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The East-West Dialogue: Exploring the Influence of Indian Philosophy on Western Thought
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Which Indian philosopher's ideas significantly influenced the development of Transcendentalism in the United States?
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Swami Vivekananda
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Swami Vivekananda's lectures at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 introduced many Western thinkers to the concepts of Vedanta and Yoga, which had a profound impact on the development of Transcendentalism.