Swami Swahananda | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 29 June 1921 |
| Died | 19 Oct 2012 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Education | B.A. from Murari Chand College, Sylhet, in 1943, and a double M.A. in English Literature and English Language from the University of Calcutta, in 1945 and 46 |
| Organization | |
| Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
| Senior posting | |
| Guru | Swami Vijnanananda |
Swami Swahananda (29 June 1921 – 19 October 2012)[1] was a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India, and the minister and spiritual leader of the Vedanta Society of Southern California from 1976 to 2012. He also led the Vivekananda Retreat, Ridgely, and the Vedanta Center of Greater Washington, DC. He joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1947 and received sannyasa, full monastic ordination, in 1956.
- ^ BARDACH, A.L. (14 November 2012). "Swami Swahananda: 1921–2012 Head of the Vedanta Society of Southern California". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 28 October 2013.