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'''Advait Mat''' or '''Paramhans Advait Mat''' is a cluster of [[panth]]s (groups of disciples) in [[northern India]]. It was founded by [[Advaitanand Ji|Shri Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj]] (1846-1919) who is also known as Paramhans Dyal Ji Maharaj. He declared [[Swarupanand Ji|Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj]] ( also known as Shri Nangli Niwasi Bhagwan Ji) as his spiritual successor. Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj founded more than 300 ashrams with the purpose of disseminating his master's teachings. Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj had initiated more than thousand of his disciples into the [[Sanyasa|sanyas.]] Many of his disciples went on to establish spiritual institutions to spread the same knowledge.

The ashrams founded by Shri Paramahans Dyal Ji were called Krishna Dwaras. The ashrams with the name Adwait-Swarup Ashram, Paramhans Satyarthi Dham, Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram are also related to him and Shri Paramhans Advait Mat.

Reportedly, they perceive themselves to be originating from Totapuri in the 18th century, who was the guru of [[Ramakrishna]] as well.<ref name="CushRobinson2008">{{cite book|author1=Denise Cush|author2=Catherine A. Robinson|author3=Michael York|title=Encyclopedia of Hinduism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_T0HeWE-EAC&pg=PA481|year=2008|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-7007-1267-0|pages=481–}}</ref><ref>[[Ron Geaves|Geaves, R. R.]], ''From Totapuri to Maharaji: Reflections on a Lineage (Parampara),'' (2002). Paper presented at the 27th Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, Oxford. March 2002.</ref>

==All gurus==
* Shri pratham paadshahi ji Shri Shri 108 Shri '''Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj (Shri Paramhans Dayal ji)'''<ref name=andpur>{{cite web|title=Shri pratham|url=https://www.shrianandpur.org/|website=shrianandpur.org}} {{dead link|date=March 2023}}</ref>
Born- 5th April, 1846,[[Chhapra]], Bihar. 
Demise- 10 July, 1919.
* Shri dvitiya paadshahi ji Shri Shri 108 ''' Swarupanand Ji Maharaj'''<ref name=andpur/>
Born- 1 Feb, 1884
Accession- 20 Oct, 1919
Demise- 9 Apr, 1936

* Shri tritiya paadshahi ji Shri Shri 108  '''Swami Vairagyanand Ji Maharaj'''
* Shri chaturth paadshahi ji Shri Shri 108  '''Swami Beantanand Ji Maharaj'''
* Shri pancham paadshahi ji Shri Shri 108 '''Swami Darshan Poornanand Ji Maharaj'''
* Shri shashtam paadshahi ji Shri Shri 108  '''Swami Vichar Poornanand Ji Maharaj'''

==Main spiritual centre==

*The largest and the main organization established by the spiritual master is "Shri Anandpur Dham" In Nethai,[[Madhya Pradesh]] comprising many smaller trusts in nearby areas. 
Coordinates {{Coord|24|48|49.015|N|77|51|13.791|E|display=title}} 
The [[Ashram]] of Anandpur Dham is also home to current spiritual master.

==Other Organisations==

* Shri Anandpur Satsang Ashram
* Sar Shabd Mission (Adwait Swaroop Ashram)
* Shri Anandpur Ashram ( Hakkal, Jammu) 
* Paramhans Satyarthi Mission

*Shri Prayagdham Trust (Pune, Maharashtra)
* Shri Sant Nagar (Rajasthan)

==See also==
* [[Contemporary Sant Mat movements]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* ''Shri Paramhans Advait Mat: A Life Sketch of the Illustrious Master of the Mat.'', Shri Anandpur Trust (1975) [http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/top3mset/d3e01c9fd6ad20b2.html WorldCat]

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