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Swami (; Sanskrit: स्वामी, romanized: svāmī; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to an ascetic who has chosen the path of renunciation (sanyāsa), [1] or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas. [2]
Swami Janakananda (born 13 June 1939) Swami Keshwanand Satyarthi (born 5 September 1943) (Paramhans Satyarthi Mission, Advait Mat) Swami Nithyananda (born 1 January 1978 or 13 March 1977) Swami Prakashanand Saraswati (born 15 January 1929 – ) Swami Purnachaitanya (born 1984) Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855–1936) Swami Rama (1925–1996)
The Daśanāmi Sampradaya (IAST: Daśanāmī Saṃpradāya "Tradition of Ten Names"), also known as the Order of Swamis, [1] is a Hindu monastic tradition of "single-staff renunciation" (ēka daṇḍi saṃnyāsī) [2] [3] [4] Ēkadandis were already known during what is sometimes referred to as "Golden Age of Hinduism" (ca. 320-650 CE). [5]
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]
Mahant Swami Maharaj (born Vinu Patel, 13 September 1933; [3] ordained Keshavjivandas Swami) is the present guru and president of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, a Hindu denomination.
Swami Ramanand (born Rama Sharma) was born into a Brahmin family in Ayodhya in Vikram Samvat 1795 (1738 AD). His parents were Ajay Sharma (father) and Sumati (mother). He was considered to be the incarnation of Uddhava, a close friend of Krishna. [citation needed] Ramanand Swami was the founder and head of the Uddhava Sampradaya. [1]
Gunatitanand Swami (28 September 1784 – 11 October 1867), born Mulji Jani, was a prominent paramhansa of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya who was ordained by Swaminarayan [1] [2]: 22 [3]: 16 [4]: 123 and is accepted as the first spiritual successor of Swaminarayan by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS).
Swami Maheshwarananda, born Mangilal Garg, known as Swamiji (born 15 August 1945 in Rupawas, Pali district, Rajasthan, India), [1] [2] is a yogi, guru. [ 3 ] Youth