आगमे विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

(b. Mohan Chandra Rajneesh, 1931–
\1990) Controversial Hindu teacher who
mixed traditional Hindu teachings with
ideas gleaned from modern psychology.
He is most popularly associated with a
permissive attitude toward sexuality
that attracted many of his followers,
both Western and Indian, although the
former tended to predominate. This was
part of a more generally indulgent attitude in which people were encouraged
to act upon their desires, as a way to
remove impediments to ultimate realization. For some time his ashram was
located in Pune in the state of
Maharashtra, but in 1981 he relocated
to southern Oregon, propelled by local
opposition and an investigation by
Indian tax officials. For several years the
new site was highly successful, but local
opposition to his teachings and unease
about his lifestyle—he reportedly owned
ninety-three Rolls-Royces and was protected by Uzi-toting bodyguards—
548
Rajasuya
caused the spectacular collapse of this
community in 1985. Rajneesh returned
to India, where he eventually took up
residence in Pune again. In his last years
he changed his name several times—
once claiming that the spirit of
Gautama Buddha had entered him—
and at the time of his death had taken
the name Osho.