28 Facts About Tibbetibaba

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Tibbetibaba was one of the few saints in India whose life was an amalgamation of the Advaita Vedanta doctrine of Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhist doctrine.

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Tibbetibaba was a master of all the eight siddhis and supposedly had remarkable healing powers.

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Tibbetibaba's father was a Tantra yogi who had settled in Assam.

4.

Tibbetibaba's idea was that God must be very different from what common men and women think Him or Her to be.

5.

Tibbetibaba asked Nabin Chandra about his favourite object of love at his home.

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Tibbetibaba finally managed to reach there, unmindful of the obstacles that he had encountered during his journey from Nepal to Lake Manasarovar in Tibet.

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Tibbetibaba thought that perhaps God has sent the person to assist him in his aim of God-realisation.

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Tibbetibaba combined the teachings of Buddha's path such as love, non-violence and compassion for all living beings, and the Vedantic Hindu teachings of enjoying the presence of Brahman in all beings at the same time.

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Tibbetibaba was pained to see the people of Kanpur being oppressed by the British soldiers and officers.

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Tibbetibaba introduced himself as a monk from Tibet and asked a British officer to stop oppressing the innocent people.

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Tibbetibaba is among the very few saints in India who have made their soul to permanently or temporarily enter into another human body.

12.

Tibbetibaba told the Prime Minister about his spiritual thirst and the message sent by the monk he met at Amarnath.

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Tibbetibaba gave a letter to him to be given to a Lama known to him.

14.

Tibbetibaba asked him whether he remembered anyone at his home.

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Tibbetibaba then took Nabin to a famed lama named Paramananda Thakkar.

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Tibbetibaba finally attained Nirvikalpa samadhi of Nirguna Brahman and his childhood dream of gaining knowledge of Indeterminate God was fulfilled.

17.

Tibbetibaba was well received everywhere and his respect as a healer and spiritually accomplished man grew manifold.

18.

Tibbetibaba became literate in the languages of the countries he visited.

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Tibbetibaba incorporated into his life love, compassion and non-violence and towards all living beings from the teachings of Buddha.

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Tibbetibaba died at his ashram in Palitpur village in Burdwan, India, after keeping an idol of Buddha in front of him.

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Tibbetibaba was assisted by Dharma Das and some of friends in his efforts to get the ashram constructed.

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Tibbetibaba had so much physical strength that he could wrestle even tigers.

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Tibbetibaba aspired and practised Mahayana doctrine and the Advaita Vedanta doctrine at the same time.

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Tibbetibaba had said that the experience of knowing Brahman can make a person to realise the Universalism of the Mahayana doctrine.

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Tibbetibaba stressed the fact that one gains the knowledge of atman by great efforts.

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Tibbetibaba said that the Upanishads declare that there is nothing beyond the Atman and Paramatma is the highest manifestation of Atman.

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Tibbetibaba knew the similarities and dissimilarities between Mahayana doctrine and Advaita Vedanta doctrine, but he laid stress on the similarities.

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Tibbetibaba engaged in public service by giving good suggestions to all and by practising his healing powers.