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'''Swami Vivekananda''' (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902) was an Indian Hindu monk and disciple of Ramakrishna. He introduced [[Hinduism]] at the [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)|World's Parliament of Religions]] in Chicago in 1893, and founded the Vedanta Society of New York in 1894
[[File:Swami Vivekananda 1893.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Swami Vivekananda in 1893]]
'''Swami Vivekananda''' (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902) was an Indian Hindu monk and disciple of Ramakrishna. He introduced [[Hinduism]] at the [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)|World's Parliament of Religions]] in Chicago in 1893, and founded the Vedanta Society of New York in 1894.


== Early life ==


[[File:Vivekananda as mason.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Vivekananda as Freemason]]
== Education and monastic life ==
 
== Travels in the West ==
 
[[File:Vivekananda and Dharmapala in 1893.jpg|right|280px|thumb|Vivekananda with Anagarika Dharmapala in 1893]]
=== World's Parliament of Religions (1893) ===
 
=== Lecture tours ===
 
== Travels in India ==
 
== Theosophical Society interactions ==
 
[[File:Vivekananda as mason.jpg|right|140px|thumb|Vivekananda as Freemason]]
== Freemasonry ==
== Freemasonry ==
Vivekananda was a Freemason, according to the website of Shillong Freemasons Lodge #61.<ref>"Famous Indian Freemasons,"  [http://shillonglodge61.org/famous%20indian%20masons.htm Lodge 61 website].</ref>
Vivekananda was a Freemason, according to the website of Shillong Freemasons Lodge #61.<ref>"Famous Indian Freemasons,"  [http://shillonglodge61.org/famous%20indian%20masons.htm Lodge 61 website].</ref>


== Writings ==
== Death ==
 
== Writings and published lectures ==


The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Vivekananda&method=all 31 articles by or about Swami Vivekananda].  
The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Vivekananda&method=all 31 articles by or about Swami Vivekananda].  

Revision as of 18:11, 20 September 2018

Swami Vivekananda in 1893

Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902) was an Indian Hindu monk and disciple of Ramakrishna. He introduced Hinduism at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, and founded the Vedanta Society of New York in 1894.

Early life

Education and monastic life

Travels in the West

Vivekananda with Anagarika Dharmapala in 1893

World's Parliament of Religions (1893)

Lecture tours

Travels in India

Theosophical Society interactions

Vivekananda as Freemason

Freemasonry

Vivekananda was a Freemason, according to the website of Shillong Freemasons Lodge #61.[1]

Death

Writings and published lectures

The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 31 articles by or about Swami Vivekananda.

Additional resources

Notes

  1. "Famous Indian Freemasons," Lodge 61 website.