He was the founder of Bishnoi sampardaya. He was born on 1508 Vikram Samvat (1451 BC) Bhadrapad Astmi in Preepara village of Nagaur district to Lohalji and Hansadevi. At the age of 20, he became a saint from a cattle herder. He founded first part of Bishnoi Samaj. Rulers and special classes both were impressed with him. His principles are related to people’s daily life. He stressed his followers to keep 29 rules. Bishnoi is named after (Bees-Noi) numbers, (20-9). He was peace-minded, kind, tolerant, liberal thinker, humanitarian conservator of environment and supporter of Hindu- Muslim unity. He took samadhi in 1593 Vikram Samvat. His collection of speeches is named Sabadvani. Due to his teachings, Bishnoi Samaj is continuously fighting for the conservation of environment, trees and animals.
