Swami Vivekananda

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Hindu monk disciple of Ramakrishna philosopher religious teacher spiritual leader

Swami Vivekananda was a pioneering Indian Hindu monk and philosopher who played a key role in introducing Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and inspiring the Indian independence movement.

Aliases (1)

Narendranath Datta ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu monk → disciple of Ramakrishna → philosopher → religious teacher → spiritual leader →
advocated	education for the masses → religious tolerance → social service as worship →
ageAtDeath	39 →
associatedWith	Parliament of the World’s Religions →
birthName	Narendranath Datta →
countryOfCitizenship	India →
dateOfBirth	1863-01-12 →
dateOfDeath	1902-07-04 →
founded	Ramakrishna Math → Ramakrishna Mission →
headquartersFoundedAt	Belur Math →
honor	National Youth Day in India is celebrated on his birthday →
influenced	Aurobindo Ghose → Indian nationalism → Jawaharlal Nehru → Mahatma Gandhi → Subhas Chandra Bose →
knownFor	inspiring the Indian independence movement → introducing Vedanta to the Western world → introducing Yoga to the Western world → speech at the 1893 Parliament of the World’s Religions →
languageSpoken	Bengali → English → Sanskrit →
majorWork	Bhakti Yoga → Jnana Yoga → Karma Yoga → Lectures from Colombo to Almora → Raja Yoga →
movement	Ramakrishna Movement →
nationality	Indian →
philosophicalConcept	divinity of the soul → practical Vedanta → universal religion →
philosophicalSchool	Advaita Vedanta → Vedanta →
placeOfBirth	Bengal Presidency → British India → Calcutta →
placeOfDeath	Belur → Belur Math → near Calcutta →
religion	Hinduism →
teacher	Ramakrishna →
title	Swami →
yearOfChicagoAddress	1893 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bipin Chandra Pal → Sri Aurobindo →	influencedBy
West Bengal →	associatedWithPerson
Swami Vivekananda ("Narendranath Datta") →	birthName
West Bengal →	hasCulturalIcon
Bhagavad Gita →	influenced
Bengali Renaissance →	notableFigure