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Daśanāmi Sampradaya

The Daśanāmi Sampradaya (IAST: Daśanāmī Saṃpradāya "Tradition of Ten Names"), also known as the Order of Swamis,[web 1] is a Hindu monastic tradition of "single-staff renunciation" (ēka daṇḍi saṃnyāsī)[1][2][3] Ēkadandis were already known during what is sometimes referred to as "Golden Age of Hinduism" (ca. 320-650 CE[4]). According to hagiographies composed in the 14th-17th century, the Daśanāmi Sampradaya was established by Vedic scholar and teacher Adi Shankaracharya (9th cent. CE), organizing a section of the Ekadandi monks under an umbrella grouping of ten names and the four cardinal mathas of the Advaita Vedanta tradition.[web 2] However, the association of the Dasanāmis with the Shankara maṭhas remained nominal.[web 2]

History edit

 
Sannyasi, a Saiva mendicant - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)

Ēkadaṇḍis edit

 
Dandi Sanyasi, a Hindu ascetic, in Eastern Bengal in the 1860s

Ēkadandis were already known during what is sometimes referred to as "Golden Age of Hinduism" (ca. 320-650 CE[4]) The Ēkadaṇḍis existed in the Tamil speaking area during the southern-Indian Pandyan dynasty (3rd century BCE - 16th century CE) and the Southern-Indian Pallava dynasty (2nd - 9th centuries CE). Being wandering monastics, they were not settled in the brahmadeyas or settlement areas for Brahmins. There existed tax free bhiksha-bogams for feeding the Ēkadaṇḍi ascetics in the ancient Tamil speaking territory.[5]

Ēkadaṇḍis and Tridandis were also active in Eastern India, and appear to have existed there during the Northern-Indian Gupta Empire (320 to 550 CE ).[6]

According to R. Tirumalai, "There appears to have been no sectarian segregation of the Shaiva (Ēkadaṇḍi) and Srivaishnava (Tridandi Sannyāsins)".[7]

Professor Kiyokazu Okita and Indologist B. N. K. Sharma says, Sannyasis in the lineage of Advaita of Adi Shankara and the Sannyasis in the lineage of Dvaita of Madhvacharya are all Ēkadaṇḍis.[8]

Establishment of the Dasanami Sampradaya edit

 
(Vidyashankara temple) at Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Shringeri, Karnataka
 
H.H. Jagadguru Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, The Shankaracharya of Puri

According to tradition, Adi Shankara (9th cent. CE) established the Dasanami Sampradaya. Shankara was a Vaishnavite who came to be presented as an incarnation of Shiva in the 14th century,[9][web 2] to facilitate the adoption of his teachings by previously Saiva-oriented mathas in the Vijayanagara Empire. From the 14th century onwards hagiographies were composed, in which he is portrayed as establishing the Daśanāmi Sampradaya,[10] organizing a section of the Ekadandi monks under an umbrella grouping of ten names.[web 2] Several other Hindu monastic and Ekadandi traditions remained outside the organisation of the Dasanāmis.[11][12][13]

According to these hagiographies, Adi Shankara organized the Hindu monastics of these ten sects or names under four maṭhas or monasteries, with headquarters at Dvārakā in the west, Jagannathadham Puri in the east, Sringeri in the south and Badrikashrama in the north.[web 2] Each maṭha was headed by one of his four main disciples, who each continued the Vedanta Sampradaya.

Monastics of these ten orders differ in part in their beliefs and practices, and a section of them is not considered to be restricted to specific changes made by Shankara. While the Dasanāmis associated with the Shankara maṭhas follow the procedures enumerated by Adi Śankara, some of these orders remained partly or fully independent in their belief and practices; and outside the official control of the Shankara maṭhas.

The association of the Dasanāmis with the Smarta tradition or Advaita Vedānta is not all-embracing. One example is the Kriyā Yoga tradition that considers itself eclectic (see: Eclecticism), with ancient[web 3] unchangeable beliefs, and outside the ambit of differences in the understanding of Vedanta. Other examples are the Tantric Avadhūta Sampradāyas and Ekadaṇḍi sannyāsa traditions outside the control of the Shankara maṭhas[13] The Dasanāmis or Ēkadaṇḍis also founded, and continue to found or affiliate themselves with, maṭhas, ashrams and temples outside the control of the Shankara maṭhas.[web 3][web 4]

The Advaita Sampradāya is not a Shaiva sect,[web 2][14] despite the historical links with Shaivism:

Advaitins are non-sectarian, and they advocate worship of Siva and Visnu equally with that of the other deities of Hinduism, like Sakti, Ganapati and others.[web 2]

Nevertheless, contemporary Shankaracaryas have more influence among Saiva communities than among Vaisnava communities.[web 2] The greatest influence of the gurus of the Advaita tradition has been among followers of the Smartha tradition, who integrate the domestic Vedic ritual with devotional aspects of Hinduism.[web 2]

According to Nakamura, these maṭhas contributed to the influence of Shankara, which was "due to institutional factors".[15] The maṭhas which he built exist until today, and preserve the teachings and influence of Shankara, "while the writings of other scholars before him came to be forgotten with the passage of time".[16]

The table below gives an overview of the four Amnaya maṭhas founded by Adi Shankara, and their details.[web 5]

Shishya
(lineage)
Direction Maṭha Mahāvākya Veda Sampradaya
Padmapāda East Govardhana Pīṭhaṃ Prajñānam brahma (Consciousness is Brahman) Rig Veda Bhogavala
Sureśvara South Sringeri Śārada Pīṭhaṃ Aham brahmāsmi (I am Brahman) Yajur Veda Bhūrivala
Hastāmalakācārya West Dvāraka Pīṭhaṃ Tattvamasi (That thou art) Sama Veda Kitavala
Toṭakācārya North Jyotirmaṭha Pīṭhaṃ Ayamātmā brahma (This Atman is Brahman) Atharva Veda Nandavala

Expansion of the Dasanāmi Sampradāya edit

According to the tradition in Kerala, after Shankara's samādhi at Vadakkunnathan Temple, his disciples founded four maṭhas in Thrissur, namely Naduvil Madhom, Thekke Madhom, Idayil Madhom and Vadakke Madhom.

According to Pandey, the ēkadaṇḍis or Dasanāmis had established monasteries in India and Nepal in the 13th and 14th century.[web 6]

Naga Sadhus akharas edit

 
Naga Sadhu performing ritual bath at Sangam during Prayagraj Ardh Kumbhmela 2007

In the 16th century, Madhusudana Saraswati of Bengal organised a section of the Naga (naked) tradition of armed sannyasis in order to protect Hindus from the tyranny of the Mughal rulers.

Warrior-ascetics could be found in Hinduism from at least the 1500s and as late as the 1700s,[17] although tradition attributes their creation to Sankaracharya[web 7]

Some examples of Akhara currently are the Juna Akhara of the Dashanami Naga, Niranjani Akhara, Anand Akhara, Atal Akhara, Awahan Akhara, Agni Akhara and Nirmal Panchayati Akhara at Prayagraj.[web 8] Each akhara is divided into sub-branches and traditions. An example is the Dattatreya Akhara (Ujjain) of the naked sadhus of Juna Naga establishment.[web 9]

The naga sadhus generally remain in the ambit of non-violence presently, though some sections are also known to practice the sport of Indian wrestling. The Dasanāmi sannyāsins practice the Vedic and yogic Yama principles of ahimsā (non-violence), satya (truth), asteya (non-stealing), aparigraha (non-covetousness) and brahmacārya (celibacy / moderation).

The naga sadhus are prominent at Kumbh mela, where the order in which they enter the water is fixed by tradition. After the Juna akhara, the Niranjani and Mahanirvani Akhara proceed to their bath. Ramakrishna Math Sevashram are almost the last in the procession.[18]

Characteristics edit

Parampara edit

In the Indian religious and philosophical traditions, all knowledge is traced back to the gods and to the Rishis who primarily heard the Vedas by mediation.

The current Acaryas, the heads of the maṭhas, trace their authority back to the four main disciples of Shankara,[web 10] and each of the heads of these four maṭhas takes the title of Shankaracharya ("the learned Shankara") after Adi Shankara.[citation needed]

The Advaita guru-paramparā (Lineage of Gurus in Non-dualism) begins with the mythological time of the Daiva-paramparā, followed by the vedic seers of the Ṛṣi-paramparā, and the Mānava-paramparā of historical times and personalities:[web 10][note 1]

Daiva-paramparā
Ṛṣi-paramparā
Mānava-paramparā

Ten Names edit

Hindus who enter sannyāsa in the ēkadaṇḍi tradition take up one of the ten names associated with this Sampradaya: Giri, Puri, Bhāratī, Vana/Ban, Āraṇya, Sagara, Āśrama, Sarasvatī, Tīrtha, and Parvata.[web 12][web 2] Sanyasis of Advaita Vedanta and Dvaita Vedanta belong to ēkadaṇḍi tradition.[20]

Swami's edit

A swami, as the monk is called, is a renunciate who seeks to achieve spiritual union with the swa (Self). In formally renouncing the world, he or she generally wears ochre, saffron or orange-colored robes as a symbol of non-attachment to worldly desires, and may choose to roam independently or join an ashram or other spiritual organizations, typically in an ideal of selfless service.[web 1] Upon initiation, which can only be done by another existing Swami, the renunciate receives a new name (usually ending in ananda, meaning 'supreme bliss') and takes a title which formalizes his connection with one of the ten subdivisions of the Swami Order. A swami's name has a dual significance, representing the attainment of supreme bliss through some divine quality or state (i.e. love, wisdom, service, yoga), and through a harmony with the infinite vastness of nature, expressed in one of the ten subdivision names: Giri (mountain), Puri (tract), Bhāratī (land), Vana (forest), Āraṇya (forest), Sagara (sea), Āśrama (spiritual exertion), Sarasvatī (wisdom of nature), Tīrtha (place of pilgrimage), and Parvata (mountain). A swami is not necessarily a yogi, although many swamis can and do practice yoga as a means of spiritual liberation; experienced swamis may also take disciples.[web 1]

Single-staff renunciates are distinct in their practices from Shaiva trishuladhari or "trident-wielding renunciates" and Vaishnava traditions of Tridandi sannyāsis.[21][note 3][note 4]

Standardised List of Dasanāmīs in Wikipedia edit

This section enumerates, in standardised manner, members of the Dasanāmī Order with articles in Wikipedia, listing each under his formal title and name, without the use of the honorifics[note 5] used by devotees and disciples. The word "Swāmī" here is not an honorific. It is the title of an initiated member of the Dasanāmī Order. Entries are listed in standard form: TITLE (Swāmī) + PERSONAL NAME + SUB-ORDER NAME. A few entries have the additional title (not honorific) of "Jagadguru Śankarācārya" which designates either one of the four supreme leaders of the order (somewhat similar to the position of Pope in Catholic Christianity). "Mahanta" is an administrative title designating an organizational position or office assigned to certain persons.

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Name Notability
Swāmī Abhayānanda Puri French American initiate of Vivekānanda.
Swāmī Abhedānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.[1]
Swāmī Abhinavavidyā Tīrtha Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Śrngeri.
Swāmī Achalānanda Puri Disciple of Vivekānanda.
Swāmī Achyutananda Sarasvatī Gaudiya Vaisnava teacher.
Swāmī Adbhutānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Adidevānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Advaitānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Agehānanda Bhāratī Austrian American intellectual and expert on Indian languages and phonology.[2][3][4]
Swāmī Agnivesha Sarasvatī Social activist, well known for his protest against bonded labor.[5]
Swāmī Akhandānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Akhilānanda Puri Founder of Vedanta Society of Providence and Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston.
Swāmī Akshobhya Tīrtha Dvaitavādin.
Swāmī Ānanda Tīrtha Preceptor of Dvaita.
Swāmī Ānandānanda Puri Gandhian activist.
Swāmī Ashokānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Atmabodhendra Sarasvatī Pīthādhipati of Kamakoti Math, Kanchipuram.
Swāmī Ātmājñānānanda Puri American Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Ātmasthānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.

B edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Bhāratī Tīrtha Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Śrngeri.
Swāmī Bhāratīkrsna Tīrtha Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Puri and scholar of Indian mathematics. First Śankarācārya to visit the West. Authored Vedic Mathematics.
Swāmī Bhaskarānanda Sarasvatī Scholar and anchorite of Benāres.
Swāmī Bhūmānanda Tīrtha Social reformer. Teacher of Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavata Purana.
Swāmī Bhuteshānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Bodhendra Sarasvatī Pīthādhipati of Kamakoti Math, Kanchipuram.
Swāmī Brahmānanda Sarasvatī Highly respected Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Jyotirmāyā Pītha, Badrināth.

C edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Candrasekhara Bhāratī Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Śrngeri.
Swāmī Chandrasekharendra Sarasvatī Pīthādhipati of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram. Featured in Paul Brunton's A Search in Secret India.
Swāmī Chidānanda Sarasvatī Disciple of Swāmī Śivānanda Sarasvatī. President of Divine Life Society. Interfaith advocate and friend of Thích Nhất Hạnh.
Swāmī Chidānanda Sarasvatī Founder of temples in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the USA.
Swāmī Chidvilasānanda Sarasvatī Disciple and designated successor of Muktānanda. Sister of Nityānanda.[6]
Swāmī Chinmāyānanda Sarasvatī Hindu missionary. Disciple of Swāmī Śivānanda Sarasvatī and Swāmī Tapovanam Giri. Founder of Chinmaya Mission.[7]

D edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Dayānanda Sarasvatī Socio-religious reformer. Founder of the Arya Samaj.
Swāmī Dayānanda Sarasvatī Vedānt ācārya. Founder of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam.[8]
Swāmī Dhanarāja Giri Advaita Vedānta ācārya. Founder of the highly-prestigious Kailash Ashram, Rishikesh.

G edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Gahanānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Gambhirānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Ganapati Sarasvatī Long-lived yogī of Benāres.[9][10]
Swāmī Ganeshānanda Sarasvatī Yoga teacher. Pupil and sannyās initiate of Swāmī Śivānanda Sarasvatī. Pupil of Swāmī Suraj Giri.
Swāmī Gangadharendra Sarasvatī Teacher of Advaita Vedānta.
Swāmī Ghanānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk who was active in Europe.
Swāmī Ghanānanda Sarasvatī Ghanaian disciple of Swāmī Krishnānanda Sarasvatī. Possibly the first Black African convert to Hinduism.
Swāmī Gītānanda Giri Indian Canadian physician. Yoga teacher; Mahanta of the Brighu Order; "Lion of Pondicherry".
Swāmī Gñānānanda Giri Long-lived yogī. Guru of French Catholic monastic Abhishiktānanda.

H edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Haridāsa Giri Disciple of Swāmī Gñānānanda Giri.
Swāmī Hariharānanda Āranya Noted Samkhya Yogī
Swāmī Hariharānanda Giri Kriyā Yoga teacher. Pupil of Śrījukteśvara, Bhupendranāth Sanyal, Yogānanda, Satyānanda, and Bijoy Krishna.[11]
Swāmī Hariharānanda Sarasvatī Respected Vedānt ācārya. Disciple of Swāmī Brahmānanda Sarasvatī. Met Yogānanda at the Kumbh Mela.

I edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Isvara Puri Dvaitavādin.

J edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Janakānanda Sarasvatī Danish disciple of Swāmī Satyānanda Sarasvatī; founder of Skandinavisk Yoga och Meditationsskola.
Swāmī Jaya Tīrtha Dvaitavādin.
Swāmī Jaya Tīrtha Dvaitavādin.
Swāmī Jayendra Sarasvatī Disciple of Swāmī Chandrasekharendra Sarasvatī. Pīthādhipati of Kamakoti Math, Kanchipuram.
Swāmī Jītātmānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.

K edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Kalyanānanda Puri Disciple of Vivekānanda.
Swāmī Kesavānanda Bhāratī Mahānta/Pīthādhipati of Edneer Math, Kasaragod district, Kerala.
Swāmī Kesavānanda Tīrtha Yogī of Vrindāban.
Swāmī Kirtidānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Krishnānanda Sarasvatī Disciple of Śivānanda; General Secretary of Divine Life Society, 1963–2001.[12][13]
Swāmī Kriyānanda Giri American disciple of Yogānanda. Founder of Ananda World Brotherhood Colonies.
Swāmī Kṛṣṇacaitanya Bhāratī Vaisnava scholar and teacher. Foremost historical figure of Bangla Vaisnavism. Regarded as an avatār and called "Caitanya Mahaprabhu" by devotees.[14]

L edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Laksmanānanda Sarasvatī Humanitarian social relief worker of Orissa. Assassinated by suspected Christian Maoists.
Swāmī Laksmīnārāyana Tīrtha Dvaitavādin.

M edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Madhavānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Madhavendra Puri Dvaitavādin. Disciple of Lakshmipati Tirtha.
Swāmī Madhusūdana Sarasvatī Teacher of Advaita Vedānta.
Swāmī Mahādevendra Sarasvatī Pīthādhipati of Kamakoti Math, Kanchipuram.
Swāminī Māyātitānanda Sarasvatī Ayurveda teacher.
Swāmī Muktānanda Sarasvatī Meditation teacher. Founded the SYDA (Siddha Yoga Dham) organization, with several ashrams and centers. Author.

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Name Notability
Swāmī Narahari Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. Disciple of Swāmī Ānanda Tīrtha.
Swāmī Nārāyanānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk. Rāja yoga teacher in Denmark.
Swāmī Nigamānanda Sarasvatī Bhakta, gyānī, yogī, tantrika of Eastern India.
Swāmī Nikhilānanda Puri Ramakrishna monastic; Vedānta teacher in the USA.
Swāmī Nirañjanānanda Puri One of the six disciples of Ramakrishna who were regarded as iśvarakoti.[15]
Swāmī Nirañjanānanda Sarasvatī Disciple of Satyānanda; head of Bihar School of Yoga.[16][17]
Swāmī Nirmalānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Nischayānanda Puri Disciple of Vivekānanda.
Swāmī Nrsimha Sarasvatī Sage of Mahārāshtra. Regarded as an incarnation of the legendary sage Dattātreya.

O edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Omānanda Puri Irish violinist, singer, Theosophist, writer, poet, esoteric teacher and authority on Indian music.
Swāmī Omānanda Sarasvatī Educator.

P edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Padmanabha Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. Disciple of Swāmī Ānanda Tīrtha.
Swāmī Paramānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk. Vedānta teacher in the USA.
Swāmī Prabhavānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk. Vedānta teacher in the USA.
Swāmī Prakāshānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk; Vedānta teacher in the USA.
Swāmī Prakāshānanda Sarasvatī Rādhā-Krsna devotee, convict and fugitive in the USA. Disciple of Rādhā-Krsna bhakta Kripālu "Mahārāj."
Swāmī Prakāshānanda Sarasvatī Hindu teacher in Trinidad.
Swāmī Prameyānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swami Pranavānanda Giri Founder of Bharat Sevashram Sangha.
Swāmī Pranavānanda Sarasvatī Disciple of Śivānanda; Yoga-Vedānta teacher, Divine Life Society, Malaysia.
Swāmī Premānanda Puri One of the six disciples of Ramakrishna who were regarded as iśvarakoti.
Swāmī Purana Puri An 18th century Indian ascetic monk and traveller who visited many places including Sri Lanka, Moscow, Yemen & Tibet.
Swāmī Purnaprajñā Tīrtha Founder and Preceptor of Dvaitavāda.
Swāmī Purushottamānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.

R edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Raghavendra Tīrtha Dvaitavādin and Pīthādhipati.
Swāmī Raghaveshwara Bhāratī Advaita Vedāntin. 36th Jagadguru of Sri Ramachandrapura Math, Hosanagara, Shimoga, Karnātaka.
Swāmī Raghuttama Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 14th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Rāma Bhāratī Yogī; founder of Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy, Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
Swāmī Rāma Tīrtha Teacher of "Practical Vedanta".
Swāmī Rāmakrishnānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Ramakrishna Puri Temple priest, ascetic, mystic of Bengal. Regarded as an avatār (a "descent" or physical incarnation of God) by devotees.
Swāmī Rāmānanda Tīrtha Activist in Hyderābād.
Swāmī Ranganāthānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission and a great Vedantin.
Swāmī Rudrānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk in Fiji.
Swāmī Rudrānanda Sarasvatī American spiritual teacher.

S edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Saccidānanda Bhāratī Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Śrngeri.
Swāmī Saccidānandaśivābhinavanrsiṃha Bhāratī Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Śrngeri.
Swāmī Sadānanda Puri Disciple of Vivekānanda.
Swāmī Sadaśivendra Sarasvatī Scholar, yogī-siddha, poet, avadhūta; mentioned in Yogānanda's Autobiography of a Yogi.
Swāmī Sahajānanda Sarasvatī Indian nationalist.
Swāmī Sahajānanda Sarasvatī South African spiritual teacher. Disciple of Śivānanda.
Swāmī Samarpanānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Samyamindra Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 21st Mathadhipati of Kashi Math.
Swāmī Śaradānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna. Author of the Śrī Śrī Ramakrishna Līlaprasanga, the lead biography of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Sarvapriyānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk. Resident of Vedanta Society of New York.
Swāmī Satchidānanda Sarasvatī Yoga teacher. Disciple of Śivānanda. Founder of Sivananda Ashram (Sri Lanka) and Satchidananda Ashrams (USA).
Swāmī Satcidānandendra Sarasvatī Vedānt ācārya.
Swāmī Satyābhinava Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 21st Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyabodha Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 25th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyadharma Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 28th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyadhyāna Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 38th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyajñāna Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 37th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyamitrānanda Giri Founder of Bharat Mata Mandir, a temple in Haridwar.
Swāmī Satyānanda Giri Kriyā Yoga teacher. Disciple of Śrījukteśvara.
Swāmī Satyānanda Sarasvatī Disciple of Śivānanda; founder of Bihar School of Yoga.
Swāmī Satyanātha Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 20th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyanidhi Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 19th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyapramoda Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 41st Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyapriya Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 24th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyātmā Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 42nd Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyavara Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 27th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Satyavijaya Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 23rd Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Shambhavānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Shankarānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Shankarānanda Sarasvatī American disciple of Muktānanda.
Swāmī Shantānanda Sarasvatī Disciple of Śivānanda. Spiritual guide in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Swāmī Shivānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna and 2nd President of the Ramakrishna Order.[18]
Swāmī Shivom Tīrtha Siddhayoga teacher.
Swāmī Shraddhānanda Sarasvatī Hindu social activist. Assassinated by a Muslim.
Swāmī Shuddhānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Śivānanda Sarasvatī Founded Divine Life Society and Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy, Rishikesh; authored 200 books.
Swāmī Śivānanda Rādhā Sarasvatī Canadian yoga teacher. Disciple of Śivānanda.
Swāmī Smaranānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk. President of the Ramakrishna Order.[19]
Swāmī Śrījukteśvara Giri Kriyā Yoga adept. Astrologer. Disciple of Shyāmacharan Lahirī. Guru of Yogānanda.
Swāmī Subodhānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Sudhindra Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 20th Mathadhipati of Kashi Math.
Swāmī Sukhabodhānanda Sarasvatī Teacher of scripture.
Swāmī Sukrathindra Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 19th Mathadhipati of Kashi Math.
Swāmī Swahānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Swarūpānanda Puri Disciple of Vivekānanda.
Swāmī Swarūpānanda Sarasvatī Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Jyotirmāyā and Dwarka Pītha.
Swāmī Swarūpānandendra Sarasvatī Founder of Visakha Sri Sarada Pitha.

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Name Notability
Swāmī Tapasyānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Tapovanam Giri Reclusive yogī of Uttar Kashi.
Swāmī Tathāgatānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swami Tejomayananda Saraswati Current Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide.
Swāmī Trigunatitānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Turiyānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Tyagānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk. Hindu chaplain of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Name Notability
Swāmī Vadirāja Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 20th Pīthādhipati of Sodhe Math.
Swāmī Vasudevānanda Sarasvatī Wandering monk, spiritual teacher, author.
Swāmī Vedanidhi Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 17th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Venkateśānanda Sarasvatī Disciple of Śivānanda; founder of Sivananda Ashrams in South Africa and Mauritius.
Swāmī Vidyānāthānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk and mathematician.
Swāmī Vidyāranya Tīrtha Jagadguru Śankarācārya of Śrngeri.
Swāmī Vidyātmānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk.
Swāmī Vidyādhīśa Tīrtha Dvaitavādin. 16th Pīthādhipati of Uttaradi Math.
Swāmī Vijayendra Sarasvatī Disciple and designated successor of Jayendra Sarasvatī.
Swāmī Vijayendra Tīrtha Dvaitavādin.
Swāmī Vijñānānanda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna.
Swāmī Vimalānanda Puri Disciple of Vivekānanda.
Swāmī Vipulānanda Puri Srī Lankān Ramakrishna monastic and Hindu revivalist.
Swāmī Virajānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Vireshwarānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Vishnu Tīrtha Siddhayoga teacher.
Swāmī Vishnudevānanda Sarasvatī Yogī. Peace activist. Most famous disciple of Swāmī Śivānanda Sarasvatī (the two of them are the most well-known members of the Sarasvati sub-order). Founder of the worldwide Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. Authored The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga. Airplane pilot.
Swāmī Vishuddhānanda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission.
Swāmī Vishwadevānanda Puri Teacher of Advaita Vedānta.
Swāmī Vivekānanda Puri Most famous of disciples of Ramakrishna (the two of them are the most well-known members of the Puri sub-order). Most famous figure at first Parliament of the World's Religions (Chicago, 1893). Organizer of the Ramakrishna Mission. One of the six disciples of Ramakrishna who were regarded as iśvarakoti.
Swāmī Vyāsa Tīrtha Dvaitavādin.
Swāmī Vyāsachalamahādevendra Sarasvatī Pīthādhipati of Kamakoti Math, Kanchipuram.

Y edit

Name Notability
Swāmī Yatīśwarānanda Puri Ramakrishna monk. Spiritual teacher and meditation instructor.
Swāmī Yogānanda Giri Disciple of Svāmī Śrīyukteśwara Giri. Founder of Self-Realization Fellowship. Author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Known by honorific "Paramahansa."
Swāmī Yogānanda Giri Leading Hindu of Italy. Disciple of Gītānanda.
Swāmī Yogānanda Puri One of the six disciples of Ramakrishna who were regarded as iśvarakoti.

Notes edit

  1. ^ The following Sanskrit Verse among Smarthas provides the list of the early teachers of the Vedanta in their order:[web 11][19] "नारायणं पद्मभुवं वशिष्ठं शक्तिं च तत्पुत्रं पराशरं च व्यासं शुकं गौडपादं महान्तं गोविन्दयोगीन्द्रं अथास्य शिष्यम्
    श्री शंकराचार्यं अथास्य पद्मपादं च हस्तामलकं च शिष्यम् तं तोटकं वार्त्तिककारमन्यान् अस्मद् गुरून् सन्ततमानतोऽस्मि
    अद्वैत गुरु परंपरा स्तोत्रम्"
    "nārāyanam padmabhuvam vasishtam saktim ca tat-putram parāśaram ca
    vyāsam śukam gauḍapāda mahāntam govinda yogīndram athāsya śiṣyam
    śri śankarācāryam athāsya padmapādam ca hastāmalakam ca śiṣyam
    tam trotakam vārtikakāram-anyān asmad gurūn santatamānato’smi
    Advaita-Guru-Paramparā-Stotram",
    The above advaita guru paramparā verse salute the prominent gurus of advaita, starting from Nārāyaṇa through Adi Sankara and his disciples, up to the Acharyas of today.
  2. ^ the famous redactor of the vedas, he is also traditionally identified with Bādarāyaṇa, the composer of the Brahmasūtras
  3. ^ The Tridandi sannyāsins continue to wear the sacred thread after renunciation, while Ekadandi sannyāsins do not.
  4. ^ Ek means "one", ekadandi means "of single staff", tridandi means "of three staffs".
  5. ^ e.g.: śrī and variations thereof, and variations thereof, swāmījī, mahātma, mahārsi, mahāyogī, mahāsaya, mahārāj, mahārājjī, paramahamsa, prabhu, prabhujī, mahāprabhu, gurudev, gurujī, guru mahārāj jī, sāheb, sāhebjī, bābā, bābājī, mā, māta, mātajī, bhagvan, prabhupāda, bhaktipāda.

References edit

  1. ^ Journal of the Oriental Institute (pp 301), by Oriental Institute (Vadodara, India).
  2. ^ Govind Sadashiv Ghurye, Indian Sadhus
  3. ^ Lalit Kishore Lal Srivastava, Advaitic Concept of Jīvanmukti
  4. ^ a b Michaels 2004, p. 40-41.
  5. ^ Shanmuga Velayutham Subramanian, Heritage of the Tamils: temple arts, p.154
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  10. ^ Clark 2006, p. 224-225.
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  13. ^ a b H.A. Rose, Ibbetson, Denzil Ibbetson Sir, and Maclagan, Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province, page 857
  14. ^ Nakamura 2004, p. 782-783.
  15. ^ Nakamura 2004, p. 680.
  16. ^ Nakamura 2004, p. 680-681.
  17. ^ A history of Dasnami Naga Sanyasis, Sir Jadunath Sarkar, Sri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani, Allahabad, http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10689/9526/5/Chapter%201_1%20-%20108p.pdf 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Naga sadhus steal the show at Kumbh, Nandita Sengupta, TNN Feb 13, 2010://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-13/india/28140014_1_naga-sadhus-juna-akhara-holy-dip[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ Book: Shri Gowdapadacharya & Shri Kavale Math (A Commemoration volume). P. 38.
  20. ^ Sharma 2000, p. 525.
  21. ^ A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swāmi, Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.

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External links edit

  • Sringeri Math
  • advaita-vedanta.org, Danasami Sampradya- The monastic tradition

daśanāmi, sampradaya, iast, daśanāmī, saṃpradāya, tradition, names, also, known, order, swamis, hindu, monastic, tradition, single, staff, renunciation, ēka, daṇḍi, saṃnyāsī, Ēkadandis, were, already, known, during, what, sometimes, referred, golden, hinduism,. The Dasanami Sampradaya IAST Dasanami Saṃpradaya Tradition of Ten Names also known as the Order of Swamis web 1 is a Hindu monastic tradition of single staff renunciation eka daṇḍi saṃnyasi 1 2 3 Ekadandis were already known during what is sometimes referred to as Golden Age of Hinduism ca 320 650 CE 4 According to hagiographies composed in the 14th 17th century the Dasanami Sampradaya was established by Vedic scholar and teacher Adi Shankaracharya 9th cent CE organizing a section of the Ekadandi monks under an umbrella grouping of ten names and the four cardinal mathas of the Advaita Vedanta tradition web 2 However the association of the Dasanamis with the Shankara maṭhas remained nominal web 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Ekadaṇḍis 1 2 Establishment of the Dasanami Sampradaya 1 3 Expansion of the Dasanami Sampradaya 1 4 Naga Sadhus akharas 2 Characteristics 2 1 Parampara 2 2 Ten Names 2 3 Swami s 3 Standardised List of Dasanamis in Wikipedia 3 1 A 3 2 B 3 3 C 3 4 D 3 5 G 3 6 H 3 7 I 3 8 J 3 9 K 3 10 L 3 11 M 3 12 N 3 13 O 3 14 P 3 15 R 3 16 S 3 17 T 3 18 V 3 19 Y 4 Notes 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Sannyasi a Saiva mendicant Tashrih al aqvam 1825 Ekadaṇḍis edit nbsp Dandi Sanyasi a Hindu ascetic in Eastern Bengal in the 1860s See also Gupta rule and Gupta and Pallava period Ekadandis were already known during what is sometimes referred to as Golden Age of Hinduism ca 320 650 CE 4 The Ekadaṇḍis existed in the Tamil speaking area during the southern Indian Pandyan dynasty 3rd century BCE 16th century CE and the Southern Indian Pallava dynasty 2nd 9th centuries CE Being wandering monastics they were not settled in the brahmadeyas or settlement areas for Brahmins There existed tax free bhiksha bogams for feeding the Ekadaṇḍi ascetics in the ancient Tamil speaking territory 5 Ekadaṇḍis and Tridandis were also active in Eastern India and appear to have existed there during the Northern Indian Gupta Empire 320 to 550 CE 6 According to R Tirumalai There appears to have been no sectarian segregation of the Shaiva Ekadaṇḍi and Srivaishnava Tridandi Sannyasins 7 Professor Kiyokazu Okita and Indologist B N K Sharma says Sannyasis in the lineage of Advaita of Adi Shankara and the Sannyasis in the lineage of Dvaita of Madhvacharya are all Ekadaṇḍis 8 Establishment of the Dasanami Sampradaya edit nbsp Vidyashankara temple at Sringeri Sharada Peetham Shringeri Karnataka nbsp H H Jagadguru Swami Nischalananda Saraswati The Shankaracharya of Puri See also Sampradaya and Parampara According to tradition Adi Shankara 9th cent CE established the Dasanami Sampradaya Shankara was a Vaishnavite who came to be presented as an incarnation of Shiva in the 14th century 9 web 2 to facilitate the adoption of his teachings by previously Saiva oriented mathas in the Vijayanagara Empire From the 14th century onwards hagiographies were composed in which he is portrayed as establishing the Dasanami Sampradaya 10 organizing a section of the Ekadandi monks under an umbrella grouping of ten names web 2 Several other Hindu monastic and Ekadandi traditions remained outside the organisation of the Dasanamis 11 12 13 According to these hagiographies Adi Shankara organized the Hindu monastics of these ten sects or names under four maṭhas or monasteries with headquarters at Dvaraka in the west Jagannathadham Puri in the east Sringeri in the south and Badrikashrama in the north web 2 Each maṭha was headed by one of his four main disciples who each continued the Vedanta Sampradaya Monastics of these ten orders differ in part in their beliefs and practices and a section of them is not considered to be restricted to specific changes made by Shankara While the Dasanamis associated with the Shankara maṭhas follow the procedures enumerated by Adi Sankara some of these orders remained partly or fully independent in their belief and practices and outside the official control of the Shankara maṭhas The association of the Dasanamis with the Smarta tradition or Advaita Vedanta is not all embracing One example is the Kriya Yoga tradition that considers itself eclectic see Eclecticism with ancient web 3 unchangeable beliefs and outside the ambit of differences in the understanding of Vedanta Other examples are the Tantric Avadhuta Sampradayas and Ekadaṇḍi sannyasa traditions outside the control of the Shankara maṭhas 13 The Dasanamis or Ekadaṇḍis also founded and continue to found or affiliate themselves with maṭhas ashrams and temples outside the control of the Shankara maṭhas web 3 web 4 The Advaita Sampradaya is not a Shaiva sect web 2 14 despite the historical links with Shaivism Advaitins are non sectarian and they advocate worship of Siva and Visnu equally with that of the other deities of Hinduism like Sakti Ganapati and others web 2 Nevertheless contemporary Shankaracaryas have more influence among Saiva communities than among Vaisnava communities web 2 The greatest influence of the gurus of the Advaita tradition has been among followers of the Smartha tradition who integrate the domestic Vedic ritual with devotional aspects of Hinduism web 2 According to Nakamura these maṭhas contributed to the influence of Shankara which was due to institutional factors 15 The maṭhas which he built exist until today and preserve the teachings and influence of Shankara while the writings of other scholars before him came to be forgotten with the passage of time 16 The table below gives an overview of the four Amnaya maṭhas founded by Adi Shankara and their details web 5 Shishya lineage Direction Maṭha Mahavakya Veda Sampradaya Padmapada East Govardhana Piṭhaṃ Prajnanam brahma Consciousness is Brahman Rig Veda Bhogavala Suresvara South Sringeri Sarada Piṭhaṃ Aham brahmasmi I am Brahman Yajur Veda Bhurivala Hastamalakacarya West Dvaraka Piṭhaṃ Tattvamasi That thou art Sama Veda Kitavala Toṭakacarya North Jyotirmaṭha Piṭhaṃ Ayamatma brahma This Atman is Brahman Atharva Veda Nandavala Expansion of the Dasanami Sampradaya edit According to the tradition in Kerala after Shankara s samadhi at Vadakkunnathan Temple his disciples founded four maṭhas in Thrissur namely Naduvil Madhom Thekke Madhom Idayil Madhom and Vadakke Madhom According to Pandey the ekadaṇḍis or Dasanamis had established monasteries in India and Nepal in the 13th and 14th century web 6 Naga Sadhus akharas edit nbsp Naga Sadhu performing ritual bath at Sangam during Prayagraj Ardh Kumbhmela 2007 In the 16th century Madhusudana Saraswati of Bengal organised a section of the Naga naked tradition of armed sannyasis in order to protect Hindus from the tyranny of the Mughal rulers Warrior ascetics could be found in Hinduism from at least the 1500s and as late as the 1700s 17 although tradition attributes their creation to Sankaracharya web 7 Some examples of Akhara currently are the Juna Akhara of the Dashanami Naga Niranjani Akhara Anand Akhara Atal Akhara Awahan Akhara Agni Akhara and Nirmal Panchayati Akhara at Prayagraj web 8 Each akhara is divided into sub branches and traditions An example is the Dattatreya Akhara Ujjain of the naked sadhus of Juna Naga establishment web 9 The naga sadhus generally remain in the ambit of non violence presently though some sections are also known to practice the sport of Indian wrestling The Dasanami sannyasins practice the Vedic and yogic Yama principles of ahimsa non violence satya truth asteya non stealing aparigraha non covetousness and brahmacarya celibacy moderation The naga sadhus are prominent at Kumbh mela where the order in which they enter the water is fixed by tradition After the Juna akhara the Niranjani and Mahanirvani Akhara proceed to their bath Ramakrishna Math Sevashram are almost the last in the procession 18 Characteristics editParampara edit In the Indian religious and philosophical traditions all knowledge is traced back to the gods and to the Rishis who primarily heard the Vedas by mediation The current Acaryas the heads of the maṭhas trace their authority back to the four main disciples of Shankara web 10 and each of the heads of these four maṭhas takes the title of Shankaracharya the learned Shankara after Adi Shankara citation needed The Advaita guru parampara Lineage of Gurus in Non dualism begins with the mythological time of the Daiva parampara followed by the vedic seers of the Ṛṣi parampara and the Manava parampara of historical times and personalities web 10 note 1 Daiva parampara Narayaṇa Sada Shiva Padmabhuva Brahma Ṛṣi parampara Vasiṣṭha Sakti Parasara Vyasa note 2 Suka Manava parampara Gauḍapada Govinda bhagavatpada Sankara bhagavatpada and then Shankara s four disciples Padmapada Hastamalaka Toṭaka Vartikakara Suresvara and others dd Ten Names edit Hindus who enter sannyasa in the ekadaṇḍi tradition take up one of the ten names associated with this Sampradaya Giri Puri Bharati Vana Ban Araṇya Sagara Asrama Sarasvati Tirtha and Parvata web 12 web 2 Sanyasis of Advaita Vedanta and Dvaita Vedanta belong to ekadaṇḍi tradition 20 Swami s edit A swami as the monk is called is a renunciate who seeks to achieve spiritual union with the swa Self In formally renouncing the world he or she generally wears ochre saffron or orange colored robes as a symbol of non attachment to worldly desires and may choose to roam independently or join an ashram or other spiritual organizations typically in an ideal of selfless service web 1 Upon initiation which can only be done by another existing Swami the renunciate receives a new name usually ending in ananda meaning supreme bliss and takes a title which formalizes his connection with one of the ten subdivisions of the Swami Order A swami s name has a dual significance representing the attainment of supreme bliss through some divine quality or state i e love wisdom service yoga and through a harmony with the infinite vastness of nature expressed in one of the ten subdivision names Giri mountain Puri tract Bharati land Vana forest Araṇya forest Sagara sea Asrama spiritual exertion Sarasvati wisdom of nature Tirtha place of pilgrimage and Parvata mountain A swami is not necessarily a yogi although many swamis can and do practice yoga as a means of spiritual liberation experienced swamis may also take disciples web 1 Single staff renunciates are distinct in their practices from Shaiva trishuladhari or trident wielding renunciates and Vaishnava traditions of Tridandi sannyasis 21 note 3 note 4 Standardised List of Dasanamis in Wikipedia editThis section enumerates in standardised manner members of the Dasanami Order with articles in Wikipedia listing each under his formal title and name without the use of the honorifics note 5 used by devotees and disciples The word Swami here is not an honorific It is the title of an initiated member of the Dasanami Order Entries are listed in standard form TITLE Swami PERSONAL NAME SUB ORDER NAME A few entries have the additional title not honorific of Jagadguru Sankaracarya which designates either one of the four supreme leaders of the order somewhat similar to the position of Pope in Catholic Christianity Mahanta is an administrative title designating an organizational position or office assigned to certain persons A edit Name Notability Swami Abhayananda Puri French American initiate of Vivekananda Swami Abhedananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna 1 Swami Abhinavavidya Tirtha Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Srngeri Swami Achalananda Puri Disciple of Vivekananda Swami Achyutananda Sarasvati Gaudiya Vaisnava teacher Swami Adbhutananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Adidevananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Advaitananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Agehananda Bharati Austrian American intellectual and expert on Indian languages and phonology 2 3 4 Swami Agnivesha Sarasvati Social activist well known for his protest against bonded labor 5 Swami Akhandananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Akhilananda Puri Founder of Vedanta Society of Providence and Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston Swami Akshobhya Tirtha Dvaitavadin Swami Ananda Tirtha Preceptor of Dvaita Swami Anandananda Puri Gandhian activist Swami Ashokananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Atmabodhendra Sarasvati Pithadhipati of Kamakoti Math Kanchipuram Swami Atmajnanananda Puri American Ramakrishna monk Swami Atmasthananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission B edit Name Notability Swami Bharati Tirtha Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Srngeri Swami Bharatikrsna Tirtha Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Puri and scholar of Indian mathematics First Sankaracarya to visit the West Authored Vedic Mathematics Swami Bhaskarananda Sarasvati Scholar and anchorite of Benares Swami Bhumananda Tirtha Social reformer Teacher of Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavata Purana Swami Bhuteshananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Bodhendra Sarasvati Pithadhipati of Kamakoti Math Kanchipuram Swami Brahmananda Sarasvati Highly respected Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Jyotirmaya Pitha Badrinath C edit Name Notability Swami Candrasekhara Bharati Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Srngeri Swami Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati Pithadhipati of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Kanchipuram Featured in Paul Brunton s A Search in Secret India Swami Chidananda Sarasvati Disciple of Swami Sivananda Sarasvati President of Divine Life Society Interfaith advocate and friend of Thich Nhất Hạnh Swami Chidananda Sarasvati Founder of temples in Australia Canada Europe and the USA Swami Chidvilasananda Sarasvati Disciple and designated successor of Muktananda Sister of Nityananda 6 Swami Chinmayananda Sarasvati Hindu missionary Disciple of Swami Sivananda Sarasvati and Swami Tapovanam Giri Founder of Chinmaya Mission 7 D edit Name Notability Swami Dayananda Sarasvati Socio religious reformer Founder of the Arya Samaj Swami Dayananda Sarasvati Vedant acarya Founder of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam 8 Swami Dhanaraja Giri Advaita Vedanta acarya Founder of the highly prestigious Kailash Ashram Rishikesh G edit Name Notability Swami Gahanananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Gambhirananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Ganapati Sarasvati Long lived yogi of Benares 9 10 Swami Ganeshananda Sarasvati Yoga teacher Pupil and sannyas initiate of Swami Sivananda Sarasvati Pupil of Swami Suraj Giri Swami Gangadharendra Sarasvati Teacher of Advaita Vedanta Swami Ghanananda Puri Ramakrishna monk who was active in Europe Swami Ghanananda Sarasvati Ghanaian disciple of Swami Krishnananda Sarasvati Possibly the first Black African convert to Hinduism Swami Gitananda Giri Indian Canadian physician Yoga teacher Mahanta of the Brighu Order Lion of Pondicherry Swami Gnanananda Giri Long lived yogi Guru of French Catholic monastic Abhishiktananda H edit Name Notability Swami Haridasa Giri Disciple of Swami Gnanananda Giri Swami Hariharananda Aranya Noted Samkhya Yogi Swami Hariharananda Giri Kriya Yoga teacher Pupil of Srijuktesvara Bhupendranath Sanyal Yogananda Satyananda and Bijoy Krishna 11 Swami Hariharananda Sarasvati Respected Vedant acarya Disciple of Swami Brahmananda Sarasvati Met Yogananda at the Kumbh Mela I edit Name Notability Swami Isvara Puri Dvaitavadin J edit Name Notability Swami Janakananda Sarasvati Danish disciple of Swami Satyananda Sarasvati founder of Skandinavisk Yoga och Meditationsskola Swami Jaya Tirtha Dvaitavadin Swami Jaya Tirtha Dvaitavadin Swami Jayendra Sarasvati Disciple of Swami Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati Pithadhipati of Kamakoti Math Kanchipuram Swami Jitatmananda Puri Ramakrishna monk K edit Name Notability Swami Kalyanananda Puri Disciple of Vivekananda Swami Kesavananda Bharati Mahanta Pithadhipati of Edneer Math Kasaragod district Kerala Swami Kesavananda Tirtha Yogi of Vrindaban Swami Kirtidananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Krishnananda Sarasvati Disciple of Sivananda General Secretary of Divine Life Society 1963 2001 12 13 Swami Kriyananda Giri American disciple of Yogananda Founder of Ananda World Brotherhood Colonies Swami Kṛṣṇacaitanya Bharati Vaisnava scholar and teacher Foremost historical figure of Bangla Vaisnavism Regarded as an avatar and called Caitanya Mahaprabhu by devotees 14 L edit Name Notability Swami Laksmanananda Sarasvati Humanitarian social relief worker of Orissa Assassinated by suspected Christian Maoists Swami Laksminarayana Tirtha Dvaitavadin M edit Name Notability Swami Madhavananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Madhavendra Puri Dvaitavadin Disciple of Lakshmipati Tirtha Swami Madhusudana Sarasvati Teacher of Advaita Vedanta Swami Mahadevendra Sarasvati Pithadhipati of Kamakoti Math Kanchipuram Swamini Mayatitananda Sarasvati Ayurveda teacher Swami Muktananda Sarasvati Meditation teacher Founded the SYDA Siddha Yoga Dham organization with several ashrams and centers Author N edit Name Notability Swami Narahari Tirtha Dvaitavadin Disciple of Swami Ananda Tirtha Swami Narayanananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Raja yoga teacher in Denmark Swami Nigamananda Sarasvati Bhakta gyani yogi tantrika of Eastern India Swami Nikhilananda Puri Ramakrishna monastic Vedanta teacher in the USA Swami Niranjanananda Puri One of the six disciples of Ramakrishna who were regarded as isvarakoti 15 Swami Niranjanananda Sarasvati Disciple of Satyananda head of Bihar School of Yoga 16 17 Swami Nirmalananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Nischayananda Puri Disciple of Vivekananda Swami Nrsimha Sarasvati Sage of Maharashtra Regarded as an incarnation of the legendary sage Dattatreya O edit Name Notability Swami Omananda Puri Irish violinist singer Theosophist writer poet esoteric teacher and authority on Indian music Swami Omananda Sarasvati Educator P edit Name Notability Swami Padmanabha Tirtha Dvaitavadin Disciple of Swami Ananda Tirtha Swami Paramananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Vedanta teacher in the USA Swami Prabhavananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Vedanta teacher in the USA Swami Prakashananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Vedanta teacher in the USA Swami Prakashananda Sarasvati Radha Krsna devotee convict and fugitive in the USA Disciple of Radha Krsna bhakta Kripalu Maharaj Swami Prakashananda Sarasvati Hindu teacher in Trinidad Swami Prameyananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Pranavananda Giri Founder of Bharat Sevashram Sangha Swami Pranavananda Sarasvati Disciple of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta teacher Divine Life Society Malaysia Swami Premananda Puri One of the six disciples of Ramakrishna who were regarded as isvarakoti Swami Purana Puri An 18th century Indian ascetic monk and traveller who visited many places including Sri Lanka Moscow Yemen amp Tibet Swami Purnaprajna Tirtha Founder and Preceptor of Dvaitavada Swami Purushottamananda Puri Ramakrishna monk R edit Name Notability Swami Raghavendra Tirtha Dvaitavadin and Pithadhipati Swami Raghaveshwara Bharati Advaita Vedantin 36th Jagadguru of Sri Ramachandrapura Math Hosanagara Shimoga Karnataka Swami Raghuttama Tirtha Dvaitavadin 14th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Rama Bharati Yogi founder of Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy Honesdale Pennsylvania Swami Rama Tirtha Teacher of Practical Vedanta Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Ramakrishna Puri Temple priest ascetic mystic of Bengal Regarded as an avatar a descent or physical incarnation of God by devotees Swami Ramananda Tirtha Activist in Hyderabad Swami Ranganathananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission and a great Vedantin Swami Rudrananda Puri Ramakrishna monk in Fiji Swami Rudrananda Sarasvati American spiritual teacher S edit Name Notability Swami Saccidananda Bharati Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Srngeri Swami Saccidanandasivabhinavanrsiṃha Bharati Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Srngeri Swami Sadananda Puri Disciple of Vivekananda Swami Sadasivendra Sarasvati Scholar yogi siddha poet avadhuta mentioned in Yogananda s Autobiography of a Yogi Swami Sahajananda Sarasvati Indian nationalist Swami Sahajananda Sarasvati South African spiritual teacher Disciple of Sivananda Swami Samarpanananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Samyamindra Tirtha Dvaitavadin 21st Mathadhipati of Kashi Math Swami Saradananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Author of the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga the lead biography of Ramakrishna Swami Sarvapriyananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Resident of Vedanta Society of New York Swami Satchidananda Sarasvati Yoga teacher Disciple of Sivananda Founder of Sivananda Ashram Sri Lanka and Satchidananda Ashrams USA Swami Satcidanandendra Sarasvati Vedant acarya Swami Satyabhinava Tirtha Dvaitavadin 21st Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyabodha Tirtha Dvaitavadin 25th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyadharma Tirtha Dvaitavadin 28th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyadhyana Tirtha Dvaitavadin 38th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyajnana Tirtha Dvaitavadin 37th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyamitrananda Giri Founder of Bharat Mata Mandir a temple in Haridwar Swami Satyananda Giri Kriya Yoga teacher Disciple of Srijuktesvara Swami Satyananda Sarasvati Disciple of Sivananda founder of Bihar School of Yoga Swami Satyanatha Tirtha Dvaitavadin 20th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyanidhi Tirtha Dvaitavadin 19th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyapramoda Tirtha Dvaitavadin 41st Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyapriya Tirtha Dvaitavadin 24th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyatma Tirtha Dvaitavadin 42nd Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyavara Tirtha Dvaitavadin 27th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Satyavijaya Tirtha Dvaitavadin 23rd Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Shambhavananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Shankarananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Shankarananda Sarasvati American disciple of Muktananda Swami Shantananda Sarasvati Disciple of Sivananda Spiritual guide in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Swami Shivananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna and 2nd President of the Ramakrishna Order 18 Swami Shivom Tirtha Siddhayoga teacher Swami Shraddhananda Sarasvati Hindu social activist Assassinated by a Muslim Swami Shuddhananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Sivananda Sarasvati Founded Divine Life Society and Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy Rishikesh authored 200 books Swami Sivananda Radha Sarasvati Canadian yoga teacher Disciple of Sivananda Swami Smaranananda Puri Ramakrishna monk President of the Ramakrishna Order 19 Swami Srijuktesvara Giri Kriya Yoga adept Astrologer Disciple of Shyamacharan Lahiri Guru of Yogananda Swami Subodhananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Sudhindra Tirtha Dvaitavadin 20th Mathadhipati of Kashi Math Swami Sukhabodhananda Sarasvati Teacher of scripture Swami Sukrathindra Tirtha Dvaitavadin 19th Mathadhipati of Kashi Math Swami Swahananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Swarupananda Puri Disciple of Vivekananda Swami Swarupananda Sarasvati Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Jyotirmaya and Dwarka Pitha Swami Swarupanandendra Sarasvati Founder of Visakha Sri Sarada Pitha T edit Name Notability Swami Tapasyananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Tapovanam Giri Reclusive yogi of Uttar Kashi 20 Swami Tathagatananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Tejomayananda Saraswati Current Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide Swami Trigunatitananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Turiyananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Tyagananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Hindu chaplain of Massachusetts Institute of Technology V edit Name Notability Swami Vadiraja Tirtha Dvaitavadin 20th Pithadhipati of Sodhe Math Swami Vasudevananda Sarasvati Wandering monk spiritual teacher author Swami Vedanidhi Tirtha Dvaitavadin 17th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Venkatesananda Sarasvati Disciple of Sivananda founder of Sivananda Ashrams in South Africa and Mauritius Swami Vidyanathananda Puri Ramakrishna monk and mathematician Swami Vidyaranya Tirtha Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Srngeri Swami Vidyatmananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Swami Vidyadhisa Tirtha Dvaitavadin 16th Pithadhipati of Uttaradi Math Swami Vijayendra Sarasvati Disciple and designated successor of Jayendra Sarasvati Swami Vijayendra Tirtha Dvaitavadin Swami Vijnanananda Puri Disciple of Ramakrishna Swami Vimalananda Puri Disciple of Vivekananda Swami Vipulananda Puri Sri Lankan Ramakrishna monastic and Hindu revivalist Swami Virajananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vireshwarananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vishnu Tirtha Siddhayoga teacher Swami Vishnudevananda Sarasvati Yogi Peace activist Most famous disciple of Swami Sivananda Sarasvati the two of them are the most well known members of the Sarasvati sub order Founder of the worldwide Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres Authored The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga Airplane pilot Swami Vishuddhananda Puri President of the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vishwadevananda Puri Teacher of Advaita Vedanta Swami Vivekananda Puri Most famous of disciples of Ramakrishna the two of them are the most well known members of the Puri sub order Most famous figure at first Parliament of the World s Religions Chicago 1893 Organizer of the Ramakrishna Mission One of the six disciples of Ramakrishna who were regarded as isvarakoti Swami Vyasa Tirtha Dvaitavadin Swami Vyasachalamahadevendra Sarasvati Pithadhipati of Kamakoti Math Kanchipuram Y edit Name Notability Swami Yatiswarananda Puri Ramakrishna monk Spiritual teacher and meditation instructor Swami Yogananda Giri Disciple of Svami Sriyukteswara Giri Founder of Self Realization Fellowship Author of Autobiography of a Yogi Known by honorific Paramahansa Swami Yogananda Giri Leading Hindu of Italy Disciple of Gitananda Swami Yogananda Puri One of the six disciples of Ramakrishna who were regarded as isvarakoti Notes edit The following Sanskrit Verse among Smarthas provides the list of the early teachers of the Vedanta in their order web 11 19 न र यण पद मभ व वश ष ठ शक त च तत प त र पर शर च व य स श क ग डप द मह न त ग व न दय ग न द र अथ स य श ष यम श र श कर च र य अथ स य पद मप द च हस त मलक च श ष यम त त टक व र त त कक रमन य न अस मद ग र न सन ततम नत ऽस म अद व त ग र पर पर स त त रम narayanam padmabhuvam vasishtam saktim ca tat putram parasaram ca vyasam sukam gauḍapada mahantam govinda yogindram athasya siṣyam sri sankaracaryam athasya padmapadam ca hastamalakam ca siṣyam tam trotakam vartikakaram anyan asmad gurun santatamanato smiAdvaita Guru Parampara Stotram The above advaita guru parampara verse salute the prominent gurus of advaita starting from Narayaṇa through Adi Sankara and his disciples up to the Acharyas of today the famous redactor of the vedas he is also traditionally identified with Badarayaṇa the composer of the Brahmasutras The Tridandi sannyasins continue to wear the sacred thread after renunciation while Ekadandi sannyasins do not Ek means one ekadandi means of single staff tridandi means of three staffs e g sri and variations thereof ji and variations thereof swamiji mahatma maharsi mahayogi mahasaya maharaj maharajji paramahamsa prabhu prabhuji mahaprabhu gurudev guruji guru maharaj ji saheb sahebji baba babaji ma mata 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