Mata Amritanandamayi

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Hindu spiritual teacher Indian spiritual leader human humanitarian philanthropist

Mata Amritanandamayi, often called "Amma" or the "Hugging Saint," is an Indian spiritual leader and humanitarian renowned worldwide for her compassionate embrace and extensive charitable activities.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi	1
Mata Amritanandamayi Math	1
Shri Shri Ma	1

Statements (103)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu spiritual teacher ⓘ Indian spiritual leader ⓘ human ⓘ humanitarian ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Amma NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugging Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ Mataji NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedMonastery	Amritapuri Ashram NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreMessage	love and compassion for all beings ⓘ service to the poor and suffering as worship of God ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	India ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1953-09-27 ⓘ
ethnicity	Malayali ⓘ
fieldOfWork	disaster relief ⓘ education ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ healthcare ⓘ interfaith harmony ⓘ rural development ⓘ spirituality ⓘ women's empowerment ⓘ
founderOf	Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Amrita Schools of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Amrita Schools of Ayurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Amrita Schools of Biotechnology NERFINISHED ⓘ Amrita Schools of Business NERFINISHED ⓘ Amrita Schools of Dentistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Amrita Schools of Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ Amrita Schools of Nursing NERFINISHED ⓘ Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham NERFINISHED ⓘ Embracing the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Mata Amritanandamayi Math NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
hasCharitableProgram	clean drinking water projects ⓘ disaster relief and reconstruction ⓘ environmental conservation initiatives ⓘ free housing projects ⓘ hospitals and clinics ⓘ orphanages ⓘ pensions for widows and the elderly ⓘ scholarships for poor students ⓘ vocational training centers ⓘ women's self-help groups ⓘ
hasGivenDarshanTo	millions of people worldwide ⓘ
hasGlobalPresenceIn	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHonor	Padma Bhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOrganizationType	monastic institution ⓘ
hasPublication	Awaken, Children! NERFINISHED ⓘ From Amma's Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Lead Us to the Light NERFINISHED ⓘ The Awakening of Universal Motherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSpokenAt	Parliament of the World's Religions NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfOrganization	Mata Amritanandamayi Math NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Adi Shankaracharya NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu bhakti saints ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainActivity	conducting spiritual retreats ⓘ giving darshan in the form of an embrace ⓘ overseeing humanitarian projects ⓘ
movement	Embracing the World NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Mata Amritanandamayi NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	bhajan singing ⓘ darshan through hugging devotees ⓘ global charitable projects ⓘ large-scale humanitarian activities ⓘ spiritual discourses ⓘ
organizes	spiritual retreats ⓘ volunteer service activities ⓘ world tours for darshan ⓘ youth programs ⓘ
padmaBhushanYear	2010 ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Alappad Panchayat NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Kollam district NERFINISHED ⓘ Parayakadavu NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
residence	Amritapuri NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Kollam district NERFINISHED ⓘ
spiritualTradition	Advaita Vedanta influence ⓘ Bhakti tradition ⓘ
subjectOf	academic studies on new religious movements ⓘ biographies ⓘ documentary films ⓘ
teaches	compassion ⓘ devotion to God ⓘ meditation ⓘ seeing divinity in all beings ⓘ selfless service ⓘ
UNRole	speaker at UN events on peace and compassion ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mata → usedAsPrefixInName → Mata Amritanandamayi ⓘ

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Coimbatore campus) → affiliation → Mata Amritanandamayi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mata Amritanandamayi Math

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Coimbatore campus) → founder → Mata Amritanandamayi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

Sri Sri Maa → spokenForm → Mata Amritanandamayi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shri Shri Ma