Swami Bhuteshananda

Swami Bhuteshananda was born on 8 September 1901 at Somsar in West Bengal. His premonastic name was Vijay Chandra. His father was Purna Chandra Roy and his mother Charubala Devi.

In 1921 Swami Saradananda initiated Vijay with Mantradiksha at the Mother's house. He was bestowed with the vows of Brahmacharya by Swami Shivananda in 1923 on Holy mother's birthday, and was named 'Priya Chaitanya'.

In 1936, he was appointed the president of the Ramakrishna Math, Shillong. In 1945, he was appointed as the president of Rajkot Math. In 1965, Swami Bhuteshanandaji was appointed as one of the Trustees and a Member of the Governing body of Ramakrishna Mission. In 1975, Swami Bhuteshanandaji became one of the Vice-Presidents of the Order and moved over to Yogodyan Math, Kankurgachi, a suburb of Kolkota. Following the mahasamadhi of Swami Gambhirananda, the 11th president of the Order, in 1989, he became the 12th president.

During the long spell of twenty-three years as Vice President and President of the Order he travelled to many countries including Singapore, Fiji, Japan, Australia, America, Canada, England, France, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and carried the ideals and ideas of Ramakrishna-Mother-Vivekananda to innumerable people.

He died on 30 July of 1998, at the age of 97. As the spiritual Guru he had initiated 1,21,027 disciples with mantradeeksha, besides guiding countless number of people in the spiritual path.

Related links

* RKM: President's site - [http://www.rkmpresident.org/12th_president.htm Swami Bhuteshananda]
* [http://www.somsar.org/sblife.htm Somsar Sri Ramakrishna Seva Mandir]
* Narada Bhakti Sutras - Swami Bhuteshananda ISBN 81-7505-199-X
* Sri Ramakrishna and His Gospel (Vol I) - Swami Bhuteshananda ISBN 81-7505-212-0
* [http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org/magazine/vk/2004/9-4-2.asp The Way to Overcome Suffering] Swami Bhuteshananda