https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Ramakrishna%27s_influenceRamakrishna's influence - Revision history2026-10-24T05:53:00ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ramakrishna%27s_influence&diff=529104&oldid=prevSanjayMurugesan220 at 23:50, 22 September 20252025-09-22T23:50:36Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}<br />
[[File:Ramakrishna Marble Statue.jpg|thumb|right|The marble statue of Ramakrishna at [[Belur Math]]]]<br />
[[File:Ramakrishna_Franz_Dvorak.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait by [[František Dvořák (painter)|František Dvořák]]]]<br />
[[Ramakrishna]] (1836–1886) was an Indian [[Bengali Hindu]] [[Mysticism|mystic]]. Born as he was during a social upheaval in [[Bengal]] in particular and India in general, Ramakrishna and his movement—[[Ramakrishna Mission]]—played a leading role in the modern revival of Hinduism in India, and on modern Indian history.<ref>Jackson, p. 16.</ref><br />
<br />
==On Hinduism==<br />
Ramakrishna and his chief disciple [[Swami Vivekananda]] are regarded as two of the key figures in the [[Bengal Renaissance]] of 19th century.<ref name="DIS">{{cite book<br />
| last = Pelinka<br />
| first = Anton<br />
| authorlink =<br />
|author2=Renée Schell<br />
| title = Democracy Indian Style<br />
| publisher = Transaction Publishers<br />
| year = 2003<br />
| pages = 40–41<br />
| quote = The Bengali Renaissance had numerous facets including the spiritual (Hindu) renaissance, represented by the names of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda, the combination of spiritual, intellectual, and political aspects...<br />
| isbn = 978-0-7658-0186-9}}</ref> Ramakrishna played a leading role in the modern revival of Hinduism in India and the movement—[[Ramakrishna Mission]]—his inspiration has deeply influenced modern Indian history.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jackson|first=Carl T.|title=Vedanta for the West|page=16|chapter=The Founders|publisher=Indiana University Press}}</ref> Ramakrishna is also regarded as an influential figure on [[Keshab Chandra Sen]] and other Brahmos and on the elite of Calcutta, the ''[[bhadralok]]''.<ref name="jm">Mukherjee, Jayasree, "Sri Ramakrishna’s Impact on Contemporary Indian Society". ''[[Prabuddha Bharata]]'', May 2004 [http://www.eng.vedanta.ru/library/prabuddha_bharata/sri_ramakrishna%27s_impact_on_contemporary_indian_society_may04.php Online article]</ref> Ramakrishna advocated ''[[bhakti]]''<ref>{{cite book|author=Amiya P. Sen|title=Explorations in Modern Bengal c.1800-1900| page=85}}</ref> and the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' occupies an important place in his discourses.<ref>{{cite book|author=Amiya P. Sen|title=Explorations in Modern Bengal c.1800-1900| page=200}}</ref> Ramakrishna preferred "the duality of adoring a Divinity beyond himself to the self-annihilating immersion of nirvikalpa samadhi", and he helped "bring to the realm of Eastern energetics and realisation the daemonic celebration that the human is always between a reality it has not yet attained and a reality to which it is no longer limited."<ref name="cohen">{{cite journal<br />
| last = Cohen<br />
| first = Martin<br />
| authorlink =<br />
| title = Spiritual Improvisations: Ramakrishna, Aurobindo, and the Freedom of Tradition<br />
| journal = Religion and the Arts<br />
| volume = 12<br />
| issue = 1–3<br />
| pages = 277–293<br />
| publisher = BRILL<br />
| year = 2008<br />
| url =<br />
| doi = 10.1163/156852908X271079<br />
}}</ref> He was given a name that is from the [[Vaishnavite]] tradition ([[Rama]] and [[Krishna]] are both incarnations of [[Vishnu]]), but was a devotee of [[Kali]], the mother goddess, and known to have followed or practiced various other religious paths including [[Tantrism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]].<ref>Flood, p. 257.</ref><br />
<br />
==On Indian nationalism==<br />
[[Rabindranath Tagore]], [[Aurobindo Ghosh]], and [[Mahatma Gandhi]], have acknowledged Ramakrishna and Vivekananda's contribution to Indian Nationalism.<ref name="ar">de Riencourt, Amaury, ''The Soul of India'', (London: Jonathan Cape, 1961), p.250</ref> This is particularly evident in Ramakrishna’s development of the Mother-symbolism and its eventual role in defining the incipient Indian nationalism.<ref name="mj">Jolly, Margaret,"Motherlands? Some Notes on Women and Nationalism in India and Africa".''The Australian Journal of Anthropology'', Volume: 5. Issue: 1-2,1994</ref><br />
<br />
==Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission==<br />
{{See also|Disciples of Ramakrishna|Belur Math}}<br />
<br />
[[Vivekananda]], Ramakrishna’s most illustrious disciple, is considered by some to be one of his most important legacies. Vivekananda spread the message of Ramakrishna across the world. He also helped introduce [[Hinduism in the West|Hinduism to the West]]. He founded two organisations based on the teachings of Ramakrishna. One was [[Ramakrishna Mission]], which is designed to spread the word of Ramakrishna. Vivekananda also designed its emblem. [[Ramakrishna Math]] was created as a monastic order based on Ramakrishna’s teachings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rkmhq.org/home.htm|title=Official website of Ramakrishna Math|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref><br />
<br />
The temples of Ramakrishna are called the ''Universal Temples''.<ref><br />
{{cite web<br />
| last = Bhuteshanandaji<br />
| first = Swami<br />
| title = Why are Sri Ramakrishna Temples called "Universal Temples"?<br />
| url = http://www.rkmathnagpur.org/new_temple/universal_temple.htm<br />
| accessdate = 2008-08-17}}<br />
</ref> The first ''Universal Temple'' was built at [[Belur Math|Belur]], which is the headquarters of the [[Ramakrishna Mission]].<br />
<br />
==Works related to Ramakrishna==<br />
In 2006, composer [[Philip Glass]] wrote ''The Passion of Ramakrishna'' — a choral work as a "tribute to Ramakrishna". It premiered on 16 September 2006 at the [[Orange County Performing Arts Center]] in [[Costa Mesa, California]], performed by [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]’s Pacific Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl St. Clair with the Pacific Chorale directed by John Alexander.<ref>[http://www.philipglass.com/html/compositions/passion-of-ramakrishna.html Philipglass.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221132903/http://www.philipglass.com/html/compositions/passion-of-ramakrishna.html |date=21 February 2008}}</ref> [[František Dvořák (painter)|František Dvořák]] (1862–1927), a painter from [[Prague]], inspired by the teachings of Ramakrishna made several paintings of Ramakrishna and [[Sarada Devi]].<ref>{{cite book<br />
| last = Chatterjee<br />
| first = Ramananda<br />
| year = 1935<br />
| title = The Modern Review<br />
| publisher = Prabasi Press<br />
| pages = 446<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{Reflist|2}}<br />
<br />
{{Ramakrishna}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramakrishna}}<br />
[[Category:Ramakrishna Mission]]<br />
[[Category:Ramakrishna]]</div>SanjayMurugesan220