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Revision as of 19:12, 11 May 2018
- Names used in Rajneeshpuram
Compiled by Ma Anand Bhagawati & Sw Deva Bodhena. Please note: this is a work in progress, additions and corrections do happen.
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places
name | notes |
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City of Rajneesh | Temporary name for Antelope (09/84 - 11/85) |
Rancho Rajneesh "The Ranch" |
Entire property formerly known as the Big Muddy Ranch |
City of Rajneeshpuram | The incorporated parts of Rancho Rajneesh, consisting of Jesus Grove, Desiderata, and Gautam the Buddha Grove |
Alan Watts Grove | Quadruplexes (A hotel before we had Hotel Rajneesh - see Rajneesh Mountain Cabins) |
B-Site | Osho's home (Ranch jargon) |
Desiderata | Trailer Homes Residential |
Gautam The Buddha Grove | Proposed site of "new city" |
Heraclitus Grove | Trailer Homes Residential, Magdalena area |
Jesus Grove | Downtown Rajneeshpuram. Sheela's HQ. In September 1985 renamed Sanai Grove. |
Koran Grove | Medical Complex |
Lao Tzu Grove | B-site and Townhouses Residential |
Magdalena Grove | Trailer Homes Residential, cafeteria |
Martin Buber Valley | Townhouses (for RIMU participants) |
Mohammed Grove | Trailer Homes Residential (first Bob Harvey, the old ranch foreman, lived there, then the Hollywood Gang), Pythagoras area |
Moses Grove | Trailer Homes Residential, Pythagoras area |
Nirvana Grove | Samadhis of Osho's father, Vimalkirti and a few others |
Sanai Grove | see Jesus Grove |
Sosan Grove | Trailer Homes Residential, Magdalena area |
Subhuti Grove | Trailer Homes Residential, Pythagoras area |
Tilopa Grove | Trailer Homes Residential, Magdalena area |
Walt Whitman Grove | A-Frames Residential |
Basho's Pond | at Lao Tzu Crossing |
Devateerth Rock | outcropping of rock opposite airport. Blasted ca. 1983. |
Farid Creek | coming from Krishnamurti Lake (flows into Kabir Creek near Jesus Grove) |
Kabir Creek | coming from Patanjali Lake, via Jesus Grove on to Radha River |
Krishnamurti Lake | Lake |
Gurdjieff Dam | Dam (Krishnamurti Lake) |
Patanjali Lake | Lake |
Radha River | aka John Day River |
Hassid Road | Torah Crossing via Socrates to Motor Pool area / RIMU |
Lieh Tzu Crossing | Culvert crossing between Zen Road and Lao Tzu Town Houses (aka Lao Tzu Crossing) |
Mevlana Bhagwan | Road leading from Pythagoras up to Patanjali Lake and onwards, almost to the pine forest |
Nirvana Road | Lao Tzu Grove to Jesus Grove north side of Kabir Creek |
Ranch Crossing | Culvert crossing at Jesus Grove (Farid Creek). Later renamed Torah Crossing. |
Sufi Road | Section of county road from Pythagoras toward Mitchell |
Tantra Road | Short road connecting Hassid Road and Tao Road at Rahul |
Tao Connection | Bus terminal (up county rd. from Torah Crossing) |
Tao Road | Section of county road between Jesus Grove and Siddhartha |
Top Of The Ranch | Entrance of property on the county road to Antelope |
Torah Crossing | Downtown, the area in front of the barn |
Yoga Road | Section of county road from Pythagoras toward Jesus Grove |
Zarathustra Road | Jesus Grove via Zarathustra to Pythagoras |
Zen Connection | Bus terminal where Zen Road meets Zarathustra Road |
Zen Road | Magdalena to Jesus Grove south side of Kabir Creek |
work departments
name | notes |
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Air Rajneesh | Air Transport (HQ at Arrival and Departure Building) |
Atisha | Chicken yard next to Rabiya |
Baal Shem | Trucking Department (also ran warehouse in Portland) |
Baiju Bavara | Music Department |
Bankei | Purchasing Dept. |
Buddhaghosha | Bookstore |
Bulla Rajneesh Jewelry | |
Chaitanya | Accounts Department |
Chiyono | Hair and Beauty Salon |
Chuang Tzu | Construction Dept. |
Cow Camp | aka Haridas (way out in the boonies where cows were kept and at least temporarily people were staying). Part of Dadu. |
Crematorium | |
Dadu | Farming Dept. |
Daya | Sewing Dept. (part of Raidas)+D91+D104 |
Devateerth Mall | Downstairs: Commercial enterprises (Chiyono, Zorba the Buddha Restaurant, Ice Cream Parlor, Pizzeria, Bank, Travel Bureau) |
Upstairs: Offices (Chaitanya, Hakim Sanai, Ramanuja, Purchasing) | |
Diogenes Rajneesh Computing | Computer services |
Dionysius Rajneesh Electronics | |
Dokuon | (unidentified sub-department of Chuang Tzu) |
Edison | Radio communications / Telephone / Video & Audio Services / Photocopies / Repairs (appliances, office machines, small equipment) |
Emerson | Stationery (also book distribution dept. ?) |
Fire Tower | (did it have another name?) |
Gora | Equipment Repair (possibly merged with Audio Department later on) |
Gorakh | Recycling Yard / Garbage Disposal |
Hakim Sanai | Residental and worldwide sannyas record keeping |
Haridas | aka Cow Camp / Fencing Crew and Beef Operation |
Hassid | Cafeteria between Socrates and Torah Crossing |
Hotel Rajneesh | Portland |
Hotel Rajneesh | Hotel for visitors, next to Jesus Grove |
Howdy Doody | Clothes for residents, originally in a trailer at Jesus Grove, later relocated to Socrates and Vimalkirti |
Kabir | (editors? run by Yoga Pratima) |
Ko Hsuan | aka Lincoln School, located in Antelope |
Laguna Beach | Wastewater treatment site (of course, Osho didn't give that name, but it stuck!) |
Magdalena | Main Cafeteria / bakery |
Mahakashyap | Originally the reception, first in the barn, then in a trailer a bit up the county road |
Mahavira | Heavy Equipment |
Manjushri | Video Department |
Marpa | ??? |
Meera | Land Restoration / Landscaping (sub-department of Chuang Tzu) |
Meher | Surveyors / Road Design / Mapping (sub-department of Chuang Tzu) |
Mirdad | Reception and Press Office |
Motor Pool | The area around the RBG building |
Nagarjuna | The original ranch building. At first used as a cafeteria, later as a restaurant and other uses. |
Nanak | ??? |
Naropa | Publications / Artists / Darkroom (location at old farm house between Torah Crossing and Jesus Grove) |
Noah’s Ark | Boutique |
Ok Corral | Corral where in the early days horses were kept. Later Buddhaghosha was built there. |
Omar Khayyam | Lounge / Bar / Casino |
Paul Reps | Plant nurseries, next to Rajneesh Mandir. Part of Dadu. Early name for Rajneesh Mandir ("Paul Reps Greenhouse"). |
Peace Force | Police dept. of the City of Rajneeshpuram |
Plato | Original lumber yard next to Zarathustra (later name for paintshop?) |
Plotinus | ??? |
Pythagoras | Medical Clinic |
Rabiya | Dairy Farm (past Sosan Grove towards Surdas). Part of Dadu. |
Rahul | Gas Station |
Raidas | Cleaning Department |
Ramanuja | Typing Pool |
Rinzai | Legal Services (early incarnation of RLS) |
River House | A small, old building at Radha River, SE of the Truck Farm. In the very early days possibly some of our people stayed there. |
Rock Crusher | First, a bit up the road from Pythagoras towards Patanjali Lake, later at a remote place in Buddha Grove |
Sahaja | Early name for Accounting Dept., Socrates building |
Saraha | Wood working and Carpentry Shop, Motor Pool area |
Sariputra | Sheet Metal Shop (possibly the Pali version of the name, Sariputta, was used) |
Siddhartha | Opposite airport, Peace Force, Fire Dept. & Security Dispatch |
Socrates | Offices (Rinzai, Hakim Sanai, Ramanuja (temp.), Town Hall |
Surdas | Truck Farm. Part of Dadu. |
Town Hall | Municipal government of the City of Rajneeshpuram, located at Socrates |
Vimalkirti | Airport Hangar, later used for residents' clothing, cleaning supplies |
Welding Shop | part of RBG |
Yari | Greenhouses next to Rajneesh Mandir |
Zarathustra | Originally designed for produce storage, but used mainly for storage of Osho's books and library. The office part of the building was steadily expanded over the years, with changing occupants. |
Incarnations of Zorba The Buddha |
Zorba the Buddha Rajneesh Restaurant (Antelope / City of Rajneesh) |
Zorba the Buddha Restaurant and Lounge (Portland) | |
Zorba the Buddha Rajneesh Restaurant and Lounge (Ranch / Mall) | |
Zorba the Buddha Rajneesh Pizzeria (Ranch) | |
Zorba the Buddha Mexican Restaurant (Ranch) | |
Zorba the Buddha Rajneesh Burger and Fries (Ranch) | |
Zorba the Buddha Rajneesh Delicatessen (Ranch / Mall and Lao Tzu Grove) | |
Zorba the Buddha Rajneesh Snack Bar (Ranch / RIMU) | |
Zorba the Buddha Rajneesh Junior Disco & Restaurant (Ranch) |
miscellaneous organizations
name | notes |
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Rajneesh Buddhafield Drycleaners | (part of Raidas) |
Rajneesh Country Band | Played at Nightclub in Portland (Zorba the Buddha Restaurant and Lounge) (Bodhi, Deva, Gulab, Milarepa) |
Rajneesh Design | (part of Naropa) |
Rajneesh Financial Services Trust | (Insurance, Rajneesh Currency Card) |
Rajneesh Friends International | (Prem Arup / Prem Geeta. Rajneesh Academy, Bookstore, Publications, RIMU, Rajneesh Mandir) |
Rajneesh Investment Corporation | (Dhyan John / Deva Sugito) |
Rajneesh Jewelry & Fine Arts Trust | |
Rajneesh Mandir | Meditation & Celebration Hall |
Rajneesh Medical Associates | (parent co. of Rajneesh Health Associates) |
Rajneesh Medical Corporation | (Pythagoras Clinic, Mall Pharmacy, Chiropractic-, Physiotherapy-, Acupunture Offices at Hotel Rajneesh |
Rajneesh Mountain Cabins | Quadruplexes at Alan Watts Grove, run as hotel |
Rajneesh Raiders | Football team of share-a-home people, practiced near Hassid Cafe |
The Rajneesh Times | |
Rajneesh Travel Corporation | Travel agency |
Rajneeshpuram Chamber Of Commerce | Tourist- & public information |
Rajneeshpuram Legal Assistance Fund | |
Rajneeshpuram Rural Fire Protection District | |
Rajneeshpuram School District 50 | (Antelope) |
RBG | Rajneesh Buddhafield Garage |
RBT | Rajneesh Buddhafield Transport (public transport, esp. Buses, plus taxi service) |
RCR Business Services Corporation | |
RHT | Rajneesh Humanity Trust |
RIMU | Rajneesh International Meditation University |
RLS | Rajneesh Legal Services Corporation |
RMCCT | Rajneesh Modern Car Collection Trust (legally owned the Rolls-Royces) |
RNSIC | Rajneesh Neo-Sannyas International Commune (responsible for most activities at the Ranch, except, for instance, for those covered by Rajneesh Friends International) |
RSI | Rajneesh Services International (financial services) |