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Swami Nikhilanand is a prominent (Kulkarni, 2010),〔Kulkarni, B. 2010. Fifth Annual Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference held in Houston. India Tribune. ()〕 Canadian born Hindu Spiritual Leader (Dutt, 2010).〔Dutt, E. 2010. "The Essential Gita - Vaishnav center in New Hyde Park, N.Y. makes Gita accessible to young people". Desi Talk (Cover Story). ()〕〔Giri, Kalyani. Jan 17, 2011. Building Bridges Between World Cultures. The Times of India ().〕 He is the spiritual teacher 〔http://www.barsanadham.org/e-list/enews/pdf/newsletter63-highres.pdf〕 at Radha Madhav Dham (née Barsana Dham 〔〔〔http://www.vhp-america.org/press/pr_2010-10-27.htm〕〔"Weekend Course Based on Hinduism". Salaam Namaste Magazine, Vol 1, Issue 7. 2009.〕〔http://hphotos-ash2.fbcdn.net/131408_494274068231_270870483231_5953066_4584618_o.jpg〕) one of the largest Hindu Temple complexes in the Western Hemisphere,〔"Vedic Foundation Inaugurated at Barsana Dham, Austin". retrieved from: http://hua.edu/media/mediasupportfiles/newsletters_brochures/HU-Newsletter-7-03.pdf〕 and the largest in North America.〔Ciment, J. 2001. ''Encyclopedia of American Immigration.'' Michigan: M.E. Sharpe. ()〕〔Hylton, H. & Rosie, C. 2006. ''Insiders' Guide to Austin.'' The Globe Pequot Press Inc. ()〕〔Mugno, M. & Rafferty, R.R. 1998. Texas Monthly Guidebook to Texas. Gulf Pub. Co. ()〕 A sanyasi and disciple of Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj 〔"Large attendance at Gita class". April 10–16, 2010. The South Asian Times.〕〔"What's up in the Mid-Hudson", Sep 13, 2004. The Poughkeepsie Journal, pg. B.3.〕 with his spiritual teacher's blessings, Swami Nikhilanand regularly delivers speeches, workshops (Pais, 2006) 〔Pais, A.J. February 24, 2006. "Giving it up all up". India Abroad.〕 and large family camps throughout the United States (Dutt, 2010). The main aim of his organization, JKP Radha Madhav Dham, is to teach the knowledge of the Hindu scriptures and to teach the practical devotion to God (bhakti yoga) (Sharma, 2004).〔Sharma, N. 2004. "Swami Nikhilanand Talks About The Devotional Philosophy Of The Gita And Upnishads". Lokavani, Retrieved from: http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=1513〕 ==Biography== Born in Canada and raised a Christian, Swami Nikhilanand is one of many Westerners who has turned to Hinduism in search of answers to spiritual questions (Thomases, 2006).〔Thomases, D. 2006. Following the Swami: Diaspora, Dialogue, and the Creation of a Hindu Identity in a Queens Community. Insights Journal, 1(1). ()〕 Swami Nikhilanand was an outdoor education instructor and wilderness guide working on Vancouver Island in Canada for eight years after high school. He earned enough to work just eight months a year and spend the rest traveling, learning about spiritual matters that had drawn him since childhood. He adopted Hinduism in the Radha Madhav Dham Ashram in Austin, Texas — all before he had traveled to the Indian subcontinent. In 2000, he went to India to meet Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, and entered the ashram. Under the guidance of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, he studied Sanskrit scriptures, meditation and devotional music (Pais, 2006) and was eventually given Sanyasa, or the rank of spiritual teacher and ascetic (Thomases, 2006). 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「Swami Nikhilanand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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