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Gurus & Saints of IndiaHaridasa ThakurHaridasa Thakur (born 1451 or 1450) was a prominent Vaishnava saint, instrumental in the early appearance and spread of the Hare Krishna movement. He is considered to be the most famous convert of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, apart from Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami themselves, and the story of his heroism in the face of torture is told in Chaitanya Charitamrta, Antya lila. Besides being an ex-Muslim, he is famous because of his dedication to the religious practice of constantly chanting the names of God. Haridasa Thakura and Advaita Acharya are two senior and well-respected religious personalities of Gaudiya Vaishnavism in the local area of Mayapur, prayed for the descent of the yugavatara, (avatara of the era) believed to be Chaitanya.As an associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, he is named the acharya of the holy name and he embodied concern for others. Its believed that Chaitanya himself installed Haridasa as His nāmācarya, meaning the 'teacher of the Name', disregarding the fact that he was Muslim-born. Haridasa Thakura, was a devotee of Lord Krishna and had practiced chanting the names of the Lord, Hare Krishna, 300,000 times daily. The Muslim name of Haridasa is not known. Born in the village of Buron (Budana) in the present
district of Sat-kira, which was previously a sub-division of Khulna, now in
Bangladesh. Haridasa was 35 years older than Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his
prayers along with prayers of Advaita Acharya were the reason for Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu descent. Ishana Nagara in his book Advaita Prakasha, explains in
great length that Haridasa Thakur was a follower of Advaita Acharya and also
his close friend, he was raised in a Muslim family and then converted to
Vaishnavism as a young man. Advaita Acharya repeatedly proclaims that
becoming a Vaishnava, regardless of one's background, removes all past
conditioning.
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