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-'''Ánanda Márga''' ([[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|आनन्द मार्ग}} ''{{IAST|ānanda mārga}}'' "The Path of Bliss", also spelled ''Anand Marg'' and ''Ananda Marg'') or officially '''Ánanda Márga Pracáraka Saḿgha''' (''organisation for the propagation of the path of bliss'') is a [[Social|socio]]-[[Spirituality|spiritual]] [[Organization|organisation]] and [[Social movement|movement]] founded in [[Jamalpur, Munger|Jamalpur]], [[Bihar]], [[India]] in [[1955]] by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]. It is also the name of the [[philosophy]] and [[Lifestyle (sociology)|life-style]] propounded by Sarkar, described as a practical philosophy for [[personal development]], [[Social work|social service]] and the all-around transformation of the society.
+'''Ānanda'''<ref group=note>Initially a qualitative attribute of ''[[Brahmā]]'', it became, especially in ''[[Vedānta]]'', the [[consciousness]] that is free from all entanglements in ''[[samādhi]]''. It is usually found in association with ''sat'' and ''cit'', hence in the fused form, ''[[Satchidānanda]]'', Being, Consciousness, Bliss.. (Bowker, J., 2012 at the word ''Ānanda'')</ref>{{sfn|Monier Williams|2012|p=at the word ''Ānanda'': "m. joy, delight, happiness (also pl.)AV. VS. &c"}} '''Mārga'''<ref group=note>In ''[[Hinduism]]'' and ''[[Buddhism]]'', the way or path to release or enlightenment (Bowker, J., 2012 at the word ''Mārga'').</ref>{{sfn|Monier Williams|2012|p=at the word ''Mārga'': "the right way, proper course MBh. Hariv. (cf. āmārga" or "a way, manner method, custom, usage Up. Yājñ. MBh. &c"}} ([[:wikipedia:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|आनन्द मार्ग}} ''{{IAST|ānanda mārga}}'' "The Path of Bliss", also spelled ''Anand Marg'' and ''Ananda Marg'') or officially '''Ánanda Márga Pracáraka Saḿgha''' (''organisation for the propagation of the path of bliss'') is a [[:wikipedia:Social|socio]]-[[:wikipedia:Spirituality|spiritual]] [[:wikipedia:Organization|organisation]] and [[:wikipedia:Social movement|movement]] founded in [[:wikipedia:Jamalpur, Munger|Jamalpur]], [[:wikipedia:Bihar|Bihar]], [[:wikipedia:India|India]] in [[:wikipedia:1955]] by [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.<ref group=note>Ánandamúrti, as he was called by his early disciples, is a sanscrit word meaning "Bliss personified".</ref> It is also the name of the [[:wikipedia:philosophy|philosophy]] and [[:wikipedia:Lifestyle (sociology)|life-style]] propounded by Sarkar, described as a practical philosophy for [[:wikipedia:personal development|personal development]], [[:wikipedia:Social work|social service]] and the all-around transformation of the society.{{sfn|Ahtrens|1982|p=6}} Its system of spiritual practice has also been explained as a practical synthesis of [[:wikipedia:Vedas|Vedic]] and [[:wikipedia:Tantra|Tantric]] philosophies.{{sfn|Ishwaran|1999|p=9}}
-During Sarkar's incarceration in the 1970s the organization became associated with terrorist activity, particularly the [[Sydney Hilton bombing]].  In 1982, seventeen members of the organization were murdered in broad daylight at [[Bijon Setu massacre|Bijon Setu]].  In 1995, a [[Purulia arms drop|wayward arms shipment]] was claimed to have been intended for delivery to the Ananda Nagar community in [[Purulia]] founded by Ananda Marga.
 == History ==