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Hariakhan Baba, is also known as Babaji Maharaji, Mahamunindra, Sri Sadguru, Sri Sadashiva, Mahavatar, Trayambak Baba, Hariakhan Maharaji, etc. As per oral tradition of Kumaon division of lower Himalayas, Babaji Mahraji is said to come from Nepal, where he has a permanent place in the caves of unknown location. In Kurmachala area (the lower mountains of Himalayas) which includes the districts of Almora, Nainital and Garhwal, he is well known by the name of Hariakhan Baba. He was a teacher of yoga tradition who taught throughout northern India near the Himalayas between 1861 and 1924. His last known personal appearance is recorded to be in 1952-53.〔Baba Hari Dass, ''Hariakhan Baba Known, Unknown'', Sri Rama Publishing; p.76〕 Babaji Maharaji, as he is referred to, is discussed in the book ''Hariakhan Baba: Known and Unknown'' by Baba Hari Dass. That collection of personal stories told by local people also recounts the last known appearance of Hariakhan Baba in 1952-53.〔Baba Hari Dass, 1976'','' p.76〕 Several earlier accounts were also written by an Indian holy man named Sri Mahendra Baba (born in Bihar) - a long term disciple of Maharaji, who identified him as being the same person as Mahavatar Babaji, the immortal master who initiated Lahiri Mahasaya into Kriya Yoga in 1861.〔The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions, pp. 368-369〕〔Baba Hari Dass, 1976, p.25-27〕 == Historical Background == In the Mahabharata War, five Pandava brothers came to Dronagiri Mountain in Almora district and stayed in the same cave that Mahavatar Babaji stayed (Pandukholi पांडुखोली). This cave is believed to have been one of the shelters of the Pandavs, the sons of Pandu during the 1-year 'Agyatavas' after their 14-year exile as described in the Mahabharata. In the Mahabharata epic, Mahavatar Babaji was one of the seven immortals, or Chiranjivi (the "immortals" who are to remain alive throughout the present age, the Kali Yuga), under the name of Kripacharya (or Kripa).〔Baba Hari Dass, Sweeper to Saint -- Cave of Enlightenment, p.171〕 Some others believed he was Aswathama, son of acharya Drona. Both fought on the side of Kauravas (Duryodhana) in the Mahaharata War and were fierce warriors. Kripacharya was the son of Shardwan and Janapadi, born in a particularly extraordinary manner. He along with his sister Kripi were adopted by King Shantanu. Later on, Kripa became an ''acharya'', teacher of the royal children, giving him the name ''Kripacharya''. He taught Kauravas and Pandavas siblings for many years, before Dronacharya was appointed for further education by Bhishma. His twin sister Kripi married Drona.〔 His connection to Dronacharya, Pandavas and Kauravas would establish varied heritage that includes more than one particular lineage, or family association. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hariakhan Baba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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