1. Swami Abhedananda, born Kaliprasad Chandra, was a direct disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of Ramakrishna Vedanta Math.
10 Facts About Swami Abhedananda
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Swami Abhedananda was born in north Calcutta on 2 October 1866 and was named Kaliprasad Chandra.
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Swami Abhedananda's father was Rasiklal Chandra and his mother was Nayantara Devi.
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Swami Abhedananda went to the sources of the Ganges and the Yamuna, and meditated in the Himalayas.
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Swami Abhedananda was a forceful orator, prolific writer, yogi and intellectual with devotional fervour.
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In 1896, Vivekananda was in London, when he asked Swami Abhedananda to join him, and propagate the message of Vedanta in the West, which he did with great success.
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Swami Abhedananda went to the US in 1897, when Vivekananda asked him to take charge of the Vedanta Society in New York, here he preached messages of Vedanta and teachings of his Guru for about 25 years, travelling far and wide to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Hong Kong.
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Swami Abhedananda was a strict vegetarian who lectured on the subject.
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Swami Abhedananda formed the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society in Kolkata in 1923, which is known as Ramakrishna Vedanta Math.
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Swami Abhedananda died on 8 September 1939 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math.