Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paramahamsa Hariharananda
As Eastmain noted, there were enough clearly reliable sources in the article already for it to pass by the GNG: the Miami Herald obituary and the French book.  Paid death notices are different from bylined obituaries, which this is.  The obituary also clearly states that he was "''the'' guru of Kriya Yoga"; definite articles are frequently omitted in headlines, but one is present in the article text. Even if disputable, cf the criticism in the article, it goes towards notability. The book by Paramahamsa Prajñanananda is published by a commercial publisher http://www.editionsdudauphin.com/1.aspx Editions du Dauphin ; their site also has another book by the same author which is probably relevant ''En compagnie des maîtres du KRIYA YOGA''.  That these are by his successor is essentially immaterial - and would be even if it were an autobiography - cf the relevant section of  on selfpublished sources for a BLP: "These provisions do not apply to subjects' autobiographies that have been published by reliable third-party publishing houses; these are treated as reliable sources, because they are not self-published." In addition, concerning recent edits to the article, reasonable usage of self-published material, if correctly attributed and written neutrally, is permitted even in BLPs if it is by the person himself by this section of policy, and that he is dead may give a little more leeway to use of humdrum material, even if self-published, written by his followers or himself. The recently introduced criticism section adds yet other sources, which should be used to balance any disputed claims.  Finally, as I think Wikidas is pointing out, http://books.google.com/books?id=Gh2NR7irCEUC&pg=PA180&lpg=PA181&dq=%22Paramahamsa+Hariharananda%22&output=html&sig=ACfU3U0wfjWryY3VgqrH-urfsBweJBj1Fw Paramahamsa Prajnananda's chapter in the book ''A Blessing in Disguise'' edited  by Andrea Joy Cohen and Thich Nhat Hanh is another source on  Paramahamsa Hariharananda
— User:John, 08:17, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BLP (Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons)