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Bhakti Tirtha Swami, the Glossary

Bhakti Tirtha Swami (February 25, 1950 – June 27, 2005), previously called John Favors and Toshombe Abdul and also known by the honorific Krishnapada, was a guru and governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the Hare Krishnas or ISKCON).^[1]

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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

A. Bhakti Tirtha Swami and A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada are international Society for Krishna Consciousness religious figures.

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Achintya Bheda Abheda

Achintya-Bheda-Abheda (अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद, in IAST) is a school of Vedanta representing the philosophy of inconceivable one-ness and difference.

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American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Back to Godhead

Back to Godhead (BTG) is the main magazine of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna Movement.

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Bhakti yoga

Bhakti yoga (भक्ति योग), also called Bhakti marga (भक्ति मार्ग, literally the path of bhakti), is a spiritual path or spiritual practice within Hinduism focused on loving devotion towards any personal deity.

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Black studies

Black studies or Africana studies (with nationally specific terms, such as African American studies and Black Canadian studies), is an interdisciplinary academic field that primarily focuses on the study of the history, culture, and politics of the peoples of the African diaspora and Africa.

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Brown Center for Students of Color

The Brown Center for Students of Color (BCSC), formerly known as the Third World Center, is a center for the support of students of color at Brown University.

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Campus

A campus is by tradition the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated.

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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (মহাপ্রভু শ্রীচৈতন্য দেব, श्री चैतन्य महाप्रभु), born Vishvambhara Mishra, (1486–1533 CE) was an Indian Hindu saint from Bengal who was the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, which considers him to be Krishna (God) incarnate, "in the mood and complexion" of his chief consort, Radha". Bhakti Tirtha Swami and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu are Vaishnava saints.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Christians

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Cleveland

Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Columbia University Press

Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University.

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Council of the District of Columbia

The Council of the District of Columbia (shortly as the D.C. Council) is the legislative branch of the government of the District of Columbia.

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Diksha

Diksha (Sanskrit: दीक्षा) also spelled diksa, deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a "preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony", is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru (in Guru–shishya tradition) of Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

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East Technical High School

East Technical High School or East Tech is a secondary school under the operation of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent.

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Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Gaudiya Vaishnavism, also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnava Hindu religious movement inspired by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) in India.

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Gaura Purnima

Gaura Purnima is a Vaishnava festival that celebrates the birth of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534), who founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

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Generosity

Generosity (also called largesse) is the virtue of being liberal in giving, often as gifts.

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Ghetto

A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group are concentrated, especially as a result of political, social, legal, religious, environmental or economic pressure.

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Hawken School

Hawken School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Northeast Ohio.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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I.B. Tauris

I.B. Tauris is an educational publishing house and imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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International Society for Krishna Consciousness

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization.

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ISKCON guru system

An ISKCON guru is a person who is permitted to initiate disciples into the International Society for Krishna Consciousness system.

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Journal of Vaishnava Studies

The Journal of Vaishnava Studies is a biannual academic journal that was established in 1992 by Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa), and is currently published by the Institute for Vaishnava Studies.

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Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991.

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Kirtanananda Swami

Kirtanananda Swami (September 6, 1937 – October 24, 2011), also known as Bhaktipada, was a Gaudiya Vaishnava guru and the co-founder of New Vrindaban, a Hare Krishna community in Marshall County, West Virginia, where he served as spiritual leader from 1968 until 1994. Bhakti Tirtha Swami and Kirtanananda Swami are American Hare Krishnas and Converts to Hinduism.

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Krishna

Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism.

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List of ethnic groups of Africa

The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each ethnicity generally having its own language (or dialect of a language) and culture.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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New Vrindaban

New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON (Hare Krishna) intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, near Moundsville.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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One: The Movie

One: The Movie is an independent documentary that surveys beliefs on the meaning of life, matching with the view that "we are all one".

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Philosophy

Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

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Political science

Political science is the scientific study of politics.

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Princeton Alumni Weekly

The Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW) is a magazine published for the alumni of Princeton University.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior.

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Religiosity

The Oxford English Dictionary defines religiosity as: "Religiousness; religious feeling or belief.

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Sannyasa

Sannyasa (Sanskrit: संन्यास; IAST), sometimes spelled Sanyasa or Sanyasi (for the person), is life of renunciation and the fourth stage within the Hindu system of four life stages known as Ashramas, with the first three being Brahmacharya (on the path of Brahma), Grihastha (householder) and Vanaprastha (forest dweller, retired).

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Scholarship

A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Steven J. Rosen

Steven J. Rosen, also known as Satyaraja Das (born October 20, 1955), is an American writer. Bhakti Tirtha Swami and Steven J. Rosen are American Hare Krishnas, Converts to Hinduism and international Society for Krishna Consciousness religious figures.

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Syracuse University Press

Syracuse University Press, founded in 1943, is a university press that is part of Syracuse University.

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Tilaka

In Hinduism, the tilaka (तिलक), colloquially known as a tika, is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the ''ajna chakra'' (third eye or spiritual eye) and sometimes other parts of the body such as the neck, hand, chest, or the arm.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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University of Illinois Press

The University of Illinois Press (UIP) is an American university press and is part of the University of Illinois system.

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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.

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Warri

The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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West Africa

West Africa, or Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti_Tirtha_Swami

Also known as HH Bhakti Tirtha Maharaj, HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami, HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami Maharaj, John E. Favors.

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See also

African-American religious leaders

American Hare Krishnas

Converts to Hinduism from Christianity

International Society for Krishna Consciousness religious figures

References