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'''Ramesvara | '''Ramesvara Das''' ({{IAST3|Ramesvara dāsa}}), formerly '''Ramesvara Swami''', was one of the leading disciples of [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] and formerly a [[ISKCON guru system|guru]] within the [[International Society of Krishna Consciousness]]. | ||
Ramesvara became an initiated disciple of | Ramesvara, born '''Robert Grant''', became an [[diksha|initiated disciple]] of Prabhupada on April 28, 1971, receiving his initiation by mail.<ref>[https://prabhupadaletters1971.blogspot.com/2006_04_23_prabhupadaletters1971_archive.html Letter of Initiation from Srila Prabhupada]</ref> From 1976-1986 Ramesvara was a member of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission (GBC) and became a trustee of the [[Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]] (BBT) in February 1975, working from its headquarters in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.devaswami.com/index.php?q=node/11 Recalling Ramesvara at the BBT.]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He later become head of the North American BBT.<ref>[http://www.iskcon.com/icj/7_2/72rsd.html "Ramesvara Swami, the head of the North American BBT"]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1987, the GBC accepted his resignation from all GBC management responsibilities within ISKCON. He never resigned from the BBT, as it was a lifetime appointment by the BBT founder, Prabhupada. | ||
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| title=Killing Sparks Federal Probe of Krishna Sect Group Members Cite Internal Conflicts, Allege Threats After Disenchanted Devotee's Murder | | title=Killing Sparks Federal Probe of Krishna Sect Group Members Cite Internal Conflicts, Allege Threats After Disenchanted Devotee's Murder | ||
| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57984345.html?dids=57984345:57984345&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+20%2C+1986&author=JOHN+DART&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Killing+Sparks+Federal+Probe+of+Krishna+Sect+Group+Members+Cite+Internal+Conflicts%2C+Allege+Threats+After+Disenchanted+Devotee | | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57984345.html?dids=57984345:57984345&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+20%2C+1986&author=JOHN+DART&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Killing+Sparks+Federal+Probe+of+Krishna+Sect+Group+Members+Cite+Internal+Conflicts%2C+Allege+Threats+After+Disenchanted+Devotee%27s+Murder&pqatl=google | ||
| work=Los Angeles Times | page=3 |date=July 20, 1986 |accessdate=2008-05-03 }} | | work=Los Angeles Times | page=3 |date=July 20, 1986 |accessdate=2008-05-03 }}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} | ||
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| first=John | last=Dart | | first=John | last=Dart | ||
| title=Shake-Up Involves L.A. Leader 2 Krishna Gurus Granted Leaves Amid Controversy | | title=Shake-Up Involves L.A. Leader 2 Krishna Gurus Granted Leaves Amid Controversy | ||
| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58044208.html?dids=58044208:58044208&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+05%2C+1986&author=JOHN+DART&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Shake-Up+Involves+L.A.+Leader+2+Krishna+Gurus+Granted+Leaves+Amid+Controversy&pqatl=google | | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58044208.html?dids=58044208:58044208&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+05%2C+1986&author=JOHN+DART&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Shake-Up+Involves+L.A.+Leader+2+Krishna+Gurus+Granted+Leaves+Amid+Controversy&pqatl=google | ||
| work=Los Angeles Times | date=October 5, 1986 | accessdate=2008-05-03 }} | | work=Los Angeles Times | date=October 5, 1986 | accessdate=2008-05-03 }}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} | ||
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Ramesvara Das (IAST: Ramesvara dāsa), formerly Ramesvara Swami, was one of the leading disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and formerly a guru within the International Society of Krishna Consciousness.
Ramesvara, born Robert Grant, became an initiated disciple of Prabhupada on April 28, 1971, receiving his initiation by mail.[1] From 1976-1986 Ramesvara was a member of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission (GBC) and became a trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) in February 1975, working from its headquarters in Los Angeles.[2] He later become head of the North American BBT.[3] In 1987, the GBC accepted his resignation from all GBC management responsibilities within ISKCON. He never resigned from the BBT, as it was a lifetime appointment by the BBT founder, Prabhupada.
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- Muster, Nori Jean (2001), Betrayal of the spirit: my life behind the headlines of the Hare Krishna movement, University of Illinois Press, ISBN 0-252-06566-2
- Dart, John (July 20, 1986). "Killing Sparks Federal Probe of Krishna Sect Group Members Cite Internal Conflicts, Allege Threats After Disenchanted Devotee's Murder". Los Angeles Times. p. 3. Retrieved 2008-05-03.[dead link]
- Dart, John (October 5, 1986). "Shake-Up Involves L.A. Leader 2 Krishna Gurus Granted Leaves Amid Controversy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-05-03.[dead link]
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