Swamiji, swami-ji, or swami ji is a variant of swami that is used as a direct form of address toward, or as a stand-in for the name of, a Hindu religious leader (and usually capitalized in such usage).
It may more specifically refer to:
- Pramukh Swami Maharaj (1921-2016), 5th Spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan
- Mahant Swami Maharaj (1933-Present), 6th Spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and present leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
- Swamiji Vivekananda (1863–1902), chief disciple of Ramakrishna, one of the makers of modern India
- Swamiji (film), a 2012 English-language documentary film about Vivekananda, directed by Manick Sorcar.
- Swamijis of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi, a group of eight Hindu monasteries
- Swamiji Ram Charan (1720–1799), founder of the Ramsnehi Sampradaya (Ramdwara) religious tradition, an offshoot of Hinduism
- Swamiji Ram Kishor (1918–1994), 13th head of the Ramsnehi Sampradaya
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