With reference to Sister Nivedita consider the following statements 1 She became the first Western w...........

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With reference to Sister Nivedita, consider the following statements.

1. She became the first Western woman to be received into an Indian monastic order.

2. She served as the President of Ramakrishna Mission.

3. She termed the teachings of Buddhists as Anti-Vedic and regressive.

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Explanation:

Sister Nivedita met Swami Vivekananda in 1895 in London and traveled to Calcutta,India in 1898. Her 150th birth anniversary was celebrated recently.
Statement 1: Swami Vivekananda gave her the name Nivedita (meaning "Dedicated to God") when he initiated her into the vow of Brahmacharya in 1898.
Statement 2: Nivedita had close associations with the newly established Ramakrishna Mission.However, because of her active contribution in the field of Indian Nationalism, she had to publicly dissociate herself from the activities of the Ramakrishna Mission under the then president Swami Brahmananda.
Statement 3: She started taking interest in the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Swami Vivekananda as alternate source of peace and benediction.