Osho's names

"Raja" or "Rajneesh" Chandra Mohan Jain - Osho's birth name and nicknames Acharya Rajneesh - Osho's name between the early 1960's to May 1971 - also as: Acharya Sri Rajneesh Acharya Sri Rajaneesh Acharya Rajaneesh Bhagwan or Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh - Osho's name between May 1971 and December 1988 Maitreya the Buddha, Beloved Friend, Beloved Buddha and Beloved Zorba the Buddha - between December 1988 and January 1989 Shree Rajneesh - between January 1989 and February 1989 Osho Rajneesh - Osho's transitional name between February 1989 and September 1989 Osho - Osho's name since October 1989

From Bhagwan to Osho: The story From Bhagwan to Osho: Prequel to Osho's name change From Bhagwan to Osho: Publications table From Bhagwan to Osho: What's in a name? From Bhagwan to Osho: Website survey

see also

Osho Bibliography - About early Editions