Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Born: Gadadhar Chatterjee

Ramakrishna (1836 - 1886) was born  in a poor brahmin family in Bengal, India. Virtually illiterate, he became a priest at Dakshineshwar Kali temple, near Calcutta, where he spent his whole life.

He attained God-realization through four different religions (Tantrism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity), each time meeting the same Absolute God--which prompted him to declare that all religions lead to the same God.

His most famous disciple in the West was Swami Vivekananda.