What is Ramana Maharshi?
'''Ramana Maharshi''' ({{IPA-hi|rəˈməɳə məˈɦərʃi|}}; 30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) was an [[India|Indian]] [[Hindu]] [[Sage (philosophy)|sage]]{{sfn|Sharma|2006}} and ''[[jivanmukta]]'' (liberated being).{{sfn|Fort|1998|p=134–151}} He was born '''Venkataraman Iyer''', but is mostly known by the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi.{{sfn|Godman|1985}} == References == {{reflist}} ==Sources== {{refbegin|40em}} * {{Citation | last=Fort | first=Andrew O. | year=1998 | title=Jivanmukti in Transformation: Embodied Liberation in Advaita and Neo-Vedanta | publisher=SUNY Press}} * {{citation | last=Godman | first=David | year=1985 | title=Be As You Are | publisher=Penguin | isbn=0-14-019062-7 | url=http://selfdefinition.org/ramana/Ramana%20Maharshi%20-%20Be%20As%20You%20Are--The%20Teachings%20of%20Sri%20Ramana%20Maharshi--Godman.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229010228/http://selfdefinition.org/ramana/Ramana%20Maharshi%20-%20Be%20As%20You%20Are--The%20Teachings%20of%20Sri%20Ramana%20Maharshi--Godman.pdf | archive-date=29 December 2013 | df=dmy-all }} * {{Citation | last=Sharma | first=Arvind | year=2006 | title=Ramana Maharshi: The Sage of Arunachala | publisher=Pinguin, Viking}} {{refend}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maharshi, Ramana}} [[Category:1879 births]] [[Category:1950 deaths]] [[Category:Indian Hindus]] {{biography-stub}}