Trailanga
Trailinga Swami | |
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 Trailinga Swami | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1607 Vizianagaram, India |
| Died | 26 December 1887 (aged 280) Varanasi, British India |
| Cause of death | Old age |
| Known for | Spiritual teachings |
| Occupation | Saint, Spiritual teacher |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Trailinga Swami (also Tailang Swami, Telang Swami was a Hindu yogi and mystic who lived in Varanasi India.[1]
In Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda introduces Trailanga Swami as a famous 300-pound swami who mysteriously rarely ate and lived daily life in the nude, "utterly unconscious of his nakedness". He was thought to have lived for over 300 years, to drink deadly poisons with no ill effect, and to sit atop or below the Ganges for long periods of time; all proving that he "lived by divine consciousness."[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ McDermott, Rachel Fell (2001). Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams. Oxford University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-19-513435-3.
- ^ "The Autobiography of a Yogi by Swami Yogananda : Chapter 31". www.hinduwebsite.com. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Yogananda, Paramahansa (1946). Autobiography of a Yogi. The Philosophical Library. pp. Chapter 31, page number varies across publications.
External links
[edit]- The Life of Trailanga Swami (Bengali, full movie)
- Trailanga Swami Life (A short brief of Trailanga Swami
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