Sri Sarada Math

Indian religious society

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The Sri Sarada Math is an Indian religious society for women, founded in 1954 in homage to Sarada Devi. Sarada Devi was the wife of the Hindu saint Ramakrishna and later became a spiritual teacher in her own right. The organization is a monastic establishment, similar to the historical mathas founded by Shankara in the 8th century CE.12

The Sri Sarada Math operates alongside the Ramakrishna Mission, which was founded by Vivekananda to spread the teachings of Vedanta and improve social conditions. While the Ramakrishna Mission has centers for both men and women, the Sri Sarada Math specifically serves as a monastic organization for women, carrying on humanitarian and spiritual initiatives.31

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The Sri Sarada Math, begun in Calcutta in 1953, was made a completely separate organization in 1959, following the earlier wishes of Vivekananda; together with its sister organization, the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, it operates a number of centres in different parts of India. Several Ramakrishna Mission…
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The Sri Sarada Math, begun in Calcutta in 1953, was made a completely separate organization in 1959, following the earlier wishes of Vivekananda; together with its sister organization, the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, it operates a number of centres in different parts of India. Several Ramakrishna Mission…
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