Rajneesh
Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990)
- Fame66.8
- Momentum1.2
- India rank#145
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Updated 2026-06-10
An Indian guru who built a following by rejecting organized religion and preaching unattached pleasure, then watched his American commune collapse under criminal conspiracy — his secretary orchestrated bioterrorism, wiretapping, and assassination plots while he sat in silence.
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Rajneesh said he experienced spiritual awakening in 1953 at 21. After years teaching philosophy, he resigned from the University of Jabalpur in 1966 and began touring India, critiquing religious orthodoxy, political ideology, and Gandhi himself. In 1970 he settled in Mumbai to initiate "neo-sannyasins," then moved to Pune in 1974 where an ashram fused Eastern mysticism with Human Potential Movement therapies for Westerners. Tension with the Janata Party government and a $5 million tax claim pushed the movement to Oregon in 1981, where Rajneeshpuram faced legal battles with county residents and…
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Historical29.2
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Source confidence70.0
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