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Ramakrishna–Vivekananda (Rāja Yoga)

Ramakrishna–Vivekananda

This lineage flows from the God-realised mystic Sri Ramakrishna (1836–1886) to Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902), who reframed Rāja Yoga and the four yogas for the modern age and carried Vedānta to the West at the 1893 Parliament of Religions.

Origin: 19th–20th c.
Geographical roots: Bengal
🌱 Modern teaching methodology / lineageA 19th–21st-century method or lineage — related to, but distinct from, the classical traditions it draws on.Verified

Historical development

This lineage flows from the God-realised mystic Sri Ramakrishna (1836–1886) to Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902), who reframed Rāja Yoga and the four yogas for the modern age and carried Vedānta to the West at the 1893 Parliament of Religions.

Principal Gurus & Ācāryas

Guru–disciple links are shown only where historically supported; traditional attributions are marked as such and never asserted as fact.

Modern transmission

It continues through the worldwide Ramakrishna Math and Mission.

Institutions

Ramakrishna Math & Mission ↗

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