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Soham Swami, or Tiger Swami, was a guru and yogi of India. He lived before the first quarter of the twentieth century (his last book ′Common Sense′ was published in 1923 after his death. Originally named as Shyamakanta Bandopaddhyaya, he was Advaita Vedantic disciple of Tibbetibaba. Tibbetibaba was a great yogi and guru of India.〔Sharma, I. Mallikarjuna, "In retrospect: Sagas of heroism and sacrifice of Indian revolutionaries”, Ravi Sasi Enterprises, India (edition: 1999). p. 94. Page Available ()〕 Born as Shyamakanta Bandopaddhyaya, he was Tibbetibaba's Advaita Vedantic disciple. Soham Swami had ashram in both in Nainital and Haridwar. He was born at Autsahi in Dhaka district (now in Munshiganj district) in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh and was one of pioneers of physical prowess of modern Bengal.〔Mukherjee, Jayasree, "The Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement impact on Indian society and politics (1893–1922): with special reference to Bengal", Firma KLM. (edition 1997). ISBN 81-7102-057-7. p.255. Page available:()〕〔Brahmachari, Akhandananda, ''Paramhamsa Tibbati Babar Smriti Katha''(Reminiscences of Tibbetibaba),(Bengali edition), India: Tibbati Baba Vedanta Ashram, 76/3, Taantipara Lane, P.O. Santragachi, Howrah – 711 104, West Bengal (May 2003), p.28 〕 He had so much physical strength that he could wrestle even tigers.〔Murphet, Howard, ''Sai Baba: Man of Miracles'', Weiser Boo Publication, (1977). ISBN 0-87728-335-4, p. 152. Page available ()〕 Due to this reason came to be known as Tiger Swami. But this tiger bouts took place before he entered into the spiritual path.〔Yogananda, Sri Sri Paramahansa, ''Autobiography of a Yogi'', Yogoda Satsang Society of India (1997) ISBN 81-7224-121-6. p.49 and 57〕 Soham Swami had ashram in both in Nainital and Haridwar. It was at the Nainital ashram, Niralamba Swami became his disciple.〔Heehs, Peter, "The bomb in Bengal: the rise of revolutionary terrorism in India, 1900–1910”, Oxford University Press. (edition 1993). p. 62. Page available: ()〕 In his early life Niralamba Swami, also known as Jatindra Nath Banerjee, was a great freedom fighter of India.〔()〕〔Jadavpur University. Dept. of International Relations Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, "Jadavpur Journal of International Relations", Dept. of International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. (edition: 2001). pp.117 and 122. Page Available: ()〕 ==Life== Shyamakanta was born at Arial village near Munsigung in modern-day Bangladesh, although their family originally hailed from Fulia, Nadia district, Paschimbanga (West Bengal). His father Shashibhushan Bandyopadhyay was a clerk at a Tripura court. He spent his childhood in Dhaka where he studied at Dhaka Collegiate School. When he was in college, he started bodybuilding at the akhara of Adhar Ghosh at Lakshmibazar, Dhaka. Later he wanted to be a soldier, but he was barred from entering into the British Indian Army. After that he was appointed the bodyguard of Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya Bahadur of Tripura. Later he left the job and joined Barishal Zilla School as a gymnasium trainer. Soon he left that job also and started a circus.〔 In 1899, he left home to become a monk. He was initiated by Nabin Chandra Chakrabarty(Tibbetibaba), a Vedantic monk who renamed Shyamakanta as ″Soham Swami″.〔 Shyamakanta set up his Ashrama at Bhaowali near Nainital in modern-day Uttarakhand, India. Soham Swami died at Bhaowaliat his Nainital ashram on 5 December 1918.〔〔Brahmachari, Akhandananda, ''Paramhamsa Tibbati Babar Smriti Katha''(Reminiscences of Tibbetibaba),(Bengali edition), India: Tibbati Baba Vedanta Ashram, 76/3, Taantipara Lane, P.O. Santragachi, Howrah – 711 104, West Bengal (May 2003), p.31 〕 The last book written by him was published after his death.〔〔Luzac & Co. (London, England), ''Luzac's oriental list and book review'', Luzac and Co.. (edition 1924). p. 33. Page available: ()〕〔Swami, Soham, "Common Sense", Bangladesh: Surja Kanta Banerjee, Gandharia Press, Dacca(Dhaka) (ed. 1923). p. 4.〕 His samadhi(tomb) is located at Palitpur, Burdwan, India.There is also a symbolic samadhi at his Nainital ashram. It is due to the fact that after his mahasamadhi or death at his Nainital ashram, his last remains were brought to the Palitpur ashram of Tibbetibaba and a samadhi(tomb)was built at the Palitpur ashram.〔Brahmachari, Akhandananda, Paramhamsa Tibbati Babar Smriti Katha(Reminiscences of Tibbetibaba),(Bengali edition), India: Tibbati Baba Vedanta Ashram, 76/3, Taantipara Lane, P.O. Santragachi, Howrah – 711 104, West Bengal (May 2003), p.48〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soham Swami」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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