Rajarsi Janakananda
(1892-1955)
American Yogi
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Rajarsi Janakananda, born James Jesse Lynn (May 5, 1892 – February 20, 1955) was the leading disciple of the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda and a prominent businessman in the Kansas City, Missouri area. A self-made millionaire when he met Yogananda in 1932, he later left a total endowment of approximately six million dollars to Yogananda's organization, Self-Realization Fellowship(SRF)/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India(YSS), helping ensure its long-term success. Yogananda also chose Janakananda to succeed him as president of SRF/YSS. Janakananda was president of SRF/YSS from 1952 until 1955.
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5 May 1892 near Archibald, Louisiana
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20 February 1955 (aged 62) Borrego Springs, California
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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