Bodhinatha Veylanswami | |
|---|---|
 Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Hindu Saivite Guru Mahasannidhanam of the Kailasa Parampara of the Nandinatha Sampradaya | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 15 October 1942 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Sect | Shaivism Shaiva Siddhanta Nath (Nandinatha Sampradaya) |
| Religious career | |
| Predecessor | Sivaya Subramuniyaswami |
| Initiated | Sannyasa |
| Initiation | March 1972 Alaveddy, Sri Lanka |
Bodhinatha Veylanswami (born October 15, 1942 in Berkeley, California) is a Hindu sannyasin monk and a religious leader, who is the head of Kauai's Hindu Monastery and publisher of Hinduism Today magazine.[1] He is the 163rd head of the self claimed Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara and Guru at Kauai's Hindu Monastery which is a 382-acre temple-monastery complex on Hawaii's Garden Island. He is known for his initiatives of digitizing the Saiva Agamas, scriptures of the Hindu Saivite religion and the basis for Hindu temple liturgy, making them freely available in digital format, encouraging their study and promoting reform Saivism which purges animal sacrifices mentioned in the Siddhantic scriptures thereby promoting Hindu vegetarianism.[2] The Adi Saiva Sivachariyar priestly community honors him as "The Supreme Acharya who has uplifted and preserved the Agamas and the Agama tradition."[3] Bodhinatha presides over three organizations: Saiva Siddhanta Church, Himalayan Academy publications and Hindu Heritage Endowment.
- ^ "Kauai's Hindu Monastery - Our Guru Lineage".
- ^ "Today at Kauai's Hindu Monastery". 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Today at Kauai's Hindu Monastery". 24 July 2011.