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Hansadutta Swami until 1984, when he gave up sannyasa and became known simply as Hansadutta Dasa (sometimes spelled Hamsaduta, also known as Hans Kary, alias Jack London, was born in Brunswick, Germany on May 27, 1941), is one of the senior disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and formerly a guru within the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as 'the Hare Krishnas' or ISKCON). ==Early disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Hare Krishna Founder-Acharya== Hansadutta became an initiated disciple of Bhaktivedanta Swami in March 1967.〔(Hansadutta biographical sketch )〕 He assisted with the pioneering of the Hare Krishna movement, opening centers and preaching in Canada: Montreal and Vancouver; Europe: Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia; in USA: Boston, Berkeley; and in Asia: Turkey, Cairo, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia. He was one of the leaders in publication (printing and distribution) of Bhaktivedanta Swami's books, particularly in European languages, heading up the sales of books in Germany and North Europe,〔Vedavyasa das, "A Time of Expansion", ''Srila Prabhupada and His Disciples in Germany'', published by Mandir Media Group, 1996 ISBN 84-86883-14-8〕 and in 1974 was appointed by Bhaktivedanta Swami to serve as lifetime trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.〔"Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Resolution", 15 September 1974, Vrindaban, Bhaktivedanta VedaBase Ref 74-09-15, also published online at (PrabhupadaBooks.com - BBT Resolution )〕 He was also appointed as a member of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission,〔"Direction of Management", July 28, 1970, Bhaktivedanta VedaBase, also published online at (PrabhupadaBooks.com )〕 and took turns serving as Bhaktivedanta Swami's personal secretary. In 1976 Hansadutta took up the order of sannyasa.〔Hari Sauri das, ''A Transcendental Diary - Vol 1'', March 16th, 1976〕 While preaching in Sri Lanka in the year 1977, Hansadutta created a public sensation with his answer to a challenge by Dr. Abraham T. Kovoor, president of the Sri Lanka branch of the Rationalist Association, which exchange was published in the Colombo (Sri Lanka) Sunday Times.〔("Prove It!", Back to Godhead Magazine, Vol 13, No 03, 1978 )〕 Bhaktivedanta Swami approved Hamsadutta's proposal that the exchange be included in the BBT publication titled "Life Comes from Life".〔Letter to: Hamsaduta, London, September 10, 1977, Bhaktivedanta VedaBase Ref SL_771010_C1〕 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「Hansadutta Swami」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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