World's Parliament of Religions
The first large modern interfaith assembly, held in Chicago from 11 to 27 September 1893, where Vivekananda presented Hinduism to the West.
Where this term appears
- The Colonial Encounter and Orientalism History
And in 1893 Swami Vivekananda stood before the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago and presented a confident, universal Vedanta to the West on Indian terms, declaring his pride in a religion that had tau…
- The History of Sanatana Dharma: A Timeline History
…nanda carried a confident Vedanta to the West, and his address to the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago on 11 September 1893 opened, famously, "Sisters and Brothers of America." It is in exactly this p…
- Vivekananda in Chicago, 1893 History
It is the afternoon of 11 September 1893, in the Hall of Columbus on the Chicago lakefront, the opening day of the World's Parliament of Religions.
- What is a Murti? Deities
Swami Vivekananda, addressing the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, met the charge head on: "If a man can realize his divine nature with the help of an image, would it be right to call that a …