Bhagavan

Bhagvan, even Bhagwan or Bhagawan (Sanskrit, m, भगवत्, bhagavat, Nom / Vok Sing: .. . Bhagavan ), is in India, the term for Blessed, Blessed, God, Lord, Fortunately, Venerable, Likeable.

The word Bhagavat plugged including terminology such as Bhagavata and Bhagavad Gita, translated " the Song of God ", where " Bhagvan " refers to Krishna.

In Hinduism Bhagvan is an honorary title for religious teacher who approached many spiritual masters throughout history and even today is still used. In Buddhism Bhagvan is considered the first epithet of Buddha to mark his status. In Jainism Bhagvan is used in the same way for Mahavir.

In the West, with Bhagwan often the founder of the neo- sannyas movement meant that several times changed his name in the course of his work and was especially known in the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh 1970s as a short Bhagwan. Later he was called Osho.

Bearers of the name

• Jai Bhagwan ( born 1985 ), Indian boxers