Vishuddhananda

Not to be confused with Vishuddhananda Paramahansa of Varanasi.

Swami Vishuddhananda (1882-1962), born Jitendranath Rai, was the eighth president of the Ramakrishna Mission, a Hindu reformist organisation adhering to the Vedanta philosophy.

Vishuddhananda
Personal
Born	Jitendranath Rai 1882 (1882) Gudap, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Hooghly district, West Bengal)
Died	16 June 1962(1962-06-16) (aged 79–80) Belur Math, West Bengal, India
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Order	Ramakrishna Mission
Philosophy	Advaita Vedanta
Religious career
Guru	[[Sarada devi]]
Disciples Swami Shivamyananda Swami Suhitananda

Early life

From his early life, he came in contact with Sarada Devi, spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna and direct disciples of Ramakrishna.

Monastic Life

In 1906, at the age of 24, he received his initiation from Sarada Devi and 1907 he joined the Ramakrishna Order, and he was noted for his love of solitude and contemplative life.^[1] In 1947, he became the Vice President of the Order and in 1962 he became the President of the Order. He died on 16 June 1962 (at the age of 80) after an operation of prostate.^[2]

References

1. Gambhirananda, Swami (1986). Holy mother Sri Sarada Devi. Internet Archive. Mylapore, Madras : Sri Ramakrishna Math ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Vedanta Press. ISBN 978-81-7120-486-1.
2. donationsbm. "Swami Vishuddhananda". Belur Math - Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

• Rama Krishna Math and Mission: President's site - (archived 16 January 2008)