Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda, born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in... Wikipedia

• Born:  Narendranath Datta, January 12, 1863, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India, (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
• Age at death:  39 years
• Died:  July 4, 1902, Belur Math, Bengal Presidency, British India, (now West Bengal, India)
• Founder of:  Ramakrishna Mission (1897), Ramakrishna Math
• Guru:  Ramakrishna
• Philosophy:  Advaita Vedanta, Rāja Yoga
• Literary works:  Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, My Master, Lectures from Colombo to Almora
• Notable disciple(s):  Ashokananda, Virajananda, Paramananda, Alasinga Perumal, Abhayananda, Sister Nivedita, Swami Sadananda
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo