What was Freemasonry's influence on Swami Vivekanada?
Swami Vivekananda was initiated into Freemasonry in 1884 under his birth name, Narendra Nath Dutt, in Lodge Anchor & Hope in Calcutta, as the Grand Lodge of India records. He is recognized among the prominent Indian members of the Masonic fraternity by the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India.
The available records note his membership and initiation details, but do not provide particulars on the specific philosophical or personal influence that Freemasonry exerted on his later thought and teachings.
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