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Morya Gosavi or Moraya Gosavi () alias Moroba Gosavi was a prominent saint of the Hindu Ganapatya sect, which considers the elephant-faced god Ganesha as the Supreme Being. Morya Gosavi is considered the chief spiritual progenitor of the Ganapatyas and has been described as the "most famous devotee" of Ganesha. The lifetime of Morya Gosavi is speculated between the 13th to 17th century. Numerous legends recall his life. Morya became devoted to Ganesha when he started visiting the Morgaon temple of Ganesha. It is believed that due to the hindrance in Morya's services to the god in the popular Ganesha shrine, Ganesha told Morya that he would appear in Chinchwad for Morya to worship, so Morya moved from Morgaon to Chinchwad, where Morya built a Ganesha temple. Consequently, Morya took ''sanjeevan samadhi'' by burying himself alive in his tomb. Morya had a son called Chintamani, venerated as a living incarnation of Ganesha and addressed as ''Dev'' (god). Chintamani was succeeded by six more ''Dev''s. The tomb of Morya Gosavi and the Ganesha temple at Chinchwad still attract many Ganesha devotees. ==Dating== While Yuvraj Krishan places Morya Gosavi in the 13th–14th century, RC Dhere places him in the 16th century.〔 Paul B. Courtright and Anne Feldhaus date him to 1610–59. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation dates him to c. 1330 to 1556. His marriage year is given as 1470 and his son's birth corresponds to 1481.〔 The ''Encyclopedia of Religion'' dates his death to 1651.〔 Various legends associate Morya Gosavi with Humayun (1508–1556),〔 Shahaji (1594–1665)〔 and his son Shivaji (1627–1680).〔 His memorial temple has an inscription records that it was started in 1658-9.〔 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「Morya Gosavi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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