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Ramakrishna

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Also known as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), also called Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (; ; ), born Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay (his childhood nickname was Gadadhar), was an Indian Hindu mystic. He was a devotee of the goddess Kali, but adhered to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of Vaishnavism, Tantric Shaktism, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as Christianity and Sufi Islam. His parable-based teachings advocated the essential unity of religions and proclaimed that world religions are "so many paths to reach one and the same goal". He is regarded by his followers as an avatar (di

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Ramakrishna was a male philosopher and human from the British Raj who practiced Hinduism. He was born in Kamarpukur in 1836 and died in Kolkata in 1886 due to laryngeal cancer. His spouse was Sarada Devi, and he had a student named Swami Vivekananda. He spoke Bangla and wrote in Telugu.

His works include al-Ḥaqāʼiq al-rūḥīyah al-kubrá, Memoirs, Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, Thus spake Sri Ramakrishna, and Ein Werkzeug Gottes sein. He is described in the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and the New International Encyclopedia. He also suffered from epilepsy.

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Born
1836
Died
1886
Works
47

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  • al-Ḥaqāʼiq al-rūḥīyah al-kubrá
  • Memoirs
  • Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna
  • Thus spake Sri Ramakrishna
  • Ein Werkzeug Gottes sein

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Key facts

Hindu leader.name
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Hindu leader.image
Ramakrishna.jpg
Hindu leader.caption
Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar, 1883–84
Hindu leader.birth_place
Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, Company India(now West Bengal, India)
Hindu leader.birth_name
Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay
Hindu leader.death_place
Cossipore, Bengal Presidency, British India(now West Bengal, India)
Hindu leader.death_cause
Throat cancer
Hindu leader.nationality
Indian
Hindu leader.spouse
Sarada Devi
Hindu leader.guru
Totapuri, Bhairavi Brahmani, and others
Hindu leader.school
Vedanta
Hindu leader.lineage
Daśanāmi Sampradaya
Hindu leader.founder
Ramakrishna Order
Hindu leader.disciples
Swami Vivekananda and others
Hindu leader.religion
Hinduism
Hindu leader.philosophy
Advaita VedantaShaktism
Hindu leader.honors
Paramahamsa
Hindu leader.parents
Khudiram Chattopadhyay (Father)Chandramani Devi (Mother)

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Kamarpukur
Place of death
Kolkata
Spouse
Sarada Devi
Occupation
philosopher
Languages spoken
Bangla
Religion
Hinduism
Field of work
philosophy
Image
Ramakrishna.jpg
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Commons category
Ramakrishna
date of birth
1836-02-18
date of death
1886-08-16
topic's main category
Category:Ramakrishna
described by source
New International Encyclopedia
student
Swami Vivekananda
cause of death
laryngeal cancer
manner of death
natural causes
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
medical condition
epilepsy
writing language
Telugu
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Encyclopedic overview

44 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Birth and childhood
  • First "superconsciousness experience"
  • Education
  • Priesthood and marriage
  • Lead up to priesthood
  • Officiation as priest
  • Vision of the Goddess Kali
  • Marriage
  • God-realisation via various traditions
  • Rama Bhakti
  • Tantra
  • Vaishnava Bhakti
  • Tota Puri and Vedanta
  • Initial meeting
  • Initiation into sannyasa
  • Experience of samadhi
  • Maya and the Divine Mother
  • Tota Puri humbled
  • Perception in samadhi
  • Islam and Christianity
  • Islam
  • Christianity
  • Popularisation and final years
  • Keshab Chandra Sen and the "New Dispensation"
  • Swami Vivekananda
  • Other devotees and disciples
  • Last days
  • Reception and teachings
  • Transformation into neo-Vedantin
  • Analysis of samadhi
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Romain Rolland and the "Oceanic feeling"
  • ''The Analyst and the Mystic''
  • ''Kali's Child''
  • Teachings
  • Influence and legacy
  • See also
  • References
  • Explanatory notes
  • Footnotes
  • Sources cited
  • General and cited bibliography
  • External links

Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), also called Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (; ; ), born Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay (his childhood nickname was Gadadhar), was an Indian Hindu mystic. He was a devotee of the goddess Kali, but adhered to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of Vaishnavism, Tantric Shaktism, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as Christianity and Sufi Islam. His parable-based teachings advocated the essential unity of religions and proclaimed that world religions are "so many paths to reach one and the same goal". He is regarded by his followers as an avatar (divine incarnation).

Ramakrishna was born in Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, India. He described going through religious experiences in childhood. Around the age twenty, he became a temple priest at the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple in Calcutta. While at the temple, his devotional temperament and intense religious practices led him to experience various spiritual visions. He was assured of the authenticity and sanctity of his visions by several religious teachers.

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