Dariya Saheb (1674-1780[1][2]), also Dariya Sahib, Dariya Das, Daryadas[3] and Bihar Wale was a Saint and Bhojpuri poet and the founder of Dariya or Dariyadasi sect.[4][5][6] He has written more than twenty Bhojpuri books out of which Gyan Dipak, and Dariya Sagar are most famous. Gyan Dipak is his brief autobiography.[7]
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He was from Dharkhanda Village of Dinara in Shahabad district (presently Rohtas) of Bihar.[8]