Guru Jambheshwar was the founder and guruji of Bishnoi community who belonged to the the Panwar Rajput clan. He was born in Pipasar village in Rajasthan. His father Lohal Ji Panwar was the Thakur of Pipasar and he was the only son him.
Jambheshwar guru later got famous as Jambhoji.
Childhood
Jambheshwar was an introvert and a silent child. He spent 27years 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 as a Great Saint
Jambhoji travelled across the country and told the 120 words as preach. 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 (Bisno from bees and no) out of 120 given by Jambhoji.
