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Anandamayi Ma, the Glossary

Anandamayi Ma (born Nirmala Sundari; 30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982) was an Indian saint, teacher, and mystic.^[1]

Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds between nearby words, or of syllable-initial vowels, if the syllables in question do not start with a consonant.

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An āsana (Sanskrit: आसन) is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose,Verse 46, chapter II, "Patanjali Yoga sutras" by Swami Prabhavananda, published by the Sri Ramakrishna Math p. 111 and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses.

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Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh.

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Austagram Upazila

Austagram (অষ্টগ্রাম) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Autobiography of a Yogi

Autobiography of a Yogi is an autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (5 January 1893 – 7 March 1952) published in 1946.

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Bajitpur Upazila

Bajitpur is an upazila of Kishoreganj District in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.

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Bengal Presidency

The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, later the Bengal Province, was the largest of all three presidencies of British India during Company rule and later a province of India.

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Bengali Brahmin

Bengali Brahmins are the community of Hindu Brahmins, who traditionally reside in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, currently comprising the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh.

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Bengali Hindus

Bengali Hindus (translit) are an ethnoreligious population who make up the majority in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, and Assam's Barak Valley region.

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Bhakti yoga

Bhakti yoga (भक्ति योग), also called Bhakti marga (भक्ति मार्ग, literally the path of bhakti), is a spiritual path or spiritual practice within Hinduism focused on loving devotion towards any personal deity.

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Bikrampur

Bikrampur ("City of Courage") was a pargana situated south of Dhaka, the modern capital city of Bangladesh.

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Brahmanbaria District

Brahmanbaria (translit) is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Dehradun

Dehradun, also known as Dehra Doon, is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Diksha

Diksha (Sanskrit: दीक्षा) also spelled diksa, deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a "preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony", is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru (in Guru–shishya tradition) of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

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Divine Life Society

The Divine Life Society (DLS) is a Hindu spiritual organization and an ashram, founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati in 1936, at Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh, India.

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Durga

Durga (दुर्गा) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. Anandamayi Ma and Durga are Shaktism.

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Faith healing

Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice.

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Gopinath Kaviraj

Gopinath Kaviraj (7 September 1887 – 12 June 1976) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar, Indologist and philosopher. Anandamayi Ma and Gopinath Kaviraj are 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians and 20th-century Indian philosophers.

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Guru

Guru (गुरु; IAST: guru; Pali: garu) is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field.

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Haridwar

Haridwar (formerly Mayapuri) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India.

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Harvard Divinity School

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Hindu saints

There is no formal canonization process in Hinduism, but over time many men and women have reached the status of saints among their followers and among Hindus in general.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Illeism

Illeism (from Latin ille: “he; that man”) is the act of referring to oneself in the third person instead of first person. Anandamayi Ma and Illeism are Illeists.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Initiation

Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Judaism

Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.

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Kali

Kali (काली), also called Kalika, is a major Hindu goddess associated with time, change, creation, power, destruction and death in Shaktism.

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Kankhal

Kankhal is a small colony in Haridwar in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India.

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Kheora

Kheora is a village in the east-central part of Bangladesh.

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Kirtan

Indian harmoniums and ''tabla'' drums (a common and popular pairing), in Kenya (1960s) Kirtana (कीर्तन), also rendered as Kirtan or Keertan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing" of an idea or story, specifically in Indian religions.

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Lila (Hinduism)

Lila (लीला) or leela can be loosely translated as "divine play".

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Meghna Division

Meghna Division (Bengali: মেঘনা বিভাগ) is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the north-western parts of the existing Chittagong Division, comprising Brahmanbaria, Comilla, Chandpur, Noakhali, Feni, and Laxmipur Districts of Chittagong Division.

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Miracle

A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary defines as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency." and accordingly gets attributed to some supernatural or praeternatural cause.

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Munshiganj District

Munshiganj (মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically and colloquially known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh.

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Nawab of Dhaka

The Nawab of Dhaka (Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), originally spelt in English Nawab of Dacca, was the title of the head of one of the largest Muslim zamindar in British Bengal and Assam, based in present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Neem Karoli Baba

Neem Karori Baba or Neeb Karori Baba (– 11 September 1973), also known to his followers as 'Maharaj-ji', was a Hindu guru and a devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman. Anandamayi Ma and Neem Karoli Baba are 20th-century Hindu religious leaders, 20th-century Indian philosophers, Hindu mystics and Indian Hindu spiritual teachers.

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North India

North India, also called Northern India, is a geographical and broad cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans form the prominent majority population.

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Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893March 7, 1952) was an Indian-American Hindu monk, yogi and guru who introduced millions to meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) / Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS) of India – the only one he created to disseminate his teachings. Anandamayi Ma and Paramahansa Yogananda are 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians, 20th-century Hindu religious leaders, 20th-century Indian philosophers, Bengali Hindu saints, Indian Hindu monks, Indian Hindu spiritual teachers and modern yoga gurus.

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Precognition

Precognition (from the Latin prae- 'before', and cognitio 'acquiring knowledge') is the purported psychic phenomenon of seeing, or otherwise becoming directly aware of, events in the future.

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Ramana Maharshi

Ramana Maharshi (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an Indian Hindu sage and jivanmukta (liberated being). Anandamayi Ma and Ramana Maharshi are 20th-century Hindu religious leaders, 20th-century Indian philosophers, Advaitin philosophers, Hindu revivalists, Indian Hindu monks, Indian Hindu spiritual teachers and People considered avatars by their followers.

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Ramna Kali Mandir

The Ramna Kali Mandir (রমনা কালী মন্দির) is a temple in Dhaka that was originally built in the time of the Mughal Empire.

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Ramna Thana

Ramna (রমনা) is a thana (precinct) in central Dhaka and a historic colonial neighbourhood.

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Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)

Ravi Shankar (born 13 May 1956) is an Indian yoga guru, a spiritual leader. Anandamayi Ma and Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader) are 20th-century Indian philosophers, Hindu mystics, Indian Hindu spiritual teachers and modern yoga gurus.

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Robert Adams (spiritual teacher)

Robert Adams (January 21, 1928 – March 2, 1997) was an American Advaita teacher. Anandamayi Ma and Robert Adams (spiritual teacher) are Advaitin philosophers.

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Samadhi (shrine)

In Hinduism, Sikhism, and Sufism a samadhi or samadhi mandir is a temple, shrine, or memorial commemorating the dead (similar to a tomb or mausoleum), which may or may not contain the body of the deceased.

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Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (IAST:; formerly Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya and Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi) is an Indian university and institution of higher learning located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Sādhanā

Sādhanā is an ego-transcending spiritual practice.

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Self-realization

Self-realization is a term used in Western psychology, philosophy, and spirituality; and in Indian religions.

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Shahbag

Shahbagh (also Shahbaugh or Shahbag, Shāhbāg) is a major neighbourhood and a police precinct or thana in Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

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Sikhism

Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.

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Sivananda Saraswati

Sivananda Saraswati (or Swami Sivananda; IAST: Svāmī Śivānanda Sarasvatī; 8 September 1887 – 14 July 1963) was a yoga guru, a Hindu spiritual teacher, and a proponent of Vedanta. Anandamayi Ma and Sivananda Saraswati are 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians, Indian Hindu monks, Indian Hindu spiritual teachers and modern yoga gurus.

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Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. Anandamayi Ma and Sri Aurobindo are 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians, 20th-century Hindu religious leaders, 20th-century Indian educational theorists, 20th-century Indian philosophers, Advaitin philosophers, Bengali Hindu saints, Bengali Hindus, Hindu revivalists and modern yoga gurus.

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Swami Ramdas

Swami Ramdas (Svāmī Rāmadāsa, born Vittal Rao (10 April 1884 to 25 July 1963) was an Indian saint, philosopher, philanthropist and pilgrim. Swami Ramdas became a wandering ascetic in his late 30s and after attaining moksha while still alive established Anandashram in Kanhangad, Kerala. He is the author of several books, of which the spiritual autobiography In Quest of God (1925) is his known work. Anandamayi Ma and Swami Ramdas are 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians, 20th-century Hindu religious leaders and Illeists.

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Triguna Sen

Triguna Sen (24 December 1905 – 11 January 1998) was Union Minister for education in Government of India. Anandamayi Ma and Triguna Sen are 20th-century Indian educational theorists and Bengali Hindus.

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Tripura

Tripura is a state in Northeast India.

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Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar (born Uday Shankar Choudhary; 8 December 1900 – 26 September 1977) was an Indian dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, which he later popularised in India, Europe, and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal (the official name until 2007), is a state in northern India.

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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.

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Varanasi

Varanasi (ISO:,; also Benares, Banaras or Kashi) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.

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World Wisdom

World Wisdom is an independent American publishing company established in 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana.

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Yajna

Yajna (also pronounced as Yag) (lit) in Hinduism refers to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.

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Yantra

Yantra (यन्त्र; 'Machine'/'Contraption')) is a geometrical diagram, mainly from the Tantric traditions of the Indian religions. Yantras are used for the worship of deities in temples or at home; as an aid in meditation; and for the benefits believed given by their occult powers based on Hindu astrology and tantric texts.

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Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism (Din-e Zartoshti), also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandamayi_Ma

Also known as Anandamoyi Ma, Anandmayi Ma, Andandamayi Ma, Ma Anandamayi, Mata Anandamayi, Matri Vani, Shree Shree Anandamayee Sangha, Sri Anandamayi Ma, Sri Anandamoyi Ma.

, Robert Adams (spiritual teacher), Samadhi (shrine), Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Sanskrit, Sādhanā, Self-realization, Shahbag, Sikhism, Sivananda Saraswati, Sri Aurobindo, Swami Ramdas, Triguna Sen, Tripura, Uday Shankar, Uttarakhand, Vaishnavism, Varanasi, World Wisdom, Yajna, Yantra, Zoroastrianism.

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See also

Bengali Hindu saints

Bengali philosophers

Educators from Uttarakhand

Hindu female religious leaders

Hindu mystics

Illeists

Indian women philosophers

Modern yoga gurus

People considered avatars by their followers

People from Kasba Upazila

Scholars from Uttarakhand

Women educators from Uttarakhand

Women writers from Uttarakhand

Writers from Dehradun

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