Swami Harshananda
Autore di Hindu Gods and Goddesses
Sull'Autore
Opere di Swami Harshananda
The Upanisads - An Introduction 1 copia
Daksinamurti Strotra 1 copia
The Purusaukta - An Exegesis 1 copia
STUDENT POWER- ITS USE AND ABUSE 1 copia
ALL ABOUT KRiShNA 1 copia
Minor Gitas 1 copia
Ganesa Gita 1 copia
Dictionary of Advaita Vedanta 1 copia
The Rgveda: A Brief Study 1 copia
A Dictionary of Advaita Vedanta 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Harshananda, Swami
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- India
- Luogo di residenza
- India
- Attività lavorative
- monk
spiritual teacher
author - Organizzazioni
- Ramakrishna Order, Ramakrishna Math
- Breve biografia
- 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).
Utenti
Recensioni
"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.… (altro)
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.… (altro)
Statistiche
- Opere
- 36
- Utenti
- 110
- Popolarità
- #176,729
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 18
- Lingue
- 3
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.… (altro)