Born |
Chandra Mohan Jain
11 December 1931 Kuchwada, Bhopal State, British India
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Died | 19 January 1990 (aged 58) Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Nationality | Indian |
Education | Dr. Hari Singh Gour University (MA) |
Known for | Spirituality, mysticism, anti-religion[1] |
Movement | Neo-sannyasins[1] |
Memorial(s) | Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune |
Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain; 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990), also known as Acharya Rajneesh,Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and later as Osho (Hindi pronunciationwas an Indian godman,[3] philosopher, mystic and founder of the Rajneesh movement.He was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader during his life. He rejected institutional religions, insisting that spiritual experience could not be organized into any one system of religious dogma.As a guru, he advocated meditation and taught a unique form called dynamic meditation. Rejecting traditional ascetic practices, he advocated that his followers live fully in the world but without attachment to it.