Guru Jambheshwar is founder of the famous Bishnoi community in Rajasthan. He belonged to the Panwar Rajput clan and was born in village Pipasar. His father Lohal Ji Panwar was the thakur of Pipasar.
Jambheshwar got later famous as Jambhoji.
Childhood
In childhood, Jambheshwar was an introvert and a silent child. He spent 27 years of his life as a cowherd like Lord Krishna. Incidentally, both lord Krishna and Jambhoji has an identical birth day.
When he was 18 years old, he met with a famous saint Gorakhnathji and got influenced by his thoughts.
Jambhoji’s love for nature and animals
Jambhoji taught people to love nature and animals by his religious words of wisdom. After the death of his parents he renounced his entire property and shifted to Samrathal sand dunes. Jambhoji wondered in barren wilds of Rajasthan and taught people that how man can live in peace even in those lands.
Jambhoji – a Great Saint
Jambhoji travelled across the country and preached 120 words wherever he went. According to him, those 120 words are the source of great wisdom and are sufficient for anyone to understand and follow his path. He was a great saint and philosopher and raised his voice against the rituals and formalities of Hinduism.
Foundation of Bishnoi Religion
In 1485 A.D. at the age of 34, the great saint Jambhoji founded Bishnoi religion at Samrathal Dhora. The religion Bishnoism revolves around 29 commandments out of 120 given by Jambhoji.
