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Bhaktivedanta Manor is a Gaudiya Vaishnava temple set in the Hertfordshire countryside of England, in the village of Aldenham near Watford. The Manor is owned and run by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), better known as the Hare Krishna movement. It is ISKCON's largest property in the United Kingdom, and one of the most frequently visited Radha Krishna temples in Europe. It stands in of landscaped grounds, consisting of lawns, flower gardens, a children's playground, an artificial lake that attracts many water fowl, and a substantial car park. Previously known as Piggott's Manor, the property was donated to the Hare Krishna movement in February 1973 by former Beatle George Harrison, after the Radha Krishna Temple in central London had become inadequate to house the growing number of devotees. The donation included 17 acres of land, following which the estate was extended through the acquisition of neighbouring properties. Harrison had a close relationship with ISKCON's founder-acharya, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada,〔Carol Clerk, "George Harrison 1943–2001", ''Uncut'', February 2002, p. 51; available at (Rock's Backpages ) (subscription required).〕〔Clayson, pp. 268, 306.〕 and visited him at the Manor on several occasions. "Bhaktivedānta" is Sanskrit for "devotion-Vedanta" – that is, "the Vedanta which is about devotion". Beginning in 1981, ISKCON was engaged in a campaign to save Bhaktivedanta Manor from closure as a public temple, as the popularity of the site led to increased traffic through Aldenham. After a series of court hearings and appeals, the Department of the Environment granted permission for the building of a road bypassing the village in 1996. With the improved access, the Manor hosts up to 60,000 visitors for annual religious festivals such as Janmashtami. ==Former history== * 12th century: The Abbot of Westminster granted land at Aldenham to a Thomas Picot.〔http://www2.hertsmere.gov.uk/democracy/Data/Bushey%20&%20Aldenham%20Planning%20Committee/19930309/Agenda/%5BBAP%209-3-93%5D%20Item%207%20Appendix%20A.txt〕 * 13th century: The surrounding land was owned by Lord Picot, and the place was therefore named Picot's Manor.〔("Bhaktivedanta Manor" ), History.UK.com (archived version retrieved 16 September 2014).〕 * 1884: A mock-Tudor mansion was built on the site, replacing a much older real Tudor building.〔 * 1920s: By now the name had changed to Piggott's Manor.〔 * 1957 to 1972: Piggott's Manor was a nurses' training college, run by St Bart's Hospital〔 as the Preliminary Training School.〔Elaine Law, ("The Rewards of an Unusual Change in Career" ), RLH League of Nurses, May 2005 (archived version retrieved 16 September 2014).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bhaktivedanta Manor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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