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Swami Harshananda

Autor(a) de Hindu Gods and Goddesses

36 Works 111 Membros 2 Críticas

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Inclui os nomes: Harshananda, Swami Harshananda

Obras por Swami Harshananda

Hindu Gods and Goddesses (1985) 56 exemplares
All about Hindu Temples (1991) 5 exemplares
Hindu Festivals and Sacred Days (1999) 2 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Harshananda, Swami
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
India
Locais de residência
India
Ocupações
monk
spiritual teacher
author
Organizações
Ramakrishna Order, Ramakrishna Math

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Swami Harshananda is a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order.
Initiated into spiritual life by Swami Virajananda, the sixth president of the Ramakrishna Order, he joined the Bangalore branch of the Ramakrishna Math in early 1954.

He was administered the monastic vows by Swami Vishuddhananda, the eighth president, in 1962.

The Swami has worked in the various centres of the Order such as Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, Belur Math (the Headquarters of the Order) an Allahabad.

He has been the president of the Ramakrishna Math of Bangalore since 1989.

He has several books to his credit in English, Kunnada and Sanskrit. Some of his books have been translated into foreign languages like French, Korean and Indonesian.

He is a good speaker in both English and Kannada (his mother-tongue).

Membros

Críticas

"A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism" is a monumental three-volume work by Swami Harshananda of Ramakrishna Math. There are nearly 3,600 entries in the encyclopedia and each volume of the book contains nearly 700 pages and several color pictures and line drawings.

The volumes deal with important topics associated with Hindu religion including scriptures, philosophy, mythology, rituals and sacraments, pilgrim centers, short biographies of saints, gurus and other Hindu leaders in various fields, ancient arts and sciences, archaeology, Hindu festivals and their significance. Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism are also briefly explained in the book.

About the Author:

Swami Harshananda is the author of several books and it took nearly 33 years to research and compile "A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism". Swami Harshananda, as at the year 2010, has served 53 years in the Ramakrishna Monastic order and is presently the Head of Ramakrishna Math at Basavanagudi, Bangalore, India.
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"A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism" is a monumental three-volume work by Swami Harshananda of Ramakrishna Math. There are nearly 3,600 entries in the encyclopedia and each volume of the book contains nearly 700 pages and several color pictures and line drawings.

The volumes deal with important topics associated with Hindu religion including scriptures, philosophy, mythology, rituals and sacraments, pilgrim centers, short biographies of saints, gurus and other Hindu leaders in various fields, ancient arts and sciences, archaeology, Hindu festivals and their significance. Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism are also briefly explained in the book.

About the Author:

Swami Harshananda is the author of several books and it took nearly 33 years to research and compile "A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism". Swami Harshananda, as at the year 2010, has served 53 years in the Ramakrishna Monastic order and is presently the Head of Ramakrishna Math at Basavanagudi, Bangalore, India.
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Assinalado
Saraswati_Library | 1 outra crítica | Feb 16, 2010 |

Estatísticas

Obras
36
Membros
111
Popularidade
#175,484
Críticas
2
ISBN
18
Línguas
3

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