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Notes

born Narendranath Dutta^[1] is the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission.^[2] Vivekananda is considered as the first Hindu missionary to the West.^[3] He is considered as an key figure in the dissemination of Hinduism and Yoga in Europe and America^[2] and is also credited with raising Hinduism to the status of a world religion.^[4] Vivekananda is considered to be a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India.^[3] He is best known for his inspiring speech through which he introduced Hindu philosophy at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893.^[1]

Refs

1. Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). Holy People of the World. ABC-CLIO. pp. p.899. 
2. Georg, Feuerstein (2002). The Yoga Tradition. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. p.600. 
3. Von Dehsen, Christian D. (1999). Philosophers and Religious Leaders. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. p.191. 
4. Clarke, Peter Bernard (2006). New Religions in Global Perspective. Routledge. pp. p.209.