Swami Muktananda

Indian Hindu guru (1908–1982)
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Summary

Swami Muktananda was born on May 16, 1908[1], in Mangaluru[2]. He died on October 2, 1982[3]. He worked as an autobiographer[4] and yogi[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,466 views/month, #7,114 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: India[7], British Raj[8], Dominion of India[9]
  • Field of work: Siddha Yoga[10]
  • Student: Christina Grof[11], Doug Kraft[12], Richard Estes[13]
  • Religion or worldview: Hinduism[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Official website: http://www.siddhayoga.org/[16]

Why It Matters

Swami Muktananda has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Swami Muktananda born?

Swami Muktananda was born in Mangaluru[2].

What did Swami Muktananda do for work?

Swami Muktananda worked as an autobiographer[4] and yogi[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Babelio. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Babelio. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . easingawake.com. easingawake.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . YouTube. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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