Kalangi Nathar
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Kalangi Nathar was the guru of Bhogar (or Bhogarnathar). Kalangi Nathar was from Benaras.
Kalangi Nathar was an Indian ascetic who had gone to China. In China he is called Confucius. Bhogarnathar who is called Laozi in China, was the successor of Kalangi Nathar(Confucius).
According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BC, however many historians contend that Laozi actually lived in the 4th century BC, which was the period of Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period, whereas Confucius was born in 551 BCE in Lu, a small state in China and died in 479 BCE.(As per Chinese sources). This shows that Confucius was elder to Laozi.
The shrine of Kalangi Nathar is found in a village in India. This village is 12 Kms away from salem city of tamilnadu.He is supposed to attain jeeva samadhi in the place several years ago.