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evidence: Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada -LRB- অভযচরণারবিনদ ভকতিবেদানত সবামী পরভপাদ Abhoy Charonarobindo Bhoktibedanto Swamy Probhupad ; Sanskrit  : , IAST  : ; 1 September 1896 -- 14 November 1977 -RRB- was a Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual teacher -LRB- guru -RRB- and the founder preceptor -LRB- acharya -RRB- of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness -LRB- ISKCON -RRB- , commonly known as the `` Hare Krishna Movement '' .. ISKCON. International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Sanskrit. Sanskrit. IAST. IAST. Gaudiya Vaishnava. Gaudiya Vaishnava. acharya. acharya. International Society for Krishna Consciousness. International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Hare Krishna Movement. Hare Krishna Movement. His mission was to propagate Gaudiya Vaishnavism , a school of Vaishnavite Hinduism that had been taught to him by his guru , Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati , throughout the world .. Hinduism. Hinduism. Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Vaishnavite. Vaishnavite. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. Born Abhay Charan De in Calcutta , he was educated at the prestigious local Scottish Church College .. Calcutta. Kolkata. Scottish Church College. Scottish Church College, Calcutta. Before adopting the life of a pious renunciant -LRB- vanaprastha -RRB- in 1950 , he was married with children and owned a small pharmaceutical business .. vanaprastha. vanaprastha. pharmaceutical. pharmaceutical. In 1959 he took a vow of renunciation -LRB- sannyasa -RRB- and started writing commentaries on Vaishnava scriptures .. sannyasa. sannyasa. In his later years , as a traveling Vaishnava monk , he became an influential communicator of Gaudiya Vaishnava theology to India and specifically to the West through his leadership of ISKCON , founded in 1966 .. ISKCON. International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Gaudiya Vaishnava. Gaudiya Vaishnava. West. Western world. As the founder of ISKCON , he `` emerged as a major figure of the Western counterculture , initiating thousands of young Americans . ''. ISKCON. International Society for Krishna Consciousness. counterculture. counterculture. Despite attacks from anti-cult groups , he received a favorable welcome from many religious scholars , such as J. Stillson Judah , Harvey Cox , Larry Shinn and Thomas Hopkins , who praised Bhaktivedanta Swami 's translations and defended the group against distorted media images and misinterpretations .. anti-cult groups. Anti-cult movement. Harvey Cox. Harvey Cox. Larry Shinn. Larry Shinn. Thomas Hopkins. Thomas J. Hopkins. In respect to his achievements , religious leaders from other Gaudiya Vaishnava movements have also given him credit .. Gaudiya Vaishnava. Gaudiya Vaishnava. He has been described as a charismatic leader , in the sense used by sociologist Max Weber , as he was successful in acquiring followers in the United States , Europe , India and elsewhere .. charismatic leader. Charismatic authority. Max Weber. Max Weber. After his death in 1977 , ISKCON , the society he founded based on a type of Hindu Krishnaism using the Bhagavata Purana as a central scripture , continued to grow and is respected worldwide .. ISKCON. International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Krishnaism. Krishnaism. Bhagavata Purana. Bhagavata Purana. In February 2014 , ISKCON 's news agency reported to have reached a milestone of distributing over half a billion books authored by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , since 1965 .. ISKCON. International Society for Krishna Consciousness