Guest guest Posted May 26, 1999 Report Share Posted May 26, 1999 > And there are many instances where a guru DOES NOT change the name of the > disciple. One example that comes to mind is that of "Abhay Charan Das". > > Wherein only the appendage "das" was "added" or "given". My understanding of this is that Srila Bhaktisidhanta gave householders an additional name to their existing name ie: Abhay (original) + Charan Das. He did, however, award bramhacari and sannyasi names more fully though, which was the practice that Srila Prabhupada had to use in the west. You can't really say Tommy Krishna Das or Dave ekinandan das or Sandra Dasi, can you? dasanudasanudas Mkd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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