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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Bisudhwananda    
First Name(s)  Swami    
Year of Birth  1820    
Year of Death  1899    
Entry  Bansidhar (his original name) was a son of a Kanauj Brahman of Cawnpur, born near Hyderabad, (in the Dekkan) : learnt some Persian and Urdu under a Maulvi : entered the Nizam's service, was an excellent horseman, and a great favourite, but, failing to obtain justice in a quarrel over a horse, he set fire to all his earthly possessions, besmeared his body with the ashes, and left Hyderabad, visited places of pilgrimage and sacred shrines, observed the strictest discipline of a monk, took to studying Sanskrit, and in a few years became an accomplished grammarian (Panini School) : spent three years at Hardwar in study and meditation : removed to Benares, and took up his abode at a ghat; read all the Darsans (Hindu philosophy) ; became a Sanyasi (devotee) ; assumed a new name, Bisudhwananda, (""unalloyed peace""), and occupied the seat of Gaurswami at Ahlia Bai's Brahmapuri, till his death in April, 1899 : of high stature, strong will, great piety, and profound learning, he commanded great respect among all classes : princes and people sought his advice : he was a great admirer of British rule in India.     
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