Chinmayananda Saraswati
1916–1993 · Kerala
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Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, also known as Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, was a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher. In 1953, he founded Chinmaya Mission, a worldw
Biography
Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, also known as Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, was a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher. In 1953, he founded Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, in order to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and other ancient Hindu scriptures. Through the Mission, Swami Chinmayananda spearheaded a global Hindu spiritual and cultural renaissance that popularised these spiritual texts and values, teaching them in English all across India and abroad.
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Dayananda SaraswatiStudent
Bibliography
- Discourses on Māṇḍukya Upaniṣad with Gauḍapāda's Kārikā2011 · Central Chinmaya Mission Trust
- We Must2006 · Creative Media Partners, LLC
- The Bhagawad Geeta2004 · Kessinger Publishing
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