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	Ramananda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ramananda (1400?-1470?) was a vaishnava sant, a Ramayat, a devotee of Lord Rama.
		Ramananda was a disciple of Raghavananda, an ascetic of the Sri Vaishnava order, expounded by Ramanuja and was known for his downplaying the role of caste.
		Ramananda's most famous disciples were Kabir, Ravidas and Dhanna Bhagat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ramananda (153 words)

	Rai Ramananda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rai Ramananda was in the cadre of the highest service of the realm and he had to act as the Governor of East and West Godavari, being a faithful and trustworthy service-holder of the Emperor of Orissa who had extended his province to the north bank of the river Krishna.
		Ramananda, in describing the loving nature of devotion, cited a verse composed by him which showed the gradual increase of felicity in things which are eatable and drinkable as per the degree and quantity of hunger and thirst.
		Ramananda was recognized as one of the four mukta purushas of the time of the Supreme Lord and he was certified to be the only friend who had no equal among the bhaktas He met in the South.
	members.surfeu.fi /gaudiya/articles/id41.htm (9965 words)

	Kabirpanthis
		But though Kabir often mentions Ram, Hari, and the "name of Ram," he is using these as names for the all-pervading Reality which is beyond words and "beyond the beyond," being identified with sunya, the void, or what Kabir calls sahaj, the ineffable state.
		The satguru, the perfect guru, is to Kabir not Ramananda but the deity who speaks within the soul.
		Though Ramananda forgot this, after Kabir had claimed to people that he was a disciple, he called for Kabir and, remembering the incident at the ghat, clasped Kabir to his breast.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/hindu/devot/kabir.html (1506 words)

	Ramananda : Poems and Biography
		Ramananda was a famous bhakti saint and social reformer of northern India.
		Ramananda was born in Allahabad but to a family with roots in southern India.
		This attitude so shocked Ramananda that he left the group and began to practice solitary austerities along the Ganges River in Varanasi (Benares), and at the same time cultivating a more inclusive sense of spirituality.
	www.poetry-chaikhana.com /R/Ramananda/index.htm (284 words)

	CD Baby: RAMANANDA: Secret Language
		Although Kabir was Ramananda's first love, the muse of Rumi's poetry found her way into his heart and the rest was more of a happening than anything planned.
		Ramananda and I spoke for hours one day, often in a dharma battle over the meaning of the lyrics, providing a-ha moments as each of us glimpsed the insights of the other.
		Ramananda's interpretation is that Rumi is talking about psychological pain, whereas people who have experienced intense physical pain find that Rumi may also be handing them a secret key to deal with their agony.
	cdbaby.com /cd/ramananda (2945 words)

	Rai Ramananda
		Rai Ramananda was in the cadre of the highest service of the Realm and he had to act as the Governor of East and West Godavari districts, being a faithful and trustworthy service-holder of the Emperor of Orissa who had extended his province to the north bank of the river Krishna.
		To support his statement Ramananda culled a passage of the Bhagavatam (9 Sk., 16 ch., 16 sl.) together with a passage from the hymns of Yamunacharyya, "Nothing remains unavailable by the servitors who are purified by the aural reception of the Transcendental Name of the very Entity of Holiness".
		Ramananda had no affinity of enjoying the world, but he was always on the look-out of rendering service to Sree Krishna by inducing the serving maids for unalloyed amorous purposes pertaining to the Eternal Pastimes.
	www.srilapurimaharaja.org /books/rai_ramananda.html (10798 words)

	Introduction to Raya Ramananda Samvada
		In the meantime, a governor of that area named Raya Ramananda came with many associates and thousands of Vedic brahmanas who were reciting Vedic mantras, announcing with a big drum that a king was coming.
		Ramananda Raya took bath there, and then he noticed that a very brilliant, effulgent young sannyasi was nearby, sitting in trance.
		Madhava Maharaja: Ramananda Raya is now giving the suggestion from Bhagavad-gita, Krishna has given the instruction to Arjuna: "O Arjuna, give up all temporary dharma and all activities and conceptions which are in relationship to the temporary material body and mind, and surrender yourself.
	www.purebhakti.com /lectures/lecture20000524.shtml (4250 words)

	yaatra
		Ramananda was taken aback at the vehemence of his speech and remained silent.
		Ramananda went near the water, sat at the bank and drank in long draughts, lifting the water greedily by his palms.
		Ramananda took it from her and they started their trudge through the silent forest path by the bank of the river.
	www.janasadharan.com /yat/25.htm (6889 words)

	The Ocean of Love -The Anurag Sagar: Introduction, Part I
		But since Ramananda was not happy in even seeing any Muslim, and because Kabir was born in a Muslim family, there was no question of taking initiation from Ramananda.
		Ramananda was playing with the idol and at the end he put the crown on the head of the idol, but he forgot to put the chain on the neck.
		Even though Ramananda had received a lot from Kabir, still he was involved in all the practices he was doing, rites and rituals and idol-worshiping.
	www.geocities.com /anulbird/anuragintro1.htm (4099 words)

	The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Editorials - November 2006
		The method of approach and the manner of humility exhibited by Lord Caitanya to Ramananda is the ideal for approaching a bona fide tattva-darsi or a master of transcendental knowledge.
		Ramananda Raya was born in the family of a sudra and was also a grhasta in terms of the system of varnasrama-dharma.
		Therefore, in terms of the varnasrama system, Ramananda Raya was in the lowest status while Lord Caitanya was in the highest status; yet, because Ramananda was a master in the art of transcendental knowledge, Lord Caitanya approached him as one should approach a guru.
	harekrsna.com /sun/editorials/11-06/editorials866.htm (293 words)

	Sapthagiri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ramananda did as advised by his guru and escaped death.
		Ramananda was aware of the prevailing angularities of the two religio social groups.
		Ramananda not only wrote himself in Hindi but also propagated his views in the language of the common people.
	www.tirumala.org /sapthagiri/012003/saint.htm (794 words)

	VNN World - Purchase It At Any Price (2)
		Through this dialogue between Ramananda Raya and Mahaprabhu, Maharaja developed the explanation of the last two of his five points: the goal of life and the process to attain it.
		When raindrops coming from the cloud (Raya Ramananda) during the svati constellation shower upon the ocean, the oyster shells in the ocean produce pearls, and thus it is said that the ocean (Mahaprabhu) becomes full with jewels.
		Ramananda Raya is Visakha, Radhika's near and dear sakhi, who knows the glory of Radhika's love and teaches that to Krsna in the form of Mahaprabhu.
	www.vnn.org /world/WD0207/WD19-7447.html (3219 words)

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		Ramananda Roy has received a verdict in his favour 28 years after he took the Railway Board to the Central Administrative Tribunal.
		Ramananda was full of hope when he came to the railway township more than 30 years ago with his wife and two daughters.
		Even after the ruling that Ramananda be compensated in terms of salary and other financial benefits due to him for the past 30 years, he is yet to receive a single penny.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1011219/national.htm (3924 words)

	parishad42
		Sri Ramananda Ray was the viceroy of the east and west side of the Godavari River in the empire of Raja Sri Prataparudra.
		Then Ramananda Raya explained that Srimati Radharani is the creeper of love for Krsna and her sakhis are like the twigs, flowers and leaves of that creeper of devotion.
		Ramananda Raya continued, "Those who are devoid of all mellows are like the crows that suck the juice from the bitter fruits of the nimba tree of knowledge, whereas those who enjoy mellows are like the cuckoos who eat the buds of the mango tree of love of Godhead." Ramananda Raya concluded, "the
	www.salagram.net /parishad42.htm (2052 words)

	The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Editorials - October 2006
		Upon hearing this suggestion of Lord Caitanya, Ramananda declared that a transcendental conjugal relationship with Godhead is the highest form of loving service rendered to the Personality of Godhead.
		Ramananda quoted a verse from the Srimad-Bhagavatam wherein Uddhava spoke of the fortune of Krsna’s cowherd girlfriends, who melted away in ecstasy when they heard Uddhava describe the activities of Sri Krsna.
		Thus Ramananda Raya summarized all of the different transcendental relationships with Godhead.
	www.harekrsna.com /sun/editorials/10-06/editorials805.htm (513 words)

	Difference between faith and belief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ramananda also rejected him for the very same reasons as earlier and refused to initiate him.
		For years Ramananda practiced the ritual of getting up early in the morning and taking a Ganga bath in the early hours when it is still dark.
		Ramananda unaware of this was walking down the stairs.
	www.healthandyoga.com /html/readingroom/ays/ays242.asp (751 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Prabasi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ramananda finally settled in calcutta in 1315 BS and continued to publish both the journals from the city.
		Ramananda himself was interested in art studies and wrote on the Ajanta cave paintings in the first issue.
		Ramananda inspired Gnanendramohan Das to write on the Bengalis residing outside Bengal, which culminated in a two-volume study, Banger Bahire Bangali.
	banglapedia.org /HT/P_0246.HTM (415 words)

	ramananda : Bio Page - Devamusic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ramananda began his musical career as a child, laying underneath a grand piano listening to his mother play.
		It is this quality of deep, listening surrender that has moved with him as he sang the music of Elvis and Bob Dylan, classical and pop, kirtan, mantras and devotional singing to the present day where he has been blessed with the poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi.
		Ramananda has also turned these songs into a musical recently performed in Sedona, Arizona.
	www.devamusic.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/bio.detail/bio_id/84 (101 words)

	Biographies
		Ramananda is one of the chief figures in North India.
		Distinct from other vedantic sects, Ramananda accepted women and members of all castes, education levels and made exclusive use of the vernacular in preference to sanskrit.
		Ramananda, however, by mistake stepped on Kabir and and uttered 'Ram, Ram.' Kabir took this as a sign of initiation and Ram as his mahamantra.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/8107/bios2.html (6049 words)

	Las Vegas Weekly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ramananda's tale of how he came to be reads like a comic- book origin story.
		He began having dreams at the age of 10 about a beautiful woman telling him, "I am your mother, come to India!" Of course, the young boy had a mother right there with him in New York, a woman who encouraged her son to pay attention to his dreams and remember the mysterious woman's words.
		At this first meeting, inside her old Packard draped with marigolds, she christened him Ramananda, believing the young American to be the reincarnation of an Indian sadhu (holy man) who died years before.
	lasvegasweekly.com /2005/07/07/awsi2.html (975 words)

	The Hindu : Rich tributes paid to Swami Ramananda Teerth
		Freedom fighters and the people of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region today remembered the contribution of Swami Ramananda Teerth to liberate the areas under the Nizam's rule by observing the 31st death anniversary of the visionary leader.
		The Swami Ramananda Teerth Institute of Socio-economic Research and National Integration organised a function to mark the death anniversary of the leader here in which several freedom fighters, including V.P. Deoulgoanker, and Vidyadhar Guruji, paid rich tributes to him.
		Swami Ramananda Teerth, who started several schools in Karnataka and Maharashtra, was first arrested and sentenced to 10 months imprisonment by the Nizam in 1938.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2003/01/24/stories/2003012403360300.htm (297 words)

	Kamat's Potpourri: Bhakti - The Path of Bhakti - Saint Ramananda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ramananda was born at Allahabad and had South Indian parentage.
		This was a rude shock to Ramananda who came out of the fold, became a liberal, practicing severe austerities on the banks of the Ganga river at Banaras.
		According to Ramananda, Lord Rama was the supreme spirit and humanity was one big family.
	www.kamat.com /indica/faiths/bhakti/ramanand.htm (500 words)

	MantraOnNet.com: Home Page Of Kabir
		As he was a Mohammedan, he doubted whether Ramananda would accept him as his disciple.
		Ramananda was struck with the sincerity and devotion of Kabir and accepted him as his disciple.
		The Pundits of Kashi informed Ramananda of the arrival of the learned Brahmin and told him that no one could defeat the erudite logician.
	www.mantraonnet.com /kabir.html (2756 words)

	Detailed Profile of Ramananda Bandyopadhyay
		Ramananda Bandyopadhyay is a worthy representative of the Bengal School of Art.
		He is inspired by the simplicity and uncomplicated lives of the rustics.
		We have previously previewed works of art of Ramananda Bandyopadhyay in other Saffronart events.
	www.saffronart.com /artistdetails.asp?sourceid=374 (406 words)

	Memorials for freedom fighter to be set up - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Swamy Ramananda Thirtha was the person who led the liberation movement, to liberate Hyderabad province from the despotic rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad.
		Consequently, towards popularising values and principles cherished by Swamy Ramananda, the Swamy Ramananda Thirtha Memorial Committee was formed, which was headed by former prime minister late P V Narashima Rao.
		Stating that this land was blessed as Swamy Ramananda was born here, he said, at present only five per cent of the freedom fighters were alive.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/mar152005/d4.asp (754 words)

	The Benefits of Feeling Utterly Insignificant
		Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at once asked Sri Raya Ramananda, “O Ramananda Raya, please quote a verse from sastra which defines sadhya, the goal of life.” Here, Sriman Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya are setting an example: when sadhus meet together they don’t speak about mundane subjects.
		It is for this understanding that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to Ramananda Raya, “Please quote a verse from the sastra which defines the goal of life.” Sastra is authority, sastra gives perfect knowledge.
		It wasn’t until Sri Ramananda Raya began to quote from Srimad Bhagavatam that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to be satisfied with his answers.
	www.purebhakti.com /lectures/lecture20040808.shtml (2794 words)

	Kamat's Potpourri: The Path of Devotion: Saint Kabir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ramananda went to the river Ganga, everyday for bath very early in the morning.
		One day when he was returning from Ghat, his foot touched a human body in the darkness.
		Ramananda was touched deeply by Kabir's devotion and humility and accepted him as a disciple.
	www.kamat.com /indica/faiths/bhakti/kabir.htm (830 words)

	Ramananda Bandopadhyay
		The renowned painter Ramananda Bandopadhyay also sculpts for his personal creative joy.
		Student of Nandalal Bose, it is questionable to assume Ramananda as being a direct descendant of the Bengal School Gharana.
		With a superb control and mastery over line drawing, Ramananda exhibits extreme skill and caliber.
	www.cimaartindia.com /NewCima/Artists/RAMANANDA.htm (115 words)

	Message
		Caitanya Mahaprabhu concluded these discourses by saying, “My dear Ramananda Raya, both you and I are madmen, and therefore we met intimately on an equal level.” [Cc.
		The Lord advised Ramananda Raya to resign from his government post and come back to Jagannatha Puri to live with Him.
		Sri Ramananda Raya was one of the few personalities with whom Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discussed the most confidential topics of Krsna consciousness.
	www.newtalavana.org /ntt/05252005.htm (1251 words)

	The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Ramananda Tirtha Institute's bid to transfer technology
		The Swamy Ramananda Tirtha Rural Institute, located in the historic Bhoodan Pochampally mandal of Nalgonda district, is setting up two laboratories as part of a Centre for Transfer of Technology, with the lab-to-land concept.
		M.N. Reddy, chairman of the institute, told The Hindu on Sunday that of the four laboratories proposed two--one each on biotechnology and renewable energy--would be established shortly.
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	www.hindu.com /2004/12/20/stories/2004122005660300.htm (294 words)

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