Swami Vivekananda
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Swami Vivekananda in Chicago, September 1893. On the left, Vivekananda wrote: "one infinite pure and holy – beyond thought beyond qualities I bow down to thee".[1]
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| Born | Narendra Nath Datta 12 January 1863 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India) |
| Died | 4 July 1902 (aged 39) Belur Math, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in West Bengal, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Founder of | Belur Math, Ramakrishna Math andRamakrishna Mission |
| Guru | Ramakrishna |
| Philosophy | Vedanta |
| Literary works | Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga |
| Prominent Disciple(s) | Swami Ashokananda, Swami Virajananda, Swami Paramananda,Alasinga Perumal, Swami Abhayananda,Sister Nivedita, Swami Sadananda |
| Quotation | "Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached" (See more quotations in Wikiquote) |
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Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: [ʃami bibekanɒnɖo] (
listen), Shāmi Bibekānondo; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), bornNarendra Nath Datta (Bengali: [nɔrend̪ro nat̪ʰ d̪ɔt̪t̪o] Norendro Nath Dot-to), was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world[2] and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century.[3] He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India.[4] Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.[2] He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech which began, "Sisters and brothers of America ...,"[5] in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
listen), Shāmi Bibekānondo; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), bornNarendra Nath Datta (Bengali: [nɔrend̪ro nat̪ʰ d̪ɔt̪t̪o] Norendro Nath Dot-to), was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world[2] and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century.[3] He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India.[4] Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.[2] He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech which began, "Sisters and brothers of America ...,"[5] in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
Born into an aristocratic Bengali family of Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards spirituality. He was influenced by his guru, Ramakrishna, from whom he learnt that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind. After Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda toured the Indian subcontinent extensively and acquired first-hand knowledge of the conditions prevailing in British India. He later travelled to the United States, representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the World Religions. Vivekananda conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe. In India, Vivekananda is regarded as apatriotic saint and his birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day in India.
