Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
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1874 – 1937
Who was Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura?
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada, was a preacher of Gaudiya Vaishnavism throughout India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He was born as Bimal Prasad Dutta in the seaside pilgrimage town of Jagannath Puri, Odisha, India. His father was the Vaishnava scholar Sri Kedarnath Dutta, later known as Bhaktivinoda Thakur, the first to present the teachings of Chaitanyite Vaishnavism to the English speaking world and was a notable Gaudiya Vaishnava Theologian. Bimal Prasad was well known for having a fiery preaching spirit and especially acute intellect.
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- Born
- Feb 6, 1874
Puri - Religion
- Hinduism
- Lived in
- Odisha
- Died
- Jan 1, 1937
Kolkata
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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