Bhavananda Das and the Poison Issue (by Nityananda das)
CHAPTER 74:
BHAVANANDA DAS
INTRODUCTION
Bhavananda das developed the Mayapur project in cooperation with Jayapataka Swami from the very early 1970’s. He accomplished great strides forward in establishing the Hare Krishna movement in West Bengal, and was both a GBC member and a sannyasi. However, there is evidence that he was involved in poisoning Srila Prabhupada along with others such as Tamal in 1977.
With the demise of Tamal, Bhavananda remains as a living and prime suspect in the poisoning of Srila Prabhupada. In this chapter we will combine material related to his being a poison suspect with material which shows him to be an unqualified leader, so not to have two separate chapters.
BHAVANANDA WAS BEST FRIENDS WITH TAMAL
In 1981 Tamal told his disciples in a lecture that Bhavananda was his favorite of all the ISKCON gurus. Bhavananda and Tamal "best friends" would often spend time together in Vrindaban, Mayapur, Australia, and
BHAVANANDA DAS
INTRODUCTION
Bhavananda das developed the Mayapur project in cooperation with Jayapataka Swami from the very early 1970’s. He accomplished great strides forward in establishing the Hare Krishna movement in West Bengal, and was both a GBC member and a sannyasi. However, there is evidence that he was involved in poisoning Srila Prabhupada along with others such as Tamal in 1977.
With the demise of Tamal, Bhavananda remains as a living and prime suspect in the poisoning of Srila Prabhupada. In this chapter we will combine material related to his being a poison suspect with material which shows him to be an unqualified leader, so not to have two separate chapters.
BHAVANANDA WAS BEST FRIENDS WITH TAMAL
In 1981 Tamal told his disciples in a lecture that Bhavananda was his favorite of all the ISKCON gurus. Bhavananda and Tamal "best friends" would often spend time together in Vrindaban, Mayapur, Australia, and
