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'''Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi''', also known by her followers as 'Amma', 'Ammachi' or 'Mother' ([[September 27]], [[1953]] - ),  is an [[India]]n spiritual leader and is considered by many to be a [[Ascetic|Holy Person]] or [[Saint]]. She is a widely respected [[humanitarian]] and called by some ''the hugging saint'' [http://www.latimes.com/broadband/wif/la-0624weekinphotos-pg,0,5009716.photogallery?coll=la-headlines-wif&index=8].
'''Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi''', also known by her followers as "Amma", "Ammachi" or "Mother" ([[September 27]], [[1953]] - ),  is an [[India]]n spiritual leader and is considered by many to be a [[ascetic|holy person]] or [[saint]]. She is a widely respected [[humanitarian]] and called by some "the hugging saint" [http://www.latimes.com/broadband/wif/la-0624weekinphotos-pg,0,5009716.photogallery?coll=la-headlines-wif&index=8].


''[[Amrita]]'' means ''Eternal'' and ''Ananda'' means ''[[Happiness]]'' in [[Sanskrit]], therefore her name literally means ''The Mother who is eternally happy''.
''[[Amrita]]'' means "eternal" and ''Ananda'' means "[[happiness]]" in [[Sanskrit]]; therefore her name literally means "the mother who is eternally happy".


==References==
==References==
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*[http://keralaarticles.blogspot.com/2006/12/mata-amritanada-mayi-keralas-own-saint.html Life of Mata Amritananda Mayi]  
*[http://keralaarticles.blogspot.com/2006/12/mata-amritanada-mayi-keralas-own-saint.html Life of Mata Amritananda Mayi]  
*[http://www.amma.org/ Amma.org] (official mission site - USA)
*[http://www.amma.org/ Amma.org] (official mission site - USA)
*[http://www.amrita.edu Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University)]
 
*[http://www.aimshospital.org/ AIMS Hospital (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre)]
*[http://ammaslove.blogspot.com/2005/08/108-names-of-amma-amritanandamayi.html  Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi] (''Ottur Unni Namboothiripad'', the Author of the Great Verses.)
*[http://www.the-week.com/23sep21/cover.htm Embracing the world] (''The Week'' cover feature)
*[http://www.rickross.com/groups/amma.html Amma] (The Rick Ross Institute)
*[http://www.apologeticsindex.org/a114.html Mata Amritanandamayi Devi] (Apologetics Index)
*[http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/darshantheembrace/ ''Darshan the Embrace'' Trailer]
*[http://hinduism.about.com/cs/gurussaints/a/aa092803a.htm Global Guru Amma]


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Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi, also known by her followers as "Amma", "Ammachi" or "Mother" (September 27, 1953 - ), is an Indian spiritual leader and is considered by many to be a holy person or saint. She is a widely respected humanitarian and called by some "the hugging saint" [1].

Amrita means "eternal" and Ananda means "happiness" in Sanskrit; therefore her name literally means "the mother who is eternally happy".

References

  1. BBC-News article about Amritanandamayi
  2. Hurricane relief
  3. Tsunami relief
  4. Social Service
  5. Amma: Healing the Heart of the World by Judith Cornell, (William Morrow & Company, ISBN 0-688-17079-X)
  6. Messages from Amma: In the Language of the Heart by Janine Canan (Ten Speed Press, ISBN 1-58761-214-3)
  7. Department of Health issues measles warning: CDNA
  8. Getting to Joy: A Western Householder's Spiritual Journey with Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi) by Karuna Poole (Shantini Center, ISBN 0-9643629-2-9)

http://amritapuri.amrita.eduNachiketa 13:51, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

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