His holiness Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati VIII Mahaswamigal | |
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Personal | |
Born | Swaminathan Shasthri 20 May 1894 |
Died | 8 January 1994 Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 99)
Resting place | Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Organization | |
Order | Vedantha |
Philosophy | Advaithavedantha, nondualism |
Religious career | |
Consecration | 13 February 1907 |
Ordination | 9 May 1907 |
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham | |
In office 1907–1994 | |
Preceded by | Mahadevendra Saraswathi V |
Succeeded by | Jayendra Saraswathi |
Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal (born Swaminathan Shasthri; 20 May 1894 – 8 January 1994) also known as the Sage of Kanchi or Mahaperiyavar (meaning, "The great elder") was the 68th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Mahaperiyavar's discourses have been recorded in a Tamil book titled "Deivathin Kural" (Voice of God).
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