses ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
veneratedAs manifestation of God by his followers ⓘ

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Swaminarayan Sampradaya → founderMonasticName → Sahajanand Swami ⓘ
Dabhan Swaminarayan Temple → associatedWith → Sahajanand Swami ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhagwan Swaminarayan