Yogaswami
Yogaswami | |
|---|---|
யோகசுவாமி යොගස්වාමි | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Sadasivan 1872 Maviddapuram, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 1964 (aged 92) Colombuthurai, Jaffna, Ceylon |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Sect | Shaivism Shaiva Siddhanta Nath (Nandinatha Sampradaya) |
| Initiation | by Chellapaswami |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Chellapaswami |
| Predecessor | Chellapaswami |
| Successor | Sivaya Subramuniyaswami |
Jnana guru Siva Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872–1964) was a spiritual master, a śivajnani and anatha siddhar revered by Hinduism of the 20th century. He had Catholic and Buddhist devotees as well. He was the 161st Jagadacharya of the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara. Yogaswami was trained in and practiced Kundalini yoga under the guidance of Satguru Chellappaswami, from whom he received guru diksha (initiation).