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Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna or Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa , 1836-86, Hindu mystic. He was born of a poor Brahman family in Bengal, and his given name was Gadadhar Chatterjee. In about 1855 he became a devotee of the goddess Kali and lived for the rest of his life at her temple in Dakshineswar outside Calcutta ... Read more
Vedanta Societies
Vedanta Societies first and most influential Hindu organization in the West, founded by Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), a disciple of Indian mystic Ramakrishna (1836-86). Vivekananda attended an international religious conference in Chicago (1893), and later established the Vedanta Society of New Yo... Read more
Hare Krishnas
Hare Krishnas , communalistic religious movement, officially known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Founded in New York City (1966) by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977), the movement was based upon the philosophy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1533). He taught th... Read more
R. K. Narayan
R. K. Narayan (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan) , 1906-2001, Indian novelist, b. Madras (now Chennai). Narayan, who wrote in English, published his first novel, Swami and Friends, in 1935. While he wrote hundreds of short stories for the Madras newspaper Hindu, he first came to international at... Read more
Vedanta
Vedanta , one of the six classical systems of Indian philosophy. The term "Vedanta" has the literal meaning "the end of the Veda" and refers both to the teaching of the Upanishads , which constitute the last section of the Veda , and to the knowledge of its ultimate meaning. By extension i... Read more
Hinduism
Hinduism , Western term for the religious beliefs and practices of the vast majority of the people of India. One of the oldest living religions in the world, Hinduism is unique among the world religions in that it had no single founder but grew over a period of 4,000 years in syncretism with the rel... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "sadhu and swami"

Sadhu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Sadhu SYNONYMS: Baba, Jogi, Mahatma, Muni, Sant, Sanyasi, Swami, Tapasi, Tapsawi, Yati...Orientation Identification. The term sadhu is applied individually to...called sadhvin, feminine of sadhu) are also represented in their...granted to Members of any caste. Sadhus are expected to adopt ...
Sivananda, Swami (1887-1963)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...the birthday celebration of Swami Ram Tirtha in Lucknow, and...ashram was accelerated by the swami's dynamic personality and...the day of receipt. Hindu swamis traditionally renounce the...purposes — feeding the sadhus of the district, maintaining...several magazines issued by the ...

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The 700th Sadhu; Pramukh Swami Maharaj fulfills prediction during his guru's birthday
Newspaper article from: Hinduism Today; 6/30/2004; 565 words ; ...Maharaj prophesied, `Pramukh Swami will initiate 700 sadhus...Shastriji Maharaj had 50 sadhus in his order of monks. Yogiji...Maharaj, the figure of 700 sadhus will be accomplished today. May the 700 sadhus consolidate ekantik dharma...ceremony brought in the 703rd sadhu, surpassing ...
Sadhus want Ganga pollution free
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 5/13/2006; 582 words ; ...RELIGIOUS HINDU leaders including sadhus, sanyasis, dandi swamis and saints are joining hands...pollution. A grand convention of sadhus, sanyasis and dandi swamis will be organised here in...Samiti Kamlesh Rai, Dandi Swami Vimal Dewashramjee Maharaj...
Sadhus clash with police, shopkeepers in Kanpur
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 8/6/2007; 463 words ; ...Saxena rushed to the spot. The sadhus also tried to assault senior...them. Police arrested four sadhus identified as Mahesh Brahmachari, Swami Shiv Garh Giri, Shiv Baran...Police also took another sadhu, identified as Umashankar...25,000 from the arrested sadhus. The injured were admitted...
Sadhu Samaj calls for seven point code of conduct.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 8/22/2003; 472 words ; ...special conference of the Bharat Sadhu Samaj (BSS) here Friday put...president Mahamandaleshwar Swami Ganeshanand Giri presiding over the meet, urged the "sadhu forces to make a comprehensive...The meet was also addressed by Sadhu Samaj general secretary Swami...
Varanasi sadhus undertake Vande Mataram yatra to usher Jan Chetna
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 8/29/2006; 516 words ; ...resolved as evident from the sadhus in Varanasi who organised a Janchetna...singing of the national song. The sadhus took out a march in the city...opposition to sing the national song, Swami Narendranath one of the Sadhus said that reckoning the essence...
Sadhus protest against pollution of Ganga in Delhi
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 2/23/2006; 537 words ; ...Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Scores of sadhus (hermits) staged a demonstration...Ganges waters. The protesting sadhus took out a procession from the...river. Jagatguru Shankaracharya Swami Maheshashramji Maharaj said...been infected with worms." Sadhus also opposed the construction...
Sadhus may boycott bath in Ganga
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 7/5/2006; 460 words ; ...Shankaracharya of Dwarkapeeth Swami Swaroopananad said there was a possibility that sadhus would boycott taking a dip...that there was possibility of Sadhus boycotting bath at Sangam...Shankaracharya of Dwarkapeeth Swami Swaroopananand to lead the...
Naga sadhus say no to take dip in Ganga
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 1/17/2008; 641 words ; ...FOLLOWING REFUSAL by the Dandi sadhus to take the holy dip in the...of Makar Sankranti, the Naga sadhus too joined the protest on Wednesday. Led by Mahamandleshwar Swami Kapildeo Das Naga of Vaishnav...Hanumangadhi, Ayodhya, hundreds of sadhus have decided to boycott the...
VHP activists, sadhus congregate to celebrate `Sarvadev Anushthan' in Faizabad
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 5/6/2006; 350 words ; ...Parishad (VHP) and several sadhus or hermits. The programme...inaugurated on May 4 by Mahant Swami Hans Das ji. "This yagna...bring together all community sadhu's and worshipers. In this...started from here and different sadhus will come to participate...Pankaj, a central minister Swami ...
Sadhus' body bans shahi snan for 'pseudo' priests
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 1/28/2008; 535 words ; ...ABAP), the apex body of the sadhus, has banned 'pseudo' shankaracharyas...country to furnish lists of sadhus associated with each akhara...The title was conferred on Swami Jyotishanand, another woman...recognised. These included Swami Vasudevanand (Jyotirpeeth...