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'''Ramanand | '''Swami Ramanand''' (born ''Rama Sharma'') was born into a [[Brahmin]] family in [[Ayodhya]] in Vikram Samvat 1795 (1738 AD). His parents were Ajay Sharma (father) and Sumati (mother). He was considered to be the incarnation of [[Uddhava]], a close friend of [[Krishna]].{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} Ramanand Swami was the founder and head of the [[Uddhav Sampraday|Uddhava Sampradaya]].<ref name="isbn8183240526">{{cite book | author=J. J. Roy Burman | title=Gujarat Unknown | publisher=Mittal Publications | year=2005 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VemsIky3QzEC | isbn=9788183240529 |access-date=June 13, 2009}} Page 17</ref> Ramanand Swami adopted the [[Vishishtadvaita]] doctrine of the [[Vaishnava]] which was first propounded by [[Ramanuja]] several centuries earlier. In his travels to [[Srirangam]] in southern India in his early life, Ramanand Swami said that Ramanuja gave him [[diksha]] (initiation) in a dream and appointed him in his line as an [[acharya]].{{Sfn|Williams|2001|p=16}} Ramanand Swami then traveled west to [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurastra]] to spread the philosophy of Ramanuja. Before dying in 1858, Ramanand Swami passed the reins of the Uddhava Sampradaya to [[Swaminarayan]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Williams|2001|pp=17}}</ref> | ||
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Ramanand Swami was the guru of [[Swaminarayan]].{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} | Ramanand Swami was the guru of [[Swaminarayan]].{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} | ||
Swaminarayan | Swaminarayan left his home at age 11 on 28 June 1792 after the death of both his parents. He began a journey across [[Indian subcontinent|India]] that took 7 years 1 month and 11 days.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} He took the name [[Nilkanth Varni]] while on his journey. Nilkanth Varni traveled across India and parts of [[Nepal]] in search of an [[ashram]] or [[sampradaya]] that practised what he considered a correct understanding of [[Vedanta]], [[Samkhya]], [[Yoga]], and [[Pancaratra]] (the four primary schools of Hinduism).<ref>{{Harvnb|Williams|2001|pp=15}}</ref> | ||
To find an ashram that correctly | To find an ashram that correctly practised the meaning of these four primary schools of Hinduism, he asked the following five questions on the basic [[Vaishnava]] [[Vedanta]] categories:{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} | ||
* What is ''{{IAST|[[Jiva|jīva]]}}''? | * What is ''{{IAST|[[Jiva|jīva]]}}''? | ||
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{{cite book | author=Raymond Brady | {{cite book |author=Williams |first=Raymond Brady |title=An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2001 |isbn=0-521-65279-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will |url-access=registration |quote=Swaminarayan temple Cardiff |access-date=April 19, 2009}} | ||
{{Swaminarayan Sampraday}} | {{Swaminarayan Sampraday}} | ||
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Swami Ramanand (born Rama Sharma) was born into a Brahmin family in Ayodhya in Vikram Samvat 1795 (1738 AD). His parents were Ajay Sharma (father) and Sumati (mother). He was considered to be the incarnation of Uddhava, a close friend of Krishna.[citation needed] Ramanand Swami was the founder and head of the Uddhava Sampradaya.[1] Ramanand Swami adopted the Vishishtadvaita doctrine of the Vaishnava which was first propounded by Ramanuja several centuries earlier. In his travels to Srirangam in southern India in his early life, Ramanand Swami said that Ramanuja gave him diksha (initiation) in a dream and appointed him in his line as an acharya.[2] Ramanand Swami then traveled west to Saurastra to spread the philosophy of Ramanuja. Before dying in 1858, Ramanand Swami passed the reins of the Uddhava Sampradaya to Swaminarayan.[3]
Swaminarayan and initiation[edit | edit source]
Ramanand Swami was the guru of Swaminarayan.[citation needed]
Swaminarayan left his home at age 11 on 28 June 1792 after the death of both his parents. He began a journey across India that took 7 years 1 month and 11 days.[citation needed] He took the name Nilkanth Varni while on his journey. Nilkanth Varni traveled across India and parts of Nepal in search of an ashram or sampradaya that practised what he considered a correct understanding of Vedanta, Samkhya, Yoga, and Pancaratra (the four primary schools of Hinduism).[4]
To find an ashram that correctly practised the meaning of these four primary schools of Hinduism, he asked the following five questions on the basic Vaishnava Vedanta categories:[citation needed]
- What is jīva?
- What is Īśvara?
- What is Maya?
- What is Brahman?
- What is Parā brahman?
While on his journey, Nilkanth Varni mastered ashtanga yoga or eightfold yoga. In the year 1799, Nilkanth Varni's journey as a yogi eventually concluded in Loj, a village in the Junagadh district of Gujarat. In Loj, Nilkanth Varni was introduced to Muktanand Swami, a senior disciple of Ramanand Swami who answered the five questions satisfactorily. He then persuaded Nilkanth Varni to stay to get an opportunity to meet Ramanand Swami, whose disciple Nilkanth Varni later became.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- Footnotes
- ↑ J. J. Roy Burman (2005). Gujarat Unknown. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788183240529. Retrieved 13 June 2009. Page 17
- ↑ Williams 2001, p. 16.
- ↑ Williams 2001, pp. 17
- ↑ Williams 2001, pp. 15
- ↑ Williams 2001, pp. 75
- Bibliography
Williams, Raymond Brady (2001). An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-65279-0. Retrieved 19 April 2009. Swaminarayan temple Cardiff
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