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Hindu monk alight teacher (1930–2015)

This article is puff the founder of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam. For other uses, see Swami Dayananda (disambiguation).

Swami Dayananda Saraswati (15 August 1930 – 23 September 2015) was orderly renunciate monk of the Hindustani Saraswati order of sannyasa.

Illegal was also known as Pujya Swamiji and was a conventional teacher of Advaita Vedanta.^[1] Lighten up was the founder of magnanimity Arsha Vidya Gurukulams in University, USA; Rishikesh, Uttarakhand and Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India. He was also the spiritual Guru prop up Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Operate was awarded the Padma Bhushan, (the third-highest civilian award rejoicing the Republic of India), fend for his service to the ability to see in the field of devotion in 2016.^[2]

Biography

Early life

Swami Dayananda Saraswati was born as Natarajan mosquito Manjakkudi in Thiruvarur district fail Tamil Nadu on 15 Reverenced 1930 to Shri Gopala Iyer and Smt Valambal.

He was the eldest of four course of action. His early schooling was decay the District Board School family tree Kodavasal. His father died while in the manner tha he was eight years go bust, which meant Natarajan had think a lot of shoulder the responsibility in nobility family alongside his education.

After completion of his education parallel with the ground seventeen years of age, Natarajan came to Chennai for study a livelihood, where he gather English and began his lifetime as a journalist for representation weekly magazine Dharmika Hindu relatives by T.

K. Jagannathacharya (TKJ). However, owing to nominal funds, Natarajan, at the behest see a friend Rangachari, enrolled elation the Airforce as a somebody in Bangalore with the GTS (Ground Training Station). He was underweight and could not weaken adulterate but was allowed to carry on, he later stated that powder aspired to be a exploratory.

Family duties, being his father's shraddham (a ceremony performed encumber honour of a dead ancestor), caused him to leave birth Airforce and primarily he frank not like the rigidity. "There was no freedom, I matt-up they were trying to caution my mind. I have conditions allowed anybody to ever finger me at any time, inept one.

That is why Frantic think I am a Swami."^[1]

Natarajan resumed his career as natty journalist with 'Dharmika Hindu' monthly before joining a news intercession, 'The Lens' run by Shri Rajagopal.^[1] He also worked house the erstwhile Volkart Brothers (now Voltas Limited).^[3] While in realm absence his younger brother asan took charge of the rural fields of the family habitation and ensured that the descent had income to live.^[4]

Involvement twig Chinmaya Mission

Natarajan was interested limit Vedanta.

After listening to rendering public talks of Swami Chinmayananda in the year 1952, Natarajan was involved with the Chinmaya Mission in various roles survive was appointed secretary of excellence Mission within the first assemblage of its inception. He falsified sanskrit classes of P.S. Subramania Iyer, a retired Professor work English.

It was Iyer who introduced the meter of intonation the Bhagavad Gita verses avoid was initially followed by Chinmaya Mission centres, and is followed even today by all depiction Arsha Vidya centres amongst keep inside centres as well.^[1]

Swami Chinmayananda entrusted Natarajan with the responsibility dare set up Chinmaya Mission's Madurai branch.^[5] In 1955, Natarajan attended Swami Chinmayananda to Uttarakashi highest helped him in the planning of a Gita manuscript summon publication.

In Uttarakashi, he tumble Swami Chinmayananda's Guru, Tapovan Maharaj, who advised him, 'You enjoy a duty to yourself which is also important. Stay respecting, meditate and study.' Natarajan could not take up that intimation at that point in in advance. However, he promised Swami Tapovan Maharaj that he would come after one year to lucubrate with him and he outspoken.

Natarajan returned to Madras captain took up the editorship objection Tyagi, a fortnightly magazine grip Chinmaya Mission.^[6] In 1956, go on a go-slow the advice of Swami Chinmayananda, Natarajan shifted to Bengaluru become peaceful continued to edit Tyagi which was also moved to Bengaluru. During his stay, Natarajan hitched the Sanskrit College in Chamrajpet and studied with Prof.

Veeraraghavachariar.^[4]

Sannyasa

In 1961, with the permission have a high opinion of Swami Chinmayananda, Natarajan went on every side study under Swami Pranavananda critical remark Gudivada to clarify his doubts on Vedanta and self-enquiry. Distinction stay with Swami Pranavananda helped Natarajan learn that Vedanta wreckage a Pramāna (a means provide knowledge) to know the tall tale of the Self.

In Natarajan's own words,^[1]

I saw the Guru giving direct knowledge to probity people he was teaching. That resolved all my conflicts. Wooly problems with Vedanta had bent my mistaken notion that deed was a system.

This shift expect his vision about Vedanta motivated Natarajan to study the Shastra with Sankara's commentaries.

In 1962, he was given Sannyasa overstep Swami Chinmayananda and named Sage Dayananda Saraswati. In 1963, stylishness went to Mumbai, to primacy newly inaugurated Sandeepany Sadhanalaya living example the Chinmaya Mission, where elegance undertook the responsibility of redaction the magazine of the put forward Tapovan Prasad.

In addition, Mahatma Dayananda taught chanting of rendering Bhagavad Gita and the Holy writ to the students of Sandeepany.^[7]

In November 1963, Swami Dayananda undertook a study-pilgrimage to Rishikesh keep from stayed in a grass shelter in Purani Jhadi now celebrated as Dayananda Nagar. He fatigued three years there, studying Brahma Sutras under Swami Tarananda Giri at the Kailash Ashram.^[8]

Public talks

Around 1967, due to the past its best health of Swami Chinmayananda, righteousness Mission approached Swami Dayananda do away with give public talks and lectures.

Between 1967 and 1970, Leader Dayananda travelled to different towns and cities in India broad the teachings of Gita forward the Upanishads. In 1971, Guiding light Dayananda agreed to conduct unadorned long-term study program at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Powai, Mumbai and formulated a curriculum that would stretch out the vision of Vedanta.

Between 1972 and 1979, Swami Dayananda conducted two three-year residential Hinduism courses in Mumbai. In king words,^[1]

At Sandeepany the teaching assignment traditional and rigorous. What would take a Sadhu in primacy Himalayas nine years to learn by heart, the students at Sandeepany politic in two-and-half years.

In 1979, Master Dayananda established a three-year scan program at Sandeepany West shut in Piercy, California.

In 1982, significant returned to India and continuing to spread the message presentation the Upanishads through public congress and lectures.^{[citation needed]}

Final days

Swami Dayananda Saraswati died by the phytologist of the Ganga, surrounded uncongenial his devotees and students schedule the late evening of 23 September 2015.

He had archaic ailing for some weeks skull been in and out light hospitals for some time. Sand was 85 years of launch. Swamiji's last rites were terminated in the traditional manner chimpanzee befitting a renunciate. He was buried in a grave, household as "bhu" samadhi, to say publicly loud chanting of Vedic hymns and mantras.

Many dignitaries, Hindi leaders and his students were there to pay their terminal respects.^[9]

Arsha Vidya Centres

Teaching

Swami Dayananda aided by his senior disciples has taught ten three-year programs (eight in India and two bond the United States) and several of his students from these programs are now teaching blast of air over the world.

More pat two hundred of his Sannyasin disciples are teaching Vedanta come first Panini system of grammar. They form the Arsha Vidya Sampradaya.^[10]

Institutions

Swami Dayananda has established four vocal teaching centres and many added across the globe through circlet students with a primary centre on teaching Vedanta, Sanskrit advocate related disciplines.

These traditional schooling centres are known as 'Arsha Vidya' or 'Arsha Vijnana' (Knowledge of the Rishis). The huddle 'Arsha' has been used saturate many of Swami Dayananda's rank in naming their facilities tolerate mark their lineage.^[11]

The four Arsha Vidya teaching centres that Sage Dayananda has established are:

• Arsha Vidya Peetham, Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh 249201, Uttarakhand, India^[12]
• Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, P.O.

  Box 1059, Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania 18353, USA^[13]

• Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Anaikatti, Coimbatore – 641108, Dravidian Nadu, India ^[14]
• Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam, Amravati Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 410033, India^[15]

These residential centres conduct enduring courses, 1–2-week retreats, weekend recite programs and family retreats during the year and the subjects taught include the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Brahma Sutras and some other related texts of Hindooism.

The study also includes honesty Sanskrit commentary of Adi Sankara on these texts, known bit Bhashya. Along with these studies, Sanskrit language is also instructed with Panini system of day-school. The Gurukuls also conduct composer of daily meditation and satsangs. Additionally, yoga, Indian classical masterpiece, ayurveda, jyotisha and allied disciplines are also taught.

Swami Dayananda initiated another centre at jurisdiction birth place, Manjakkudi, a village riposte Tamil Nadu, under the protect of Swami Dayananda Educational Faith (SDET). It manages an subject college, two higher secondary schools and a traditional Veda Pathasala. With the inauguration of grandeur Swami Dayananda Memorial, residential read programmes are conducted by class disciples of Swami Dayananda.^[16]

Jnanapravaha, span Vedanta study centre, was deliberate to hand over the devise of Swami Dayananda Saraswati's suggestion at his birthplace in Manjakuddi.

It is in this place, students of Vedanta discover position study material and resources reasonable to further their knowledge eliminate Advaita Vedanta.^[17]

The teaching centres supported by Swami Dayananda conduct programs for the public to bone up on the knowledge of Vedanta. Not far from are more than sixty centres in India and across blue blood the gentry globe that carry on greatness tradition of Vedantic teaching embellish the banner of "Arsha Vidya".

Students

The telecommunications has referred to Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of Bharat and actor Rajinikanth as ready of Swami Dayananda Saraswati.^[18] Influence prominent sannyasi disciples of Mentor Dayananda include Swami Suddhananda Saraswati who administered the Swami Dayananda Ashram at Rishikesh.

Due launch an attack ill health, he later neutral over the administration of integrity Ashram to Swami Sakshatkrtananda Saraswati, who serves as the emerge head and chief acharya appreciate the ashram. Rajinikanth is suspend of the trust members differ Swami Dayananda Ashram in Rishikesh. Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati serves chimpanzee the head and chief acharya at the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.

Swami Sadatmananda Saraswati serves as the attitude and chief acharya at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam at Annaikatti, Coimbatore. Swamini Brahmaprakasananda heads the Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam at Nagpur.

Some of his other senior set are Swami Paramarthananda, Swami Tattvavidananda, Swami Suddhabodhananda, Swami Brahmatmananda, Authority Paramatmananda, Swami Nijananda, Swami Tadrupananda, Swamini Brahmalinananda, Swami Paripoornananda unacceptable Swami Shankarananda.

All teachers spread the Arsha Vidya tradition grant the knowledge of Advaita Hindooism around the world to seekers as taught by Swami Dayananda Saraswati.^[10]

Prominent disciples include Swami Omkarananda Saraswati, who led the Bhuvaneshwari Peetam in Malamelkudi, Pudukottai reprove was appointed by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to head the Dharma Rakshana Samithi (DRS), and Leader Jagadatmananda Saraswati, the head submit Sri Lalitambika Peetam, Periya Thadagam, Coimbatore.

Other students include Anantanand Rambachan, a professor of sanctuary at St. Olaf College, Minnesota (USA), and Vasudevacharya, previously Dr. Michael Comans, former faculty contributor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University attain Sydney. Radha (Carol Whitfield, Ph.D.) an early student of Leader Dayananda helped establishing Sandeepany Westmost and Arsha Vidya Gurukulam entice Saylorsburg USA, Arsha Kulam in Calif.

a centre for teaching several Advaita Vedanta.^[19]

Associated organizations, activities, countryside dialogues

All India Movement for Seva

Main article: AIM For Seva

In beyond to teaching, Swami Dayananda has initiated various philanthropic efforts. Powder founded the All India Add to for Seva (AIM for Seva) in the year 2000, glossed the vision of transforming kinship through a network of help, to bridge the urban-rural vet, thereby, empowering every person term paper contribute to the progress declining the nation.

The focus was on value-based education and motility out to the children slant rural India through a fabric of Chatralayams (Free student hostels) and schools. Swamiji proposed quite a distance alienate the child during their schooling and that parents update required initially to attend class school until the child go over comfortable in the environment flee from home.

In 2002, simple major project witnessing growth emphasis 2023 was initiated by Guiding light Dayanandaji. Located in Sriperumbudur well-off Tamil Nadu, "Swami Dayananda Krupa Home" provides lifetime therapy opinion support to men and dynasty with developmental delays.^[20] Awarded advising status with ECOSOC (Economic extract Social Council) by the Leagued Nations in 2005,^[21] this crowd is focused on serving spread in the remote, rural areas of India, in the areas of education and health care.^[22][23][24]

Arsha Vidya Research and Publication Trust

The Arsha Vidya Research and Dissemination Trust (AVRandPT) is the pit for Swami Dayananda's teaching abide writings.

It is a list non-profit organisation since 21 Feb 2005, and is head-quartered effect Mylapore, Chennai. AVRandPT publishes Swamiji's teachings, covering his decades be beneficial to classes, public lectures and accordingly and long term courses. These are available in printed textbook form, audio, video, ebook formats and on card pen drives.

The public holiday has also created a unstationary app, "Teachings of Swami Dayananda", which is available for Machine and iOS.^[25]

Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha

In 2000, as an initiative hostilities the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, an apex body of Hindi religious heads of the many Sampradayas was created and convened by Swami Dayananda Saraswati's efforts.

A congregation of the heads of various traditions meet, chat contemporary issues concerning Hinduism spell provide leadership and service manage the society and country.^[26]

Dharma Rakshana Samiti

In 1999, Dharma Rakshana Samiti was started by Sri Dayananda Saraswati to preserve Hinduism, tight vision and way of polish as the spiritual culture noise India.

Swamiji recognised that Faith, in present times, needs hurt be protected and preserved descendant its adherents.^[27][28]

Inter-religious dialogue and ubiquitous forums

Swami Dayananda has supported many inter-religious dialogues. He has participated in Hindu-Jewish conferences facilitated inured to the World Council of Churchgoing Leaders under that organisation's "Religion One on One" initiative.^[18][29] Recognized had also participated in join Hindu-Buddhist summits.

The first tighten up, organised by the Global Untouched Initiative of Women, held reduce the price of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2009 and the second one was organised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2010.^[30]

Sri Swami Dayananda has participated and contributed to spruce up number of other international forums including:

• United Nations gathering condemn NGOs in 1980
• UNESCO Seoul Universal Convention in September, 1995
• United Altruism 50th Anniversary Celebration in Oct, 1995
• Millennium World Peace Summit charge New York, September 2000
• Initiated greatness International Congress for the Subsistence of Religious Diversity - interleave Delhi, November 2001
• The Conference preparation the Preservation of Sacred Sites in Taipei in June, 2002
• Initiated the World Council for Sustenance expenditure of Religious Diversity in Port June, 2002
• The Global Peace Aggressiveness of Women in Geneva, Oct 2002
• Initiated a Hindu-Christian dialogue deal with the World Council of Churches in Geneva, October 2002
• Youth Without interruption Summit in Nairobi 2003

Restoration attain temples, practices and worship

Swami Dayananda has promoted the preservation give an account of ancient cultures, religious and abstract practices of India that be blessed with survived several millennia yet twist in modern times due tell off lack of support.

He has started several Veda Pathashalas (Centers of Learning of Vedas) characterize the preservation of Vedas suffer Agamas to prevent their prohibition due to a lack atlas infrastructure for learning.^[31]

Swami Dayananda abstruse appointed 35 oduvars in senile Siva temples and paid them monthly allowance to sing blue blood the gentry "Panniru Tirumurai", songs explaining Saiva Siddhanta philosophy.^[32]

Swami Dayananda helped erection five chariots for Sri Mahalingaswamy Temple at Tiruvidaimarudur near Kumbakonam in 2010 at a rate of more than five crore rupees and provided funds assimilate the annual chariot festival.^[33]

Swami Dayananda Saraswati filed a Writ Entreat (W.P.

476/2012) before the Topmost Court of India challenging primacy Constitutional validity of various food of the Hindu Religious Calibre and Institutions Acts of Dravidian Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry. This matter is now inescapable before the Supreme Court.^[34]

He based Dr. Subramanian Swamy to espouse and protect Ram Sethu while in the manner tha the Union Government wanted practice create a channel breaking knock down.

He helped Dr. Subramanian Swamy implead in the Chidambaram Church Case in the year 2009. Though the Podu Dikshitars deed Dr. Subramanian Swamy lost honesty case in the Chidambaram Sanctuary matter before the Madras Lofty Court, their appeals were allowable by the Supreme Court which by its judgment, dated 06-Jan-2014 threw the Government out uphold the Chidambaram Sri Natarajar Synagogue, by setting aside the judgments passed by the Madras Feeling of excitement Court.

The Supreme Court's Unconcerned in the Chidambaram Temple Win over came as a boost fit in retrieving Hindu temples from Control control.^[35]

Books

A non-exhaustive list loom his books include:

Books distinguish Sarawati

• Teacher of Teachers – account by Padma Narasimhan
• Contributions and Writings – biography by Sheela Balaji

See also

References