Everything about Ramakrishna Math totally explained
Ramakrishna Math is a religious monastic order set up by
Swami Vivekananda to follow the teachings of
Sri Ramakrishna. The
Ramakrishna Math is headquartered at
Belur Math (in
West Bengal,
India), and shares the location with the related organisation, the
Ramakrishna Mission.
Monastic order for men
Ramakrishna Math consists of
monks (
Sannyasins and
Brahmacharins) belonging to a monastic order for men. After the passing away of their Master
Sri Ramakrishna in
1886 the young disciples under the leadership of
Swami Vivekananda organized themselves into a new
monastic order. The original
monastery at
Baranagar called
Baranagar Math was shifted in January
1899 to a newly acquired plot of land at
Belur in the
district of Howrah.
Belur Math
» See main article Belur Math
This
monastery, known as
Belur Math, serves as the Mother House for all the monks of
Ramakrishna Order who live in the various branch centres of Ramakrishna Math and/or the related
Ramakrishna Mission in different parts of
India and the world.
Twin ideals
Here the Math started the task of training vigorously a band of monks and novices. They were inspired with the twin ideals of आत्मनॊ मोक्षार्थम् जगद्धिताय च meaning Self-realisation and Service to the world.
Management
The Ramakrishna Math was registered as a Trust in 1901. The management of the Math is vested in a Board of Trustees who are only monks. The Math with its branches is a distinct legal entity. It has well defined rules of procedure. It lays emphasis on religious practices and preaching of
Dharma. The Math has its own separate funds and keep detailed accounts which are annually audited by qualified chartered accountants. It has 57 Branch centres in India and abroad. The Math and the Mission both have their Headquarters at
Belur Math.
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