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Bhakti Hridaya Bon | |
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| Born | 23 March 1901 |
| Died | 7 July 1982 (aged 81) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality |  India |
| Sect | Gaudiya Vaishnavism |
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| Founder of | Sri Sri Radha Govindaji Trust and Institute of Oriental Philosophy |
| Philosophy | Achintya Bheda Abheda |
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| Guru | Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura |
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| Literary works | My First Year in England and others |
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Bhakti Hridaya Bon (Sanskrit: भक्ति हृदय वन, IAST: Bhakti Hṛdaya Vana), also known as Swami Bon (Baharpur, 23 March 1901 – Vrindavan, 7 July 1982),[1] was a disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and a guru in the Gaudiya Math following the philosophy of bhakti, specifically that of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Gaudiya Vaishnava theology. At the time of his death, he left behind thousands of Bengali disciples in India.
Reference books on Bon's life include My First Year in England, On the path to Vaikuntha, Vaikunther Pathe (in Bengali), and Viraha-vedana (in Bengali). He is noted for his translation into English of Rupa Goswami's Sanskrit classic, Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu;[2] as well as his educational activities in Vraja Mandala, considered a sacred area associated with Krishna, located between Delhi and Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Swami Bon was the rector of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy in Vrindavan,[3][unreliable source?] and founder of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Primary School in Nandagram, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh.[4] He initiated a few Westerners, such as Asim Krishna Das (Allan A. Shapiro); Lalitananda Bon (Richard Shaw Brown); and Vamana dasa (Walther Eidlitz), who was converted to Gaudiya Vaishnavism by meeting Sadananda in a religious gathering in India.[5]
- ^ a b "Swami Bon: Life and Teachings of a Gaudiya Vaishnava Saint", article from Swami Bon website, September 2012.
- ^ Sri Rupa Goswami. Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu. translation by Swami Bon Maharaj — Rector, IOP, Vrindavan. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Education of Human Emotions by Klaus K. Klostermaier". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
- ^ Brown, Richard Shaw (1997). Vraja-Rasa-Bindhu.
- ^ Lalitananda Vana (1971). Sri Bepin Sakhi Vilas. OCLC 31935694.