A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
======================================================================== Saturday, March 11, 2023. 06:00. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ========================================================================= Personal : Born Abhay Charan De, 1 September 1896, Calcutta, Bengal, India Died 14 November 1977 (aged 81), Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India Resting place Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi Mandir, ISKCON Vrindavan, 27.57196°N 77.67729°E Religion Hinduism Denomination Vaishnavism Sect Gaudiya Vaishnavism Notable work(s) Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is, Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (translation), Caitanya Caritāmrta (trans.) Alma mater Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta Monastic name Abhaya Caranāravinda Bhakti-vedānta Svāmī Temple Gaudiya Math, ISKCON Philosophy Bhakti yoga Religious career Period in office 1966–1977 Initiation Diksha, 1933 (by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati) Sannyasa, 1959 (by Bhakti Prajnan Keshava) Post Founder-Acharya of ISKCON Website p