Mukam is a village, and most sacred site of Mukam Mukti Dham temple of
Bishnoi community, located on ''
Bikaner
Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division.
Formerly the capital of ...
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Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...
State Highway 20'' about from
Nokha and from Bikaner in
Bikaner district in the
India
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state of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
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[Pankaj Jain, 2011]
Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability
Ashgate, pagw 55.[
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Mukam Mukti Dham
Bishnoi sect was founded by Guru Jambeshwar
Guru Jambheshwar, also known as Guru Jambhaji, (1451–1536) was the founder of the Bishnoi Panth. He taught that God is a divine power that is everywhere. He also taught to protect plants and animals as they are important in order to peacefully ...
.[ He left his home after his parents death in 1483 and founded the Bishnoi community in 1485 at a sandy hill known as Samrathal.][ He preached the twenty nine (20+9) rules including protection of all living beings and green trees.][Roshen Dalal, 2014]
Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
Penguin Books.[Amaresh Datta, 1988]
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti
Sahitya Akademi, page 1794. ''Mukam Mukti Dham'' is a Bishnoi temple built over his samadhi
''Samadhi'' (Pali and sa, समाधि), in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness. In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path. In the Ashtanga Yoga ...
.[K. S. Singh, Madan Lal Sharma, A. K. Bhatia, 1994]
Haryana
Page 97.
See also
* Badopal, Haryana
* Bhakti movement
The Bhakti movement was a significant religious movement in medieval Hinduism that sought to bring religious reforms to all strata of society by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation. Originating in Tamilakam during 6th centur ...
* Chipko movement
The Chipko movement ( hi, chipko andolan, italic=yes, lit= reehugging movement) is a forest conservation movement in India.
The movement originated in 1973 at the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh) and went on to beco ...
* Khejarli massacre
* Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, was founded in 1995. The jurisdiction of the university extends to the courses being run in the areas of science, technology, engineering, pharmacy and management.
Guru Jambheshwar ...
* Dayananda Saraswati
Dayanand Saraswati () (born Mool Shankar Tiwari; 2 February 1824 – 30 October 1883) also known as Maharshi Dayanand is an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement. His Magnum Opus is the bo ...
* Maqam (shrine)
References
Cities and towns in Bikaner district
Hindu pilgrimage sites
Tourist attractions in Bikaner district
Tourist attractions in Bikaner
History of Bikaner
Hindu temples
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