Talk:Pranavananda Saraswathi

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Was he born in madhya pradesh or Sri Lanka? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.152.117.83 (talk) 05:14, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Swami Pranavanda was of Jafna origin and was born in Sri Lanka. Msankarramiah (talk) 15:58, 16 June 2019 (UTC)--Msankarramiah (talk) 15:58, 16 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Pranavananda Saraswati belonged to an order that did not use Swami in the names of their monks, rather they appended Saraswati in the end. For example, the founder of

Please explain/reference your understanding of The Divine Life Society (DLS) monks' naming convention. I have physical evidence of Swami Pranavanda's signature with "Swami". Likewise, I have seen evidence of other DLS monks signing their names with Swami. Even the books published by the DLS Press references the title "Swami" in all publications. I am curious about your view though because I've not come across it before. Msankarramiah (talk) 15:54, 16 June 2019 (UTC)--Msankarramiah (talk) 15:54, 16 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]