Gorakh-Nath

Gorakh-Nath
   He lived sometime in the 11th century and was one of the teachers of the Natha sect, a strictly celibate and austere yogic cult. Gorakh-nath preached mainly in the Punjab and other north-western parts of India. The teachings ascribed to him are in Apabrahmsha from northwestern India during the 11th to 13th cen-turies.

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