Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c8.27

c8.27

9. *Jālandharipā*. These belong to the Pāonāth panth, the fifth of the original Gorakhnāthīs. But the paramparās agree that Jālandharipā belongs to an earlier branch of the sect.¹ He was the founder of the ‘Pā’ panths as over against the ‘Nāth’ panths. Pā is Tibetan for *wāla*,² and illustrates Eastern influence within the Kānphaṭas. In some Gorakhnāthī lists are included, within this division, Kānipā and Gopcand. The Pāpnāth, also known as Pānāth, are said to be a sub-division of Jālandharipā and followers of Mahādeo (Śiva). Jālandharnāth (and Kāmphnāth) are sometimes identified with the Āughar, while Gorakhnāth and Matsyendranāth are known as Kānphaṭas. The sphere of activity of the former was Bengal and Bihar, that of the latter two was the United Provinces and the Panjab.³