The Natha Siddha Tradition and Gorakhnath’s Claimed Powers
- Date of account
- Gorakhnath is difficult to date, commonly placed between the 11th and 13th centuries; earlier and later layers are conte
- Location
- Northern India and Nepal
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Natha literature and hagiography associate Gorakhnath and other siddhas with kundalini practice, bodily transformation, longevity, levitation, invisibility and extraordinary knowledge. The tradition is relevant to altered-state research because it connects breath control, seals, austerity and body-focused practice with claims about unusual capacities. Its evidence is primarily textual, performative and hagiographical rather than experimentally controlled. The historical Gorakhnath, the chronology of attributed works and the relationship between later miracle stories and earlier yogic techniques remain uncertain.
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