Key facts
- Born
- 21 December 1868, Ayodhya
- Died
- 20 May 1953, Kolkata
- State of birth
- Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
- Sector
- Religion & spirituality
- Profession
- Indian spiritual master (1868-1953)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, also known as Guru Dev, was the Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery in India. Born into a Saryupareen Brahmin family, he left home at the age of nine in search of a spiritual master. At age fourteen, he became a disciple of Svāmī Kṛṣṇānanda Sarasvatī. At the age of 34, he was initiated into the order of Sannyas and became the Śaṅkarācārya of Jyotir Math in 1941 at age 70, the first person to hold that office in 150 years. His disciples included Swami Shantanand Saraswati, Transcendental Meditation founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Svāmī Swarūpānanda Sarasvatī, and Swami Karpatri. According to the partisans of Shantānand Saraswati, Brahmānanda made a will five months before his death in 1953, naming Shantānand as his successor.
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Timeline
- 1868Born in Ayodhya
- 1953Dies in Kolkata
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- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
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