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Swami Advaitananda (1828–1909) was the oldest of the Ramakrishna's disciples. His original name was Gopal Chandra Ghosh . He came to Ramakrishna at the age of 55 sometime in March or April 1884, for solace when his wife died.
When Vivekananda returned to India after his visit to the west, Advaitananda returned to Alambazar, where the Ramakrishna Math had moved to. Afterwards, when the new monastery in Belur Math was established, he used to stay mostly there and looked after gardening and other managerial affairs. Even in his old age he was self-sufficient.
Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2009. Swami Chetanananda (1980). Swami Adbhutananda : His teachings and reminiscences. Vedanta Society of St. Louis. Swami Chetanananda (1980). How a Shepherd Boy Became a Saint. Vedanta Society of St. Louis. ISBN 978-0-916356-59-0. Swami Gambhirananda (1967). The Apostles of Shri Ramakrishna ...
Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj, also known as Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji (born Shri Ram Yaad), was born in Chhapra City, India. Shri is known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the Shri Paramhans Advait Mat, while also initiated the "Second Master" and Shri Swami Swarupanand Ji Maharaj in the early 1900s.
Swami Avdheshanand Giri is an Indian Hindu spiritual guru, writer and philosopher. He is the current Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Juna Akhara . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Juna Akhara is the largest Akhara for Naga Sadhus in India.
Swami Chinmayananda's approach was characterized by an appeal to the English-educated Indian middle class and Indian diaspora; he gave lectures and published books in English. Swami Chinmayananda also helped found the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), an Indian right-wing Hindu organization that is considered a member of the Sangh Parivar.
Statue of Vivekananda at the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre. Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta (name shortened to Narendra or Naren) [18] in a Bengali Kayastha family [19] [20] in his ancestral home at 3 Gourmohan Mukherjee Street in Calcutta, [21] the capital of British India, on 12 January 1863 during the Makar Sankranti festival. [22]
Swami Atmasthananda, Swami Swahananda, Pravrajika Bhaktiprana and others Swami Vijnanananda (born Hariprasanna Chattopadhyay ; 30 October 1868 – 25 April 1938) [ 1 ] was an Indian monk of Ramakrishna order, born in an upper-class family near Dakshineswar , [ 2 ] and was a direct disciple of Ramakrishna .