Narayana Guru
Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856-1928) · Academics · Died at 72
Sree Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality.
Narayana Guru is read about 206 times a day, in 23 languages.
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![Narayana Guru at Meditation. He meditated for 8 years at Pillathadam cave at Maruthwamala mountain and attained enlightenment. The area was secluded with heavy forest and inhabited with wild life.[6]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sree_Narayana_guru_at_Meditation.jpg/500px-Sree_Narayana_guru_at_Meditation.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Narayana Guru at Meditation. He meditated for 8 years at Pillathadam cave at Maruthwamala mountain and attained enlightenment. The area was secluded with heavy forest and inhabited with wild life.[6]
Sree Narayana Guru with leaders of different religions during all-religion meet . A photo taken during the all-religion meet at Aluva in 1924.
(The Guru asked Nataraja Guru before he became a sanyasi, "Do you want to understand Vedanta?" Nataraja, who was staring intently into the Guru's eyes, even forgot to say 'yes').
"Guru: Have you seen the water? Nataraja Guru: Yes Guru: Do you know that wave is also water? Nataraja Guru: I know Guru: Then there is nothing new to know. Vedanta is so.
Guru 1967 stamp of India
₹5 Coin
Guru's tomb in Sivagiri, Kerala
The first Jnana Vigraham of GuruAbout this person
A quote of his that defined his movement was "one caste, one religion, and one god for all human beings". He is the author of the Advaita poem Daiva Dasakam, which is one of the most used poem in Kerala for community prayer.
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1856 to 1928 · aged 72
