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He worked as an electrical engineer at Hewlett Packard for a brief period, before leaving the company in 1996 to become a monk. [3]After a few years, he left his job and joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as a monk, where he was given the name "Gaur Gopal Das".
On 14 November 1977, at the age of 81, after a long illness, [g] Prabhupada passed away in his room at the Krishna Balaram Mandir, [2] [134] the temple he had established in Vrindavan, India. [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 137 ] His burial site is located in the courtyard of the temple beneath a samadhi (memorial shrine) built by his followers.
Gauranga Das (IAST: Gaurāṅga dāsa), also known as Gauranga Prabhu, [1] is an Indian Hindu monk, spiritual leader, and author.He serves as a governing body commissioner of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the director of ISKCON Govardhan Ecovillage, a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ecovillage community accredited by multiple UN bodies.
It is considered the only way of salvation for people in the current age of Kali. Prabhupada established a standard for initiated devotees to chant sixteen rounds of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra on a Japamala containing 108 beads, daily. [17] Each round consists of 1728 repetitions of the names of Krishna. [18]
Nityananda (Bengali: নিত্যানন্দ, IAST: Nityānanda; c. 1474-c. 1540), also called Nityananda Prabhu and Nitai, was a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Bengal. Nityananda was Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's friend and disciple.
Madhu Pandit Dasa is a spiritual leader, the President of ISKCON Bangalore. [1] As a humanitarian, he has been actively involved in programs like Akshaya Patra that provides mid-day meals to children studying in Government schools.
Chinmoy Krishna Das (Bengali: চিন্ময় কৃষ্ণ দাস) is a Bangladeshi Hindu monk and community leader who is the spokesperson of Bangladesh Sanatan Jagaran Mancha.
Amogh or Amogha may refer to: Amogh Sunil Desai (born 1992), Indian cricketer; Amoghabhuti or Amogh, king of the Kuninda Kingdom in the late 2nd century BC;