Question

Who was the orginiter of a cult named nath panth

Answer 1

Answer : $\bold{Matsyendranath}$


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The originator of a cult named Nath Panth was "Matsyendranath" who was an Indian sage.

Matsyendranath was a saint and yogi in a number of Buddhist and Hindu traditions. He is traditionally considered as the founder of Hath yoga.

He born in Bengal around the 10th century CE. He was a mediaeval Indian sage.

According to Etymology, Nath is a sanskrit word and it is the proper name of a siddha sampradaya. The meaning of this word is - Lord, protector.

The Nath Tradition is heterodox siddha tradition containing different sub-sects.
Traditionally, The Nath Sampradaya is divided into twelve Nath Panth.

This Nath tradition was founded by Matsyendranath and it further developed by Gorakshanath. Hence, The originator of a cult named Nath Panth is " Matsyendranath".