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He was born in a Telugu -speaking Brahmin family. [ 4 ][ 5 ] His father, Jiddu Narayanaiah, was employed as an official of the British colonial administration. Krishnamurti was fond of his mother Sanjeevamma, who died when he was ten. [ 6 ] His parents had a total of eleven children, of whom six survived childhood.
Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on Saturday, 11 May 1895 (age 90 years; at the time of death) in Madanapalle, Madras Presidency, British India. He decided to drop out of higher education once he had made several unsuccessful attempts at Paris-Sorbonne University.
Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in Madanapalle, a small town in south India. He and his brother were adopted in their youth by Dr Annie Besant, then president of the Theosophical Society. Dr Besant and others proclaimed that Krishnamurti was to be a world teacher whose coming the Theosophists had predicted.
Aug 11, 2024 · Jiddu Krishnamurti (born 1895, Madanapalle, India—died 1986, Ojai, Calif., U.S.) was an Indian spiritual leader. He was educated in theosophy by the British social reformer Annie Besant, who proclaimed him the coming “World Teacher,” a messianic figure who would bring about world enlightenment.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in Madanapalle, a small town in south India. He and his brother were adopted in their youth by Dr Annie Besant, then president of the Theosophical Society. Dr Besant and others proclaimed that Krishnamurti was to be a world teacher whose coming the Theosophists had predicted.
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Born in 1895 in Madanapalle, Chittoor district, South India, Krishnamurti was discovered to be a suitable human vehicle for the coming of the Messiah. Adopted by Dr. Anee Besant he was proclaimed to be the Maitreya Bodhisattava who would bring salvation ton humankind.
