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woman to look through the manure: she found a boy of 12 afios, which received the name
of Gorakhnath (S. Levi, Le Nepal, I, 351-352). Indeed, one might see in this name, a
derivation of either the ghor-term "mud", "mud", "garbage" because of Ghor, "" intense
"," scary "referring primarily to ascetic austerities. Gorakhnath name can also mean
"Senor of the flocks, and, if so, suggest one of the appellations of Shiva.
The myth points out clearly the sequence of "transmission" doctrinal Siva
Matsyendranatha, Gorakhnath. The legends that ro-dean relations between the two lastrelaci6n
from master to disciple, are equally instructive. Matsyendranatha us that, having
gone to Ceylon, he loved the Queen and settled in his palace. Gorakhnath pursued him,
what encontrd in the palace and "llam6 to reality" (the reason for the "call to reality"
discussed below). Matsyendranah queen leaves and takes with her two children, and
Nimnath Parasnath. According to another legend nepaulita, Matsyendranatha succumbed
to temptation in the circumstances that follow: leaving his body in the care of a disciple,
his spirit enters the corpse of a king who had just died at that time, and it came back to
life . (This is the well-known yogi miracle "step into the body of another" saints
sometimes use this medium to know the pleasure undefiled Sankara would have
practiced). After some time Cbraksa be presented to the king and reminded him of his
true identity (Briggs, p. 235).
Legends Matsyendranatha cycle, two children and Gorakhnath, are highly desirable since
they highlight the one hand, the archaic character of the initiation of the two children and,
furthermore, reveals some hidden relationships between Siddha and Jainism. They say a
day Gorakhnath are angry with the two wenches and kill them; entrafias lav © their style
"washerwoman" and hung their skins on a tree - but came back to life before, the order of
Matsyendranatha (Briggs, p . 72; Dasgupta, p. 244). This is clearly initiatic death and
resurrection, but certain details (entrafias washing, sagging skin) are clearly Shamanic,
are found in the Siberian shamans initiations, Central Asians, Australians (our
Chamanisme, p. 48 ff., 55, etc.).. We may conclude that the sect had Gorakhnathi
assimilated, together with the aboriginal elements already mentioned, of which continue
to give examples, also some scenarios chamalucas of incontestable antigiiedad
initiations). This law in-da could indicate that he possessed an occult science Corakhnath
your teacher know, and that asked him to proceed with their two children. Anyway, the
real initiation was conferred by the same Matsyendranatha, it is only after this initiation
that Nim-nath and Parasnath Jain founded two sects still exist even today (Briggs, p. 72).
According to the folklore of Kanphata-yogis, the two sons were the founders of Jainism.
This anachronism probably conceals some vague relationship between the Jaina ascetics
and the secret doctrine and Gorakhnath Matsyendranatha, other indications of this: in a
Jain temple next to Paidhoni (Pae Dhuni) is a. idol of Gorajinath do adorn with gems
(Briggs, p. 72, note I) and Nimnathi and Parasnathi, although Gorakhnath adherents say,
they act like the Jaina (Uevan a piece of cloth over their mouths to avoid killing tamafio
animals from invisible).
Shamanism and BCSQUEDA MAGIC OF IMMORTALITY
The folklore crystallized around not only Gorakhnath
the formidable impression produced by their magical powers on the popular imagination,
but also Shamanic traits, confirming the archaism of the myths and symbols that
staggered the log appear siddha. We know the story of the drought of Nepal8 get us
through different versions: Gorakhnath, not being received with honors during a visit in