Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha
Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj | |
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Post | President of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, President of WVA |
Website | http://www.sreecgmath.org/ |
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Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha (24 April 1924 - 21 April 2017) was a disciple of Bhakti Dayita Madhava and an acharya and initiating spiritual master (Sri
He wrote extensively in Bengali, Hindi, and English. His most read and referenced book is Sri Caitanya and His Associates, which details the lives of an entire lineage of Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual leaders, from the 10th century to the present day.[citation needed]
Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha died on April 21, 2017, at the Sree Caitanya Gaudiya Math Temple, Kolkata.[3] His samadhi was installed on April 22 in the holy city of Mayapur at Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya math, Mayapur.
Early life
He was born on 13 April 1924, on the day of
He travelled and spread the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu around the world.[6] He is among the most read masters in the speaking tree initiative of The Times of India.[7]
Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj left the world on the night of April 20, 2017 at his temple in the city of
Publications
One of the major contributions of Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj are the books authored by him. His books are based on
- Sri Chaitanya: His Life and Associates ( ISBN 978-1886069282)
- Dasavatara (ISBN 1932771824) This is a commentary on the Ten Manifestations of Sri Vishnu, described in Gita Govinda, composed by JayadevaGoswami.
- Sages of ancient India (ISBN 1886069581)
- A Taste of Transcendence (ISBN 1886069719)
- Sudha Bhakti (ISBN 1886069360)
- Affectionately Yours-Divine Letters This book is an extensive collection of letters (1981-2012) written by Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha to his disciples as a response to their spiritual inquiries.
- Sages, Saints and Kings of Ancient India This book is a compilation of pastimes of legendary personalities from Vedic Scriptures such as Bhagavata Purana, Mahabharata and Ramayana.
- Harikatha And Vaishnava Aparadha
- Nectar Of Harikatha
- Path of Pure Devotion
Footnotes
- ^ "Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math – Ananya Krishna Bhakti". www.sreecgmath.org.
- ^ "HH Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj enters Nityalila!". mayapur. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Blogger". accounts.google.com.
- ^ "Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math". www.sreecgmath.org. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009.
- ^ "VVRS-WVA World Vaisnava Association". wva-vvrs.org.
- ^ "VNN Europe - Russia Rasamrita". vaishnava-news-network.org.
- ^ "Srila B B Tirtha Maharaj Master". www.speakingtree.in.
- ^ "Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math". www.sreecgmath.org. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009.
References
- Chopra, Swati (2003), "The Way of Love", Life Positive, vol. 11
- Broo, Måns (2003), As good as God: the guru in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism (PDF), Åbo Akademi University Press, ISBN 951-765-132-5
- Gupta, Dr. Ravi M (2014), Chaitanya Vaisnava Philosophy: Tradition, Reason and Devotion, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, ISBN 9780754661771
- Melton, J. Gordon (2014), Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2nd Edition [6 volumes]: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, Abc-Clio, ISBN 9781598842043
- "'Absolute truth is eternal'", The Times of India, p. 2, 6 March 2012
External links
- http://trove.nla.gov.au/result?q=creator%3A%22Bhakti+Ballabha+Ti%CC%84rtha.%22
- http://www.nineislandspress.org/A-Life-Of-Devotion/
- http://www.spiritualbangalore.com/why-we-need-to-remember-god-by-b-b-tirtha-maharaj-president-all-india-sree-chaitanya-gaudiya-math/
- http://www.wva-vvrs.org/pbook/pkb16.htm
- http://www.gokul.org.uk/
- http://www.bvml.org/SBBTM/
- http://vanisource.org/wiki/750902_-_Letter_to_Bhakti_Ballabh_Tirtha_written_from_Vrndavana
- http://oldchakra.com/2002/03/24/tkg.by.bhakti.ballabh.tirtha.sw/print.htm
- http://vaishnava-news-network.org/world/WD0204/WD24-7283.html
- http://vinacc.blogspot.com.co/2017/04/srila-b-b-tirtha-goswami-maharaj.html