SRILA PRABHUPADA
Name: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Born: 1 September 1896 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 14 November 1977 Vrindavan, India
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (September 1, 1896-November 14, 1977) was
the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly
known as the "Hare Krishnas"). Born as Abhay Charan De, in Kolkata, West Bengal,
India. He studied at the Scottish Churches College, Calcutta, which was then
administered by the British. Before adopting the life of a vanaprastha, or pious
renunciant, in 1950, he was married with children and owned a small
pharmaceutical business. He later took sannyasa (a vow of renunciation) in 1959.
In his later years, as a Vaishnava sadhu, he became an influential communicator
of Gaudiya Vaishnava theology to India and specifically to the West through his
leadership of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),
founded in 1966. In respects to this achievement, religious leaders from other
Gaudiya Vaishnava movements have given the praise:
“ Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja surprised the entire world as well as his
godbrothers with his outstanding achievements. He single handedly fulfilled the
prediction of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: "The Holy Names of Krishna will be sung
in every town and village in the world."
Name: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Born: 1 September 1896 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: 14 November 1977 Vrindavan, India
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (September 1, 1896-November 14, 1977) was
the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly
known as the "Hare Krishnas"). Born as Abhay Charan De, in Kolkata, West Bengal,
India. He studied at the Scottish Churches College, Calcutta, which was then
administered by the British. Before adopting the life of a vanaprastha, or pious
renunciant, in 1950, he was married with children and owned a small
pharmaceutical business. He later took sannyasa (a vow of renunciation) in 1959.
In his later years, as a Vaishnava sadhu, he became an influential communicator
of Gaudiya Vaishnava theology to India and specifically to the West through his
leadership of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),
founded in 1966. In respects to this achievement, religious leaders from other
Gaudiya Vaishnava movements have given the praise:
“ Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja surprised the entire world as well as his
godbrothers with his outstanding achievements. He single handedly fulfilled the
prediction of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: "The Holy Names of Krishna will be sung
in every town and village in the world."