Osho Rajneesh (born Dec. 11, 1931; died Jan. 19, 1990) was a Indian spiritual leader whose teachings achieved recognition internationally. The name he adopted in 1988, Osho, is a Buddhist honorific which translates as, "one upon whom the heavens shower flowers.
His On meditation [SR], p1989- v. 13, inlay sheet (Osho)
Times of India, 20/1/90 (d. Jan. 19, 1990)
Sacerdotes & políticos, 1990 t.p. (Osho Rajneesh) p. i (b. Dec. 11, 1931 in Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh, India)
NY Times, 1-20-90 p. 30 (Baghwan [sic] Shree Rajneesh; Bhagwan; named Chandra Mohan Jain at birth; acquired nickname Raj or Rajneesh; in 1988 began using a Buddhist honorific, Osho; d. Jan. 19, 1990)
His The Diamond Sutra, 1979 t.p. (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Tel. call to Rajneesh Foundation 10/14/82 (real name: Rajneesh Chandra Mohan; changed to Acharya Rajneesh; prefers Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh; b. Dec. 11, 1931; has never used Govind Sharma "Rajneesh" as his name)
Hong, S.J. Rajŭnishwi wa ŭi mannam, 1985 t.p. (Rajŭnishwi)
Words from a man of no words, 1997? t.p. (Shree Rajneesh)
Biog. resource center (Contemp. authors), Mar. 13, 2006 (Acharya Rajneesh; also known as: Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Osho Rajneesh; b. Dec. 11, 1931, Kutchwara, India; d. Jan. 19, 1990, Poona, India; obituary notice: name originally Chandra Mohan Jain; in the 1960s Rajneesh adopted the name "Baghwan" (a Hindu title meaning "God"); moved in 1981 to the United States)
Biog. resource center (Encyclopedia of occultism and parapsychology), Mar. 13, 2006 (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh; also known as: Acharya Rajneesh, Osho Rajneesh; b. Dec. 11, 1931, Kutchwara, India; d. Jan. 19, 1990; known since 1988 within the movement he established as "Osho"; born Mohan Chandra Rajneesh with a Jain religious background; in 1988 Rajneesh changed his name to Osho (i.e., one upon whom the heavens shower flowers))
Path of self-realization, 1966 t.p. (Ācarya Śri Rajaneesh)
