Vedanta Society of Southern California
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The Vedanta Society of Southern California is a Hindu spiritual organization and monastery that promotes the teachings of Vedanta and Ramakrishna-Vivekananda through worship, study, and community programs in the Southern California region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vedanta Society of Southern California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2218113 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vedanta Society of Southern California Context triple: [Christopher Isherwood, memberOf, Vedanta Society of Southern California]
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A.
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is a serene spiritual retreat and meditation center founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, featuring a peaceful lake, gardens, and shrines in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
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B.
Ramakrishna Math
Ramakrishna Math is a monastic and spiritual organization in India dedicated to the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and the practice of Vedanta.
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Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a spiritual community and center for integral yoga and meditation located in Pondicherry, India, developed around the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
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D.
Seva Bharati
Seva Bharati is an Indian socio-cultural service organization known for its grassroots welfare activities among underprivileged communities, often associated with the broader Sangh Parivar network.
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E.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a global Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu movement popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement, dedicated to the worship of Krishna through devotional practices, teachings, and community life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vedanta Society of Southern California Target entity description: The Vedanta Society of Southern California is a Hindu spiritual organization and monastery that promotes the teachings of Vedanta and Ramakrishna-Vivekananda through worship, study, and community programs in the Southern California region.
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A.
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is a serene spiritual retreat and meditation center founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, featuring a peaceful lake, gardens, and shrines in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
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B.
Ramakrishna Math
Ramakrishna Math is a monastic and spiritual organization in India dedicated to the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and the practice of Vedanta.
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C.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a spiritual community and center for integral yoga and meditation located in Pondicherry, India, developed around the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
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D.
Seva Bharati
Seva Bharati is an Indian socio-cultural service organization known for its grassroots welfare activities among underprivileged communities, often associated with the broader Sangh Parivar network.
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E.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a global Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu movement popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement, dedicated to the worship of Krishna through devotional practices, teachings, and community life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu organization
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Vedanta society ⓘ monastery ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Ramakrishna Math
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission
|
| coreTeaching |
divinity of the soul
ⓘ
harmony of religions ⓘ unity of all religions ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| followsTeachingsOf |
Sri Sarada Devi
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi
Sri Ramakrishna ⓘ Swami Vivekananda ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Swami Prabhavananda ⓘ |
| hasCenterIn |
Hollywood, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Riverside, California ⓘ San Diego, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego, California
Santa Barbara, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Barbara, California
Trabuco Canyon ⓘ
surface form:
Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California
|
| hasClergy | monks of the Ramakrishna Order ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
monastery
ⓘ
retreat center ⓘ temple ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Swami ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hollywood, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
|
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Sanskrit (for chants and rituals) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern California ⓘ |
| mainTradition | Vedanta ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | non-profit religious organization ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
interfaith programs
ⓘ
meditation instruction ⓘ retreats ⓘ scripture classes ⓘ spiritual lectures ⓘ worship services ⓘ youth programs ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ramakrishna Math
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramakrishna Order
|
| promotesPractice |
devotional worship (bhakti)
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ scriptural study (jnana yoga) ⓘ selfless service (karma yoga) ⓘ |
| regionServed | Southern California ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturesUsed |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (indirectly through narratives) ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Upanishads ⓘ |
| spiritualLineage |
Ramakrishna Math
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramakrishna Order
|
| website | https://vedanta.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vedanta Society of Southern California Description of subject: The Vedanta Society of Southern California is a Hindu spiritual organization and monastery that promotes the teachings of Vedanta and Ramakrishna-Vivekananda through worship, study, and community programs in the Southern California region.
Referenced by (1)
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