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'''Ramanand Swami''' (born ''Rama Sharma'') to 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 was the founder and head of the [[Uddhav Sampraday]].<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]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Raymond|title=Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism|url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=New York|isbn=0-521-65279-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will/page/16 16]}}</ref> Ramanand Swami then travelled | '''Ramanand Swami''' (born ''Rama Sharma'') to 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 was the founder and head of the [[Uddhav Sampraday]].<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]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Raymond|title=Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism|url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=New York|isbn=0-521-65279-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will/page/16 16]}}</ref> Ramanand Swami then travelled West to [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurastra]] to spread the philosophy of Ramanuja. Before dying in 1858, Ramanand Swami passed the reins of the Uddhav Sampraday to [[Swaminarayan]]. | ||
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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 (then Ghanshyam Pande) 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sksst.org/sampraday/index.asp | title=Nilkanth Varni | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630090513/http://www.sksst.org/sampraday/index.asp | archive-date=30 June 2009 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> 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 practiced 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> | Swaminarayan (then Ghanshyam Pande) 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sksst.org/sampraday/index.asp | title=Nilkanth Varni | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630090513/http://www.sksst.org/sampraday/index.asp | archive-date=30 June 2009 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> 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 practiced 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 practiced the meaning of these four primary schools of Hinduism, he asked the following five questions on the basic [[Vaishnava]] [[Vedanta]] categories: | To find an ashram that correctly practiced the meaning of these four primary schools of Hinduism, he asked the following five questions on the basic [[Vaishnava]] [[Vedanta]] categories: | ||
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Ramanand Swami (born Rama Sharma) to 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 was the founder and head of the Uddhav Sampraday.[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 travelled West to Saurastra to spread the philosophy of Ramanuja. Before dying in 1858, Ramanand Swami passed the reins of the Uddhav Sampraday to Swaminarayan. [3]
Swaminarayan and initiation
Ramanand Swami was the guru of Swaminarayan.[citation needed]
Swaminarayan (then Ghanshyam Pande) 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.[4] 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 practiced what he considered a correct understanding of Vedanta, Samkhya, Yoga, and Pancaratra (the four primary schools of Hinduism).[5]
To find an ashram that correctly practiced the meaning of these four primary schools of Hinduism, he asked the following five questions on the basic Vaishnava Vedanta categories:
- 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.[6]
References
- Footnotes
- ↑ J. J. Roy Burman (2005). Gujarat Unknown. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788183240529. Retrieved 13 June 2009. Page 17
- ↑ Williams, Raymond (2001). Introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 16. ISBN 0-521-65279-0.
- ↑ Williams 2001, pp. 17
- ↑ "Nilkanth Varni". Archived from the original on 30 June 2009.
- ↑ Williams 2001, pp. 15
- ↑ Williams 2001, pp. 75
- Bibliography
Raymond Brady Williams (2001). An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 19 April 2009. Swaminarayan temple Cardiff.
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