Jayadvaita Swami | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | November 2, 1949 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Other names | Jay Israel |
| Religious career | |
| Initiation | Diksa–1968, Sannyasa–1978 |
| Post | Trustee, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, spiritual teacher, Sannyasi |
| Website | http://www.jswami.info |
Jayadvaita Swami (IAST: Jayādvaita Svāmī), a Gaudiya Vaishnava swami,[1] (born 2 November 1949) is an editor, writer, publisher, and teacher and a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was the seniormost editor for the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust for more than forty years.[2] He served as a trustee for the Book Trust from 1988 through 2017.[3] He has been described as "one of ISKCON's most independent-minded and respected thinkers."[2] He is the author of Vanity Karma: Ecclesiastes, the Bhagavad-gita, and the meaning of life, a cross-cultural commentary on the biblical book of Ecclesiastes.[4] The book won the 2016 Benjamin Franklin Book Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association as the best book in the "religion" category.[5]
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- ^ a b "Journal of Vaiṣṇava studies". Journal of Vaiṣṇava Studies. 13 (1). Folk Books: 204. 2004.
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- ^ "Journal of Vaiṣṇava studies". Journal of Vaiṣṇava Studies. 23 (2). Folk Books: 149–157. 2015.
- ^ "2016 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, 2016 IBPA BFA Winners". Independent Book Publishers Association. Retrieved 2016-04-16.