Swami Vivekananda - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 52.780 W 087° 37.429
16T E 448239 N 4636604
Commemorates the spot where Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda addressed the World Parliament of Religions on September 11, 1893.
Waymark Code: WM11NKC
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2019
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Small plaque in an alcove outside the entrance to the Fullerton Hall auditorium that reads:
“On this site between September 11 and 27, 1893, Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the first Hindu monk from India to teach Vedanta in America, addressed the World’s Parliament of Religions, held in conjunction with the World’s Columbian Exposition. His unprecedented success opened the way for dialogue between Eastern and Western religions.”
Additional background:
Vivekananda’s speech “called for the end of religious bigotry and intolerance, voicing the kind of global interfaith dialogue the parliament wished to create. It was a galvanizing moment that not only served to introduce Hinduism for the first time to the United States but also almost instantly established Vivekananda as a leading religious figure of the era and beyond.”
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Location: Art Institute of Chicago
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