Shantanand Saraswati

Swami Shantanand Saraswati
TitleShankaracharya of Jyotir Math
Personal life
BornRam Ji
(1913-07-16)16 July 1913
Achhati village in Basti district
Died7 December 1997(1997-12-07) (aged 84)
HonorsSankaracarya of Jyotir Math
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
PhilosophyAdvaita Vedanta
Ordination12 June 1853
Religious career
GuruBrahmananda Saraswati, Udiya Baba
PredecessorBrahmananda Saraswati
SuccessorSwami Swaroopanand Saraswati
Disciples
  • Swami Vasudevanand Saraswati

Swami Shantanand Saraswati (1913–1997) was Shankaracharya of the Jyotir Math monastery from 1953 to 1980; he was a direct disciple of Brahmananda Saraswati and succeeded him as Shankaracharya.

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