Agehananda Bharati
Encyclopedia
Agehananda Bharati (Vienna
, April 20, 1923 – New York
, May 14, 1991) was the monastic name of Leopold Fischer, professor of Anthropology at Syracuse University
for over 30 years. He was an academic Sanskrit
ist, a writer on religious subjects, and a Hindu
monk
in the Dasanami Sannyasi
order.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, April 20, 1923 – New York
New York
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, May 14, 1991) was the monastic name of Leopold Fischer, professor of Anthropology at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
for over 30 years. He was an academic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
ist, a writer on religious subjects, and a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
in the Dasanami Sannyasi
order.
Works
- The Tantric tradition. London : Rider, 1966.
- The Light at the Center: Context and Pretext of Modern Mysticism. Santa Barbara, CA : Ross-Erikson. 1976.
- The Ochre Robe : An Autobiography. Second Revised Edition, with New Epilog. Santa Barbara, CA : Ross-Erikson, 1980. ISBN 0-915520-28-1
Biography
- Brief academic biography at the homepage of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
- Agehananda Bharati, 1923-1991 by Shauna Arth, 2003, the Anthropology Biography Web
Articles available online
- Fictitious Tibet: The Origin and Persistence of Rampaism, an article published in Tibet Society Bulletin (Bloomington, Ind.), Vol. 7, 1974
- Excerpts from The Light at the Center on LSD and zero-experiences