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๐Ÿง  Philosophy

Swami Vivekananda

Neo-Vedanta; universal religion of tolerance

Born 1863 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India 1893

๐Ÿง  Known For

1

Parliament of World's Religions speech, Chicago (1893) โ€” standing ovation

2

Founded Ramakrishna Mission (1897) โ€” active in 130+ countries

3

"Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached" โ€” philosophy of action

"Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached"

Quick Facts

Category

๐Ÿง  Philosophy

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

Born

1863

Key Year

1893

Achievement

Neo-Vedanta; universal religion of tolerance