Swami Vivekananda (
Sanskrit:
स्वामी विवेकानन्द Bengali:
স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ,
Shami Bibekānondo) (January 12, 1863–July 4, 1902), born
Narendranath Dutta (
Bengali:
নরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত)
[1] was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the founder of
Ramakrishna Mission.
[2] He is considered a key figure in the introduction of Hindu philosophies of
Vedanta and
Yoga in Europe and America
[2] and is also credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing
Hinduism to the status of a world religion during the end of the 19th century.
[3] Vivekananda is considered to be a major force in the
revival of
Hinduism in modern India.
[4] He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America",
[5][6] through which he introduced Hinduism at the
Parliament of the World's Religions at
Chicago in 1893.
[1] Swami Vivekananda was born in an aristocratic
Bengali family of
Calcutta in 1863. Swami's parents influenced his thinking—the father by his
rational mind and the mother by her
religious temperament. From his childhood, he showed inclination towards
spirituality and
God realizationSwami Vivekananda (
Sanskrit:
स्वामी विवेकानन्द Bengali:
স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ,
Shami Bibekānondo) (January 12, 1863–July 4, 1902), born
Narendranath Dutta (
Bengali:
নরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত)
[1] was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the founder of
Ramakrishna Mission.
[2] He is considered a key figure in the introduction of Hindu philosophies of
Vedanta and
Yoga in Europe and America
[2] and is also credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing
Hinduism to the status of a world religion during the end of the 19th century.
[3] Vivekananda is considered to be a major force in the
revival of
Hinduism in modern India.
[4] He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America",
[5][6] through which he introduced Hinduism at the
Parliament of the World's Religions at
Chicago in 1893.
[1] Swami Vivekananda was born in an aristocratic
Bengali family of
Calcutta in 1863. Swami's parents influenced his thinking—the father by his
rational mind and the mother by her
religious temperament. From his childhood, he showed inclination towards
spirituality and
God realization
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