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Yoga Guru · Ācārya

Rajarshi Janakananda (James J. Lynn)

Foremost American disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda; second president of Self-Realization Fellowship.

Period: 1892–1955
Associated with: USA
Tradition: Kriyā Yoga
📿 Historically documentedDates and lineage below reflect scholarly consensus; confidence levels are shown for each link.Confidence: High

Lineage timeline (Paramparā)

The teacher-to-student transmission — oldest first, flowing down through the generations.

  1. Lahiri Mahāśaya1828–1895

    guru disciple · confidence High

  2. Swami Sri Yukteswar1855–1936

    guru disciple · confidence High

  3. Paramahansa Yogananda1893–1952

    guru disciple · confidence High

  4. Rajarshi Janakananda (James J. Lynn)This page1892–1955

A guru–disciple link is shown only where historically supported. Traditional attributions are labelled and never presented as verified fact.