Sathya Sai Baba information

Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai Baba
Personal
Born	Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju; 23 November 1926; Puttaparthi, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	24 April 2011 (aged 84); Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Sect	Sathya Sai Baba movement
Organization
Institute	Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust; Sri Sathya Sai International Organization;
Founder of	Sri Sathya Sai International Organization; Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust
Philosophy	Love all. Serve all. Help Ever. Hurt Never.

Sathya Sai Baba (born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju; 23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011)^[1] was an Indian guru and philanthropist.^[2]^[3] At the age of 14, he claimed that he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba,^[4]^[5] and left his home to accept his devotees.^[6]^[7]

Sai Baba's believers credited him with miracles such as materialisations of vibhuti (holy ash) and other small objects such as rings, necklaces and watches, along with reports of miraculous healings, resurrections, clairvoyance, bilocation and was purportedly omnipotent and omniscient.^[8] His devotees believe them to be signs of his divinity, while some individuals have concluded that his acts were based on sleight of hand or had other explanations that were fake and not supernatural.^[9]^[10]^[11] In 1963, Universalist Avatar Meher Baba referred to Sathya Sai as "a tantric and using tantric powers for his so-called 'miracles'."^[12]

In 1972, Sathya Sai Baba founded the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust.^[13] Its goal was "to enable its members to undertake service activities as a means to spiritual advancement".^[14] Through this organisation, Sathya Sai Baba established a network of free super speciality hospitals^[15]^[16] and general hospitals,^[17] clinics,^[18] drinking water projects,^[19] a university,^[20] auditoriums, ashrams, and education technology.^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]

^ "Obituary: Indian guru Sai Baba". BBC News. 24 April 2011. Satya Sai Baba was born Sathyanarayana Raju on 23 November 1926
^ Babb, Lawrence A. (1983). "Sathya Sai Baba's Magic". Anthropological Quarterly. 56 (3): 116–124. doi:10.2307/3317305. JSTOR 3317305.
^ Das, M. K. (2015). "Televising religion: A study of Sathya Sai Baba's funeral broadcast in Gangtok, India" (PDF). Anthropological Notebooks. 21 (3): 83–104.
^ Weiss, Richard (December 2005). "The Global Guru: Sai Baba and the Miracle of the Modern T" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies. 7 (2): 5–19.
^ Cite error: The named reference kent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Singleton, Mark; Goldberg, Ellen (2013). Gurus of Modern Yoga. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199374953.
^ Babb, Lawrence A. (1991). Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition. University of California Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0520076365.
^ Datta, Tanya (17 June 2004). "Sai Baba: God-man or con man?". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ Johannes Quack (2012). Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India. Oxford University Press. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-0199812608.
^ Harmeet Shah Singh (24 April 2011) [Sunday (Easter Day)]. "Indian spiritual guru dies at 85". CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ Palmer, Norris W. "Baba's World". In: Forsthoefel, Thomas A. (2005). Humes, Cynthia Ann (ed.). Gurus in America. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0791465748.
^ "East West Gathering, Sathya Sai of South India, Lord Meher Online Edition Page 4926". www.lordmeher.org.
^ "SSSCT - Home". www.srisathyasai.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference srisaiorg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences". Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram". Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital, Prasanthi Nilayam". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Sssmh". www.sssmh.org.in. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "SSSCT - Anantapur Project". www.srisathyasai.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL)". Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini". learning.srisathyasaividyavahini.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Thousands flock to funeral of India guru Satya Sai Baba". BBC News. 27 April 2011.
^ "Sai Baba's legacy". Deccan Herald. 24 April 2011.
^ "'Sai Baba did everything govt could not'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.

[BBC_obit-1] "Obituary: Indian guru Sai Baba". BBC News. 24 April 2011. Satya Sai Baba was born Sathyanarayana Raju on 23 November 1926

[babb83-2] Babb, Lawrence A. (1983). "Sathya Sai Baba's Magic". Anthropological Quarterly. 56 (3): 116–124. doi:10.2307/3317305. JSTOR 3317305.

[das15-3] Das, M. K. (2015). "Televising religion: A study of Sathya Sai Baba's funeral broadcast in Gangtok, India" (PDF). Anthropological Notebooks. 21 (3): 83–104.

[RichardWeiss-4] Weiss, Richard (December 2005). "The Global Guru: Sai Baba and the Miracle of the Modern T" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies. 7 (2): 5–19.

[kent-5] Cite error: The named reference kent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Singleton,_Mark|_Goldberg,_Ellen-6] Singleton, Mark; Goldberg, Ellen (2013). Gurus of Modern Yoga. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199374953.

[BabbLawrence-7] Babb, Lawrence A. (1991). Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition. University of California Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0520076365.

[news.bbc.co.uk-8] Datta, Tanya (17 June 2004). "Sai Baba: God-man or con man?". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[quack-9] Johannes Quack (2012). Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India. Oxford University Press. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-0199812608.

[CNNSingh-10] Harmeet Shah Singh (24 April 2011) [Sunday (Easter Day)]. "Indian spiritual guru dies at 85". CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[Palmer116-11] Palmer, Norris W. "Baba's World". In: Forsthoefel, Thomas A. (2005). Humes, Cynthia Ann (ed.). Gurus in America. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0791465748.

[12] "East West Gathering, Sathya Sai of South India, Lord Meher Online Edition Page 4926". www.lordmeher.org.

[13] "SSSCT - Home". www.srisathyasai.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[srisaiorg-14] Cite error: The named reference srisaiorg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[15] "Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences". Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[16] "Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram". Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[17] "Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital, Prasanthi Nilayam". Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[18] "Sssmh". www.sssmh.org.in. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[19] "SSSCT - Anantapur Project". www.srisathyasai.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[20] "Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL)". Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL). Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[21] "Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini". learning.srisathyasaividyavahini.org. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[funeral-22] "Thousands flock to funeral of India guru Satya Sai Baba". BBC News. 27 April 2011.

[deccanheraldlegacy-23] "Sai Baba's legacy". Deccan Herald. 24 April 2011.

[toigovernments-24] "'Sai Baba did everything govt could not'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.

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Personal
Born	Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju (1926-11-23)23 November 1926 Puttaparthi, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	24 April 2011(2011-04-24) (aged 84) Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Sect	Sathya Sai Baba movement
Organization
Institute	Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust Sri Sathya Sai International Organization
Founder of	Sri Sathya Sai International Organization Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust
Philosophy	Love all. Serve all. Help Ever. Hurt Never.

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