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Bhakti Prajnan Keshava (
Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and the founder-acharya of the religious organisation "Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti", formed in Calcutta in 1940,[1][2] and its headquarters, monastery Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math in Nabadwip
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Bhakti Prajnan Keshava Maharaja and A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada were godbrothers (disciples of the same spiritual master). Abhay Charanaravinda Prabhu became A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (taking the title "Bhaktivedanta" and name Swāmī) when Keśava Gosvāmī initiated him into the renounced order of life (sannyasa) on 17 September 1959 at Keshava Maharaja's temple in Mathura.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Brzezinski 2004, p. 89.
- ^ Sherbow 2004, p. 131.
- ^ Anil Sooklal, A socio-religious study of the Hare Krishna movement in South Africa, p.28, 1986.
- ISBN 0-89213-357-0
Bibliography
- Bhaktivedanta, Narayana (1999), Acarya Kesari Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami - His Life and Teachings (1st ed.), GVP, pp. 571 pages, ISBN 81-86737-14-6
- Broo, Måns (2003), As good as God: the guru in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism, ISBN 951-765-132-5, archived from the originalon 4 March 2016, retrieved 11 June 2010
- Brzezinski, Jan (2004). "Charismatic Renewal and Institutionalization in the History of Gaudiya Vashnavism and the Gaudiya Math". In ISBN 0-231-12256-X.
- Rosen, Steven J. (1994), Vaishnavism: Contemporary Scholars Discuss the Gaudiya Tradition, ISBN 81-208-1235-2
- ISBN 0-89213-357-0
- Sherbow, Paul H. (2004). "A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami's Preaching in the Context of Gaudiya Vashnavism". In ISBN 0-231-12256-X.
External links
- Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti official website
- "Spiritual Leaders - Gaudiya-Vaishnava Acaryas - Srila Bhakti Prajna Kesava Maharaja". www.goloka.com. Retrieved 3 August 2008.