Nikhilananda

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Swami Nikhilananda (actually Dinesh Chandra Das Gupta ; * 1895 in Bengal , British India , † 1973 in New York City , USA ) was a Bengali Hindu scholar , translator and author.

Life

Swami Nikhilananda became familiar with the teachings of Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda from his devout parents in his youth . He was trained as a journalist at the University of Calcutta . At the same time he came into contact with the Indian freedom movement. However, his life took a different direction through his studies of Hinduism , to which Sri Sarada Devi , the Holy Mother , introduced him. After several years as a member of the Ramakrishna Order , which he spent studying the scriptures and the writings of important representatives of Hinduism, he was seconded to the United States in 1931 as one of the representatives of the order. In 1933 he founded the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center in New York City , which he directed until his death in 1973.

In the following years Nikhilananda was invited to lectures and discussions about the relationship between religions in the USA. He contributed to the expansion of the literature of the Ramakrishna movement through translations from Sanskrit and Bengali into English and was the center of attraction for people like Margaret Woodrow Wilson , the daughter of former US President Woodrow Wilson , the representative of comparative theology Joseph Campbell , the engineer and inventor Chester Carlson, and the philosopher Lex Hixon , who became his student.

Publications

  • Bhagavad Gita , translated from the Sanskrit, with Notes, Comments, and Introductions by Swami Nikhilananda. Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York City, USA 1944.
  • Essence of Hinduism . Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, New York City, USA 1946.
  • The Upanishads , translated from the Sanskrit with Introductions embodying a General Survey and the Metaphysics and Psychology of the Upanishads, and with Notes and Explanation based on the Commentary of Sri Sankaracharya, the great Eighth-century Philosopher and Saint of India, 3 Volumes. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York 1949.
    • German by Kurt Friedrichs : The Katha Upanishad. On the immortality of the self , with the commentary of the sage Shankara and explanations by Swami Nikhilananda. Barth, Bern / Munich / Vienna 1989, ISBN 3-502-65345-3 .
  • Hinduism: Its Meaning for the Liberation of the Spirit .
    • German by Leopold Voelker: The Hinduism: Its meaning for the liberation of the spirit . Ullstein Taschenbuch-Verlag, Berlin 1960.
  • Holy Mother: Life of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi .
    • German: The life of Sri Sarada Devi, the wife of Sri Ramakrishna and assistant in his mission , 2nd edition. Schwab, Argenbühl-Egloffstal 2012, ISBN 978-3-7964-0240-1 .
  • Vivekananda: A Biography .
    • German: Vivekananda: Eine Biographie , 2nd edition. Schwab, Argenbühl-Egloffstal 2004, ISBN 3-7964-0182-1 .
  • Man in Search of Immortality: Testimonials from the Hindu Scriptures .
  • Self-Knowledge: Sankara's "Athmabodha" . Sri Ramakrishna Math, Madras 1962.
    • German: Atmabodha: The knowledge of the self of Sankaracharya with comments, introduction and remarks by Swami Nikhilanda . Aharva-Verlag Zühlsdorf, Frankfurt am Main 1956.
  • Sri Ramakrishna . Sri Ramakrishna Math, Madras 1968.
translation
  • Editors Joseph Campbell and Margaret Woodrow Wilson, with a foreword by Aldous Huxley : Mahendranath Gupta: The Gospel of Sri Ramkrishna . 1942.

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personal data
SURNAME Nikhilananda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES The Gupta, Dinesh Chandra (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bengali Hindu scholar
DATE OF BIRTH 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Bengal
DATE OF DEATH 1973
Place of death New York City , USA