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'''Bhogar''' or bhogarnathar was a legendary South [[India]]n [[siddhar]] (herbal healer) or [[alchemist]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Subramuniyaswami|first=Sivaya|title=Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism|year=2003|publisher=Himalayan Academy Publications|isbn=978-0945497967|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EWlHPAkjBKUC&pg=PA763&dq=Bhogar&hl=en&ei=reOZTOWXA-GV4gawlNGLAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Bhogar&f=false|accessdate=22 September 2010|page=763}}</ref> He was said to have been born into a [[goldsmith]]ing family, and to have had miraculous powers. He is also said in some [[New Age]] circles to have been associated with [[Mahavatar Babaji]]. |
'''Bhogar''' or bhogarnathar was a legendary South [[India]]n [[siddhar]] (herbal healer) or [[alchemist]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Subramuniyaswami|first=Sivaya|title=Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism|year=2003|publisher=Himalayan Academy Publications|isbn=978-0945497967|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EWlHPAkjBKUC&pg=PA763&dq=Bhogar&hl=en&ei=reOZTOWXA-GV4gawlNGLAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Bhogar&f=false|accessdate=22 September 2010|page=763}}</ref> He was said to have been born into a [[goldsmith]]ing family, and to have had miraculous powers. He is also said in some [[New Age]] circles to have been associated with [[Mahavatar Babaji]]. |
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He is said to have travelled widely and to have lived for centuries.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Clothey|first=Fred W.|title=The many faces of Murukan̲: the history and meaning of a South Indian god|year=1978|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-9027976321|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0AevljBmCRQC&pg=PA229&dq=Bhogar&hl=en&ei=reOZTOWXA-GV4gawlNGLAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Bhogar&f=false|coauthors=A.K. Ramanujan|accessdate=22 September 2010|pages=228–229}}</ref> Bhogar wrote the Saptakanda{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} in which he reveals many medicinal preparations to his disciple, Pullipani. On his guru's instruction Bhogar went to China. |
He is said to have travelled widely and to have lived for centuries.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Clothey|first=Fred W.|title=The many faces of Murukan̲: the history and meaning of a South Indian god|year=1978|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-9027976321|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0AevljBmCRQC&pg=PA229&dq=Bhogar&hl=en&ei=reOZTOWXA-GV4gawlNGLAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Bhogar&f=false|coauthors=A.K. Ramanujan|accessdate=22 September 2010|pages=228–229}}</ref> Bhogar wrote the Saptakanda{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} in which he reveals many medicinal preparations to his disciple, Pullipani. On his guru's instruction Bhogar went to China.In china he was known in the name of [[Laozi]]. |
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Bhogar’s Samadhi is to be found in the South West corridor at the Palani Muruga shrine. |
Bhogar’s Samadhi is to be found in the South West corridor at the Palani Muruga shrine. |
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Bhogar or bhogarnathar was a legendary South Indian siddhar (herbal healer) or alchemist.[1] He was said to have been born into a goldsmithing family, and to have had miraculous powers. He is also said in some New Age circles to have been associated with Mahavatar Babaji.
He is said to have travelled widely and to have lived for centuries.[2] Bhogar wrote the Saptakanda[citation needed] in which he reveals many medicinal preparations to his disciple, Pullipani. On his guru's instruction Bhogar went to China.In china he was known in the name of Laozi.
Bhogar’s Samadhi is to be found in the South West corridor at the Palani Muruga shrine.
Notes
- ^ Subramuniyaswami, Sivaya (2003). Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism. Himalayan Academy Publications. p. 763. ISBN 978-0945497967. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Clothey, Fred W. (1978). The many faces of Murukan̲: the history and meaning of a South Indian god. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 228–229. ISBN 978-9027976321. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
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