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Babaji or Babajee, real name S. Krishnamachari or Krishnaswami. A Maratha Brahman youth who was a probationary [[Chela|chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi|KH]]. He was at one time a clerk in the Collector's office in Nellore. After arrival of the [[Founders]] in Bombay, assumed the name of "Babaji" but was also later sometimes called "Bawaji" or "Bowaji." he was present at the time of the [[Hodgson Investigation|Hodgson investigation]] at Adyar. There is considerable mystery surrounding some phases of his life and the identity of the entity operating through his physical vehicle. It is said that a t one time his physical body was "lent" to accomplish certain work and , in doing this, he used the chela's mystical name, [[Dharbagiri Nath|"Dharbagiri Nath,"]] and continued to use that name subsequently at various times. In March 1885, he accompanied [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]] and others to Europe and looked after HPB for some time. There are statements indicating that he was again at one time overshadowed by [[Gwala K. Deb]], and his continued use of the name Dharbagiri Nath caused considerable confusion. Later he turned against HPB and caused much trouble in theosophical circles in Europe and England, especially at [[Elberfeld, Germany|Elberfeld]] with the [[Gebhard family]]. He returned to India and died in obscurity. See brief biography in [[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)|D]], p. 537. See references in [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML index]] to Bawaji, Dharbagiri Nath, Gwala K. Deb. See [[Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|LBS]], pp. 286, 335, 336, 340; [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|LMW I]]: 132 | Babaji or Babajee, real name S. Krishnamachari or Krishnaswami. A Maratha Brahman youth who was a probationary [[Chela|chela]] of [[Koot Hoomi|KH]]. He was at one time a clerk in the Collector's office in Nellore. After arrival of the [[Founders]] in Bombay, assumed the name of "Babaji" but was also later sometimes called "Bawaji" or "Bowaji." he was present at the time of the [[Hodgson Investigation|Hodgson investigation]] at Adyar. There is considerable mystery surrounding some phases of his life and the identity of the entity operating through his physical vehicle. It is said that a t one time his physical body was "lent" to accomplish certain work and , in doing this, he used the chela's mystical name, [[Dharbagiri Nath|"Dharbagiri Nath,"]] and continued to use that name subsequently at various times. In March 1885, he accompanied [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]] and others to Europe and looked after HPB for some time. There are statements indicating that he was again at one time overshadowed by [[Gwala K. Deb]], and his continued use of the name Dharbagiri Nath caused considerable confusion. Later he turned against HPB and caused much trouble in theosophical circles in Europe and England, especially at [[Elberfeld, Germany|Elberfeld]] with the [[Gebhard family]]. He returned to India and died in obscurity. See brief biography in [[Damodar and the Pioneers of the Theosophical Movement (book)|D]], p. 537. See references in [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML index]] to Bawaji, Dharbagiri Nath, Gwala K. Deb. See [[Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|LBS]], pp. 286, 335, 336, 340; [[Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom (book)|LMW I]]: 132<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 218 </ref> | ||
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According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
Babaji or Babajee, real name S. Krishnamachari or Krishnaswami. A Maratha Brahman youth who was a probationary chela of KH. He was at one time a clerk in the Collector's office in Nellore. After arrival of the Founders in Bombay, assumed the name of "Babaji" but was also later sometimes called "Bawaji" or "Bowaji." he was present at the time of the Hodgson investigation at Adyar. There is considerable mystery surrounding some phases of his life and the identity of the entity operating through his physical vehicle. It is said that a t one time his physical body was "lent" to accomplish certain work and , in doing this, he used the chela's mystical name, "Dharbagiri Nath," and continued to use that name subsequently at various times. In March 1885, he accompanied HPB and others to Europe and looked after HPB for some time. There are statements indicating that he was again at one time overshadowed by Gwala K. Deb, and his continued use of the name Dharbagiri Nath caused considerable confusion. Later he turned against HPB and caused much trouble in theosophical circles in Europe and England, especially at Elberfeld with the Gebhard family. He returned to India and died in obscurity. See brief biography in D, p. 537. See references in ML index to Bawaji, Dharbagiri Nath, Gwala K. Deb. See LBS, pp. 286, 335, 336, 340; LMW I: 132[1]
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- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 218