Other names Richard Naismith | Name Bhakti Swami | |
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Initiation Diksa–1973, Sannyasa–1994 Post ISKCON Guru, Sannyasi, Member of the Governing Body Commission | ||
2016.01.17. -55- Final Kirtan HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami BWF Lithuania
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami (born 14 August 1951 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a Gaudiya Vaishnava swami and a religious leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (also known as the Hare Krishna movement or ISKCON). He is a member of its Governing Body Commission and is the leader of ISKCON in South Africa, the Baltic states and Russia.
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- 20160117 55 Final Kirtan HH Bhakti Caitanya Swami BWF Lithuania
- How i came to krishna consciousness by bhakti caitanya swami
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He was born as Richard Naismith on 14 August 1951 in Auckland, New Zealand. In 1972 he first met ISKCON founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in Auckland University. A year later he joined that society in London and received initiation from Prabhupada, who gave him the sanskrit name of Raghubhir Dasa.
The swami is closely associated with the educational programs of ISKCON and teaches at the Vaisnava Institute for Higher Education in Vrindavana. In 1994, during the Gaura Purnima Festival, he took the renounced order of sannyasa from Giriraja Swami and received the name Bhakti Caitanya Swami. Later he became a member of its Governing Body Commission and ISKCON Guru.
How i came to krishna consciousness by bhakti caitanya swami
