Hinduism: Details about 'Tamala Krishna Gosvami'
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His Holiness Tamala Krishna Gosvami Maharaja (1946–March 15, 2002), was born Thomas G. Herzig in the United States. He was an ISKCON Governing Body Commissioner (1970-2002) , an initiating spiritual master from 1977 to 2002 and an articulate Gaudiya Vaishnava Theologian. He began his association with ISKCON in 1968 when he was accepted as a disciple by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and soon emerged as a leader in ISKCON, establishing temples in France, Britain, India and the United States . As one of Srila Prabhupada's senior disciples, he often served as Srila Prabhupada personal secretary.
ScholarshipTamal Krishna Gosvami Maharaja was the author of 8 books on various religious subjects, including two classical Vedic dramas . Tamala Krishna Goswami was a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge, Clare Hall, under Dr. Julius J. Lipner where his thesis was on the theology of ISKCON's founder, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. At the time of his death, he had completed all but the conclusion. Dr. Lipner's intention is to publish this dissertation in Tamala Krishna Gosvami's name . The Mysterious Pastimes of Mohini MurtiThe Mysterious Pastimes of Mohini Murti are a series of lectures concerning Mohini-lila given by Tamala Krishna Gosvami during the Fall of 1993 . These lectures cover two chapters of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's translation and commentary on the Eight Canto of the Bhagavata Purana. Chapter 9 is (The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-murti) and chapter 12 is (The Mohini-murti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Shiva) . During these lectures, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's discussions of Mohini-lila especially as they relate to gender roles in verse 8.9.9 are analyzed and considered. On the Term KrishnologyKrishnology is the discourse concerning the Hindu deity Krishna within the context of Vaishnava theology. Presently the term has been advanced by two prominent scholars. Tamala Krishna Gosvami elaborated on this term during his research at the University of Cambridge. While a doctoral student, Tamala Krishna Gosvami studied under Dr. Julius J. Lipner and devoted his time to researching the 'Krishnaology' of ISKCON's founder. Another scholar of Hinduism, Dr. Guy Beck, has published on the Krishnology of the Vaishnava sect known as the Radhavallabha Sampradaya. Dr. Beck expounds upon this research in his book Alternative Krishnas : Regional and Vernacular Variations on a Hindu Deity. Governing Body CommissionGoverning Body Commission (GBC) is the name for the managerial authority of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). ISKCON's founder, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , created the GBC in 1970 and since that time it has met on an annual basis. Tamala Krishna Gosvami was a member of this body since its beginnings. Topics in Hinduism
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