Ramakrishna Mission
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| Motto | Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha आत्मनो मोक्षार्थं जगद्धिताय च— "For one's own salvation, and for the welfare of the world |
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| Formation | 1 May 1897 |
| Founder | Swami Vivekananda |
| Type | Religious organization |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Educational, Philanthropic, Religious Studies, Spirituality |
| Headquarters | Belur Math, West Bengal, India |
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| Coordinates | 22°22′N 88°13′E / 22.37°N 88.21°ECoordinates: 22°22′N 88°13′E / 22.37°N 88.21°E |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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President
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Swami Atmasthananda |
| Website | www |
Ramakrishna Mission (Bengali: রামকৃষ্ণ মিশন) is an Indian religious organization which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement or the Vedanta Movement.[1] The mission is a philanthropic, volunteer organisation founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on 1 May 1897. The mission conducts extensive work in health care, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare, elementary and higher education and culture. It uses the combined efforts of hundreds of ordered monks and thousands of householder disciples. The mission bases its work on the principles of karma yoga.[2]
The mission, which is headquartered near Kolkata at Belur Math in Howrah, West Bengal, subscribes to the ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. It is affiliated with the monastic organisation Ramakrishna Math, with whom it shares members.[1]
The Math and the Mission are the two key organisations that direct the work of the socio-religious Ramakrishna movement influenced by 19th-century saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and founded by his chief disciple Vivekananda. Also referred to as the Ramakrishna Order, the Math is the movement's monastic organisation. Founded by Ramakrishna in 1886, the Math primarily focuses on spiritual training and the propagation of the movement's teachings.
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