Sivaya Subramuniyaswami: Difference between revisions

His influence reflected the reach of his publications, including the approximately 30 books he wrote. Subramuniyaswami was described by [[Klaus Klostermaier]] as "the single-most advocate of Hinduism outside India".<ref>{{cite book|last=Klostermaier|first=Klaus K. |authorlink=Klaus K. Klostermaier|title=A Survey of Hinduism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_6-JbUiHB4C&q=Subramuniyaswami+#v=snippet&q=Subramuniyaswami&f=false|edition=3rd|year=2007|publisher=[[SUNY Press]]|isbn=9780791470824|page=231|quote=Sivaya Subramuniyaswami ... did much to propagate a kind of reformed Saivism through his books. As founder-editor of ''Hinduism Today,'' an illustrated monthly, he became the single-most advocate of Hinduism outside India.}}</ref> The book ''Religious Leaders of America'' explained Subramuniyaswami's role as "a pillar of orthodox Hinduism"<ref name="nyt_obituary">{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E2D9103BF93AA25752C1A9679C8B63#|title=Satguru Subramuniyaswami, Hindu Spiritual Leader, 74|author=Douglas Martin|date=2001-11-19|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=Jan 8, 2013}}</ref>

 

 

=== Youth in California (1927–1946) ===