Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Bangla: রামকৃষà§à¦£ পরমহংস Ramkrishno Pôromôhongsho), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Bangla: গদাধর চটà§à¦Ÿà§‹à¦ªà¦¾à¦§à§à¦¯à¦¾à¦¯à¦¼ Gôdadhor Chôţţopaddhae) Smart, Ninian The World's Religions (1998) p.409, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-63748-1, (February 18, 1836–August 16, 1886) was a Hindu religious teacher and an influential figure in the Bengal Renaissance of the Nineteenth century. His teachings emphasized God-realization as the highest goal of life, love and devotion for God, the oneness of existence, and the harmony of religions.