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Ya Ho Wha, 1922-1975

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Personal name headingYa Ho Wha, 1922-1975
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Variant(s)Baker, James Edward, 1922-1975
Baker, Jim, 1922-1975
Yod, Father, 1922-1975
Ya Ho Wha Ho, 1922-1975
Yawha, 1922-1975
Shinwha, 1922-1975
Found inYahowha.org, viewed Nov. 21, 2006 (James Edward Baker; b. July 4, 1922, Cincinnati, Ohio; Jim Baker; he became a Vedantic monk in 1951; founder of: The Aware Inn (U.S.'s first health food restaurant)and the Source Restaurant in Hollywood; also founded "The Brotherhood of the Source" and "The Source Family"; Apr. 21, 1973 took the name Father Yod; Feb. 1974: took on the name Ya Ho Wha; Apr. 1974: assumed the sacred name Ya Ho Wha Ho; Apr. 1, 1975: took the name Yawha; Apr. 16, 1975: took the name Shinwha; Apr. 18, 1975: second assumption of the sacred name Ya Ho Wha; d. Aug. 25, 1975)