A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
| A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada | |
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| अभय चरणारविन्द भक्तिवेदान्त स्वामी प्रभुपाद | |
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| Religion | Vaishnavism |
| Lineage | Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya |
| Sect | Gaudiya Vaishnavism |
| Temple | ISKCON |
| Philosophy | Achintya Bheda Abheda |
| Other names | Abhay Caranaravinda, Abhay Charan De, Prabhupada |
| Personal | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | Abhay Charan De 1 September 1896 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 14 November 1977 (aged 81) Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Resting place | Bhaktivedanta Swami's Samadhi, Vrindavan |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Vrindavan, India |
| Title | Founder-Acharya of ISKCON |
| Period in office | 1966–1977 |
| Predecessor | Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura |
| Religious career | |
| Teacher | Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura |
| Works | Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is, Srimad-Bhagavatam, "Chaitanya_Charitamrita" |
| Initiation | Diksa–1933, Sannyasa–1959 |
| Post | Guru, Sannyasi, Samsthapaka-Acharya |
| Website | Official Website of ISKCON Official Website of Prabhupada |
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Bengali: অভয়চরণারবিন্দ ভক্তিবেদান্ত স্বামী প্রভুপাদ; Abhoy Charonarobindo Bhoktibedanto Shwamy Probhupad; Sanskrit: अभय चरणारविन्द भक्तिवेदान्त स्वामी प्रभुपाद, IAST: abhaya-caraṇāravinda bhakti-vedānta svāmī prabhupāda; 1 September 1896 – 14 November 1977) was a Gaudiya Vaishnavism spiritual teacher (guru) and the founder preceptor (acharya) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement". Adherents of the ISKCON movement view Prabhupada as a pure devotee and messenger of Krishna.
Born Abhay Charan De in Calcutta, he was educated at the Scottish Church College in Calcutta. Before adopting the life of a pious renunciant (vanaprastha) in 1950, he was married with children and owned a small pharmaceutical business. In 1959 he took a vow of renunciation (sannyasa) and started writing commentaries on Vaishnava scriptures. In his later years, as a travelling Vaishnava monk, he became an influential communicator of Gaudiya Vaishnava theology to India and specifically to the West through his leadership of ISKCON, founded in 1966. As the founder of ISKCON, he "emerged as a major figure of the Western counterculture, initiating thousands of young Americans." He received criticism from anti-cult groups, as well as a favourable welcome from religious scholars such as J. Stillson Judah, Harvey Cox, Larry Shinn and Thomas Hopkins, who praised Bhaktivedanta Swami's translations and defended the group against distorted media images and misinterpretations. In respect to his achievements, religious leaders from other Gaudiya Vaishnava movements have also given him credit.
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