German-American spiritual leader
His Grace Hansadutta Das | |
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| Born | Hans Jürgen Kary 27 May 1941 Brunswick, Germany |
| Died | 25 April 2020 California |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | American |
| Lineage | Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya Sampradāya |
| Sect | Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavavāda |
| Monastic name | Hamsaduta Svāmī |
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| Philosophy | Achintya Bheda Abheda |
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| Teacher | Bhaktivedānta Swāmī |
| Period in office | 1977–83 |
| Predecessor | Bhaktivedānta Swāmī |
| Initiation | Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Dikṣa US by Bhaktivedānta Swāmī |
| Ordination | Gauḍīya Sannyāsa, by Bhaktivedānta Swāmī |
| Post | ISKCON Sannyasin, ISKCON Guru-Ācārya, ISKCON Governing Body Commissioner |
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Hansadutta Das (IAST: Haṁsadūta dāsa), formerly Hansadutta Swami (Haṁsadūta Svāmī), born 27 May 1941 in Braunschweig, Germany, died 25 April 2020 in California, was a Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual leader. An early member of, and later guru in, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), he was one of the senior disciples of ISKCON founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
He was born Hans Jürgen Kary and also known by the alias Jack London.[1]
- ^ "1998 annual Mayapur meeting minutes". ISKCON Governing Body Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2020.