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Might be disciple of Totapuri Maharaj; He was a wondering monk who followed the principles of advaita vedanta philosophy. By the time he arrived at Dakshineswar Temple in 1864, he was a wandering monk of the Dasnami order of Adi Shankara, and head of a monastery in the Punjab claiming the leadership of seven hundred sannyasins. He is said to have initiated Sri Ramakrishna into Advaita Vedanta.