Advait Mat

Advait Mat or Paramhans Advait Mat is a cluster of panths (groups of disciples) in northern India. It was founded by Shri Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj (1846-1919) who is also known as Paramhans Dyal Ji Maharaj. He declared Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj ( also known as Shri Nangli Niwasi Bhagwan Ji) as his spiritual successor. Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj founded more than 300 ashrams with the purpose of disseminating his master's teachings. Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj had initiated more than thousand of his disciples into the sanyas. Many of his disciples went on to establish spiritual institutions to spread the same knowledge.

The ashrams founded by Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji were called Krishna Dwaras. The ashrams with the name Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are also related to him and Shri Paramhans Advait Mat.

Reportedly, they perceive themselves to be originating from Totapuri in the 18th century, who was the guru of Ramakrishna as well.^[1]^[2]

Notable gurus

Anandpuri Ji
Shri Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj
Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj
Shri Swami Vairagyanand Ji Maharaj
Shri Swami Beantanand Ji Maharaj
Shri Swami Darshan Poornanand Ji Maharaj
Shri Swami Vichar Poornanand Ji Maharaj

Organisations

Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram
Sar Shabd Mission (Adwait Swaroop Ashram)
Paramhans Satyarthi Mission
SHRI ANANDPUR TRUST ( Ashoknagar, 473331, Madhya Pradesh )
Shri Prayagdham Trust ( Pune, Maharashtra )

References

^ Denise Cush; Catherine A. Robinson; Michael York (2008). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Psychology Press. pp. 481–. ISBN 978-0-7007-1267-0.
^ Geaves, R. R., From Totapuri to Maharaji: Reflections on a Lineage (Parampara), (2002). Paper presented at the 27th Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, Oxford. March 2002.

Advait Mat

Notable gurus

Organisations

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