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'''Jayatirtha Dasa''' ('''James Edward Immel''', also known as '''Jayatirtha Swami''', '''Vijaya''', '''Tirthapada''', November 13, 1948, [[Saipan]], [[US Trust Territory of the Pacific]] - November 13, 1987, London) was one of the leading disciples of [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] and a [[guru]] within the [[International Society of Krishna Consciousness]] (commonly known as 'the Hare Krishnas' or ISKCON). |
'''Jayatirtha Dasa''' ('''James Edward Immel''', also known as '''Jayatirtha Swami''', '''Vijaya''', '''Tirthapada''', November 13, 1948, [[Saipan]], [[US Trust Territory of the Pacific]] - November 13, 1987, London) was one of the leading disciples of [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] and a [[guru]] within the [[International Society of Krishna Consciousness]] (commonly known as 'the Hare Krishnas' or ISKCON). |
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Jayatirtha Dasa was born as James Edward Immel in Saipan. He was a business and philosophy major in college.<ref name="latimes1"/> In [[1969]], James was [[diksha|initiated]] into the [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] tradition by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whereupon he was given the name ''Jayatirtha Dasa''. In the beginning of the 1970s he served as a president of the Los Angeles ISKCON temple and as a |
Jayatirtha Dasa was born as James Edward Immel in Saipan. He was a business and philosophy major in college.<ref name="latimes1"/> In [[1969]], James was [[diksha|initiated]] into the [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] tradition by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whereupon he was given the name ''Jayatirtha Dasa''. In the beginning of the 1970s he served as a president of the Los Angeles ISKCON temple and as a president of Spiritual Sky Enterprises, a group of familystyle businesses founded by ISKCON.<ref name="latimes1">{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Dough|title=Krishna Life-Style: More Than the Robes and Chanting|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/642300422.html?dids=642300422:642300422&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+30%2C+1972&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Krishna+Life-Style%3A+More+Than+the+Robes+and+Chanting&pqatl=google|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|page=WS1|date=Apr 30, 1972}}</ref><ref name="wsj1">{{cite web|last=Sansweet|first=Stephen J.|title=The Incense Business Isn't Really Similar To, Say, the Auto Biz|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/djreprints/access/70801613.html?dids=70801613:70801613&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+12%2C+1973&author=&pub=Wall+Street+Journal&desc=The+Incense+Business+Isn't+Really+Similar+To%2C+Say%2C+the+Auto+Biz&pqatl=google|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=Jul 12, 1973}}</ref> At the time, ''Spiritual Sky'' was the largest incense manufacturer in the US.<ref name="wsj1"/> |
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Jayatirtha later went on to become a senior leader and preacher within the movement and a member of its management body known as the [[Governing Body Commission]], and the head of ISKCON in Europe.<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Deadly Cults|Deadly Cults: The Crimes of True Believers]] |last=Snow |first=Robert L. |year=2003 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing |
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Group |isbn=0275980529 |pages=41 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=75JSQtZLCq0C&pg=PA41&dq=%22James+Edward+Immel%22+OR+%22James+Immel%22&num=100&sig=ereKOQxyciLb6Oi-urCCKVwPwcs#PPA41,M1 |accessdate=2008-05-07}}</ref> After Prabhupada's death, Jayatirtha was one of eleven disciples selected to become an [[diksa|initiating guru]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Utopia on the 6th Floor: Work, Death, & Taxes-Part 2 |last=Propp |first=Steven H |year=2004 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=0595337376 |pages=518 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zXX_azObYZwC&pg=PA518&dq=%22James+Edward+Immel%22+OR+%22James+Immel%22&num=100&sig=CrFK9Kt5tpjvcDYiWglIQqL0WKE |accessdate=2008-05-07}}</ref> In [[1982]], Jayatirtha was expelled from the GBC and ISKCON for use of [[LSD]]<ref>[http://www.iskcon.com/icj/7_2/72rsd.html Ravinda Svarupa - Pillars of Success]</ref>. On November 13, [[1987]], Jayatirtha was murdered by his disciple and follower John Tiernan.<ref>{{cite news |title=HE ADMITS KILLING GURU 'ANTI-CHRIST' BEHEADED, COURT TOLD |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI|DN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29B7DE50A095C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |date=1988-07-21 |accessdate=2008-05-07 }}</ref> |
Group |isbn=0275980529 |pages=41 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=75JSQtZLCq0C&pg=PA41&dq=%22James+Edward+Immel%22+OR+%22James+Immel%22&num=100&sig=ereKOQxyciLb6Oi-urCCKVwPwcs#PPA41,M1 |accessdate=2008-05-07}}</ref> After Prabhupada's death, Jayatirtha was one of eleven disciples selected to become an [[diksa|initiating guru]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Utopia on the 6th Floor: Work, Death, & Taxes-Part 2 |last=Propp |first=Steven H |year=2004 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=0595337376 |pages=518 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zXX_azObYZwC&pg=PA518&dq=%22James+Edward+Immel%22+OR+%22James+Immel%22&num=100&sig=CrFK9Kt5tpjvcDYiWglIQqL0WKE |accessdate=2008-05-07}}</ref> In [[1982]], Jayatirtha was expelled from the GBC and ISKCON for use of [[LSD]]<ref>[http://www.iskcon.com/icj/7_2/72rsd.html Ravinda Svarupa - Pillars of Success]</ref>. On November 13, [[1987]], Jayatirtha was murdered by his disciple and follower John Tiernan.<ref>{{cite news |title=HE ADMITS KILLING GURU 'ANTI-CHRIST' BEHEADED, COURT TOLD |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI|DN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29B7DE50A095C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |date=1988-07-21 |accessdate=2008-05-07 }}</ref> |
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Jayatirtha Dasa (James Edward Immel, also known as Jayatirtha Swami, Vijaya, Tirthapada, November 13, 1948, Saipan, US Trust Territory of the Pacific - November 13, 1987, London) was one of the leading disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a guru within the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as 'the Hare Krishnas' or ISKCON).
Jayatirtha Dasa was born as James Edward Immel in Saipan. He was a business and philosophy major in college.[1] In 1969, James was initiated into the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, whereupon he was given the name Jayatirtha Dasa. In the beginning of the 1970s he served as a president of the Los Angeles ISKCON temple and as a president of Spiritual Sky Enterprises, a group of familystyle businesses founded by ISKCON.[1][2] At the time, Spiritual Sky was the largest incense manufacturer in the US.[2]
Jayatirtha later went on to become a senior leader and preacher within the movement and a member of its management body known as the Governing Body Commission, and the head of ISKCON in Europe.[3] After Prabhupada's death, Jayatirtha was one of eleven disciples selected to become an initiating guru.[4] In 1982, Jayatirtha was expelled from the GBC and ISKCON for use of LSD[5]. On November 13, 1987, Jayatirtha was murdered by his disciple and follower John Tiernan.[6]
References
- ^ a b Smith, Dough (Apr 30, 1972). "Krishna Life-Style: More Than the Robes and Chanting". The Los Angeles Times. p. WS1.
- ^ a b Sansweet, Stephen J. (Jul 12, 1973). "The Incense Business Isn't Really Similar To, Say, the Auto Biz". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Snow, Robert L. (2003). [[Deadly Cults|Deadly Cults: The Crimes of True Believers]]. Greenwood Publishing
Group. p. 41. ISBN 0275980529. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
{{cite book}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help); line feed character in|publisher=at position 21 (help) - ^ Propp, Steven H (2004). Utopia on the 6th Floor: Work, Death, & Taxes-Part 2. iUniverse. p. 518. ISBN 0595337376. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ Ravinda Svarupa - Pillars of Success
- ^ "HE ADMITS KILLING GURU 'ANTI-CHRIST' BEHEADED, COURT TOLD". Philadelphia Daily News. 1988-07-21. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
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