Swami Abhedananda
Indian Hindu mystic (1866-1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Swami Abhedananda (2 October 1866 – 8 September 1939), born Kaliprasad Chandra, was a direct disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of Ramakrishna Vedanta Math. Swami Vivekananda sent him to the West to head the Vedanta Society of New York in 1897, and spread the message of Vedanta, a theme on which he authored several books through his life, and subsequently founded the Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Darjeeling.
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Swami Abhedananda | |
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Born | Kaliprasad Chandra (1866-10-02)2 October 1866 |
Died | 8 September 1939(1939-09-08) (aged 72) |
Religion | Hindu |
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Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
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Guru | Ramakrishna Paramahamsa |
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