Haridasa Thakur

Samkhya	Kapila;
Yoga	Patanjali;
Vaisheshika	Kanada, Prashastapada;
Secular	Valluvar;

Namacharya
Haridasa Thakur
Namacharya Haridasa Thakur
Personal
Born	1450; eastern Bengal Sultanate (present-day Bangladesh)
Died	Puri, India
Religion	Hinduism
Sect	Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Other names	Mama Thakur; Yavana Haridas
Religious career
Based in	Mayapur and Puri India
Predecessor	Advaita Acharya
Successor	Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Ordination	Vaishnava-Diksa

Haridasa Thakur (IAST Haridāsa) (born 1451 or 1450^[1]) was a Vaishnava saint known for playing a part in the initial propagation of the Hare Krishna movement. He is considered to be a known convert of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, apart from Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami. His story of integrity and faith in the face of adversity is told in Chaitanya Charitamrita, Antya lila.^[2] It is believed that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu himself designated Haridasa as nāmācarya, meaning the 'teacher of the Name'.^[3] Haridasa Thakura was a devotee of the deity Krishna, and is regarded to have practised the chant of his veneration, Hare Krishna, 300,000 times daily.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference born was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Dimock, E.C. Jr (1963). "Doctrine and Practice among the Vaishnavas of Bengal". History of Religions. 3 (1): 106–127. doi:10.1086/462474. JSTOR 1062079. S2CID 162027021.
^ H.D. Goswami. "For Whom Does Hinduism Speak?". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
^ Suman N. Bhat (2007). Biographies of Saints of the Masses. Sura Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7478-630-2.

[born-1] Cite error: The named reference born was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Dimock1963-2] Dimock, E.C. Jr (1963). "Doctrine and Practice among the Vaishnavas of Bengal". History of Religions. 3 (1): 106–127. doi:10.1086/462474. JSTOR 1062079. S2CID 162027021.

[3] H.D. Goswami. "For Whom Does Hinduism Speak?". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.

[Bhat07-4] Suman N. Bhat (2007). Biographies of Saints of the Masses. Sura Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7478-630-2.

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Namacharya Haridasa Thakur

Personal
Born	1450^[1] eastern Bengal Sultanate (present-day Bangladesh)
Died	Puri, India
Religion	Hinduism
Sect	Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Other names	Mama Thakur Yavana Haridas
Religious career
Based in	Mayapur and Puri India
Predecessor	Advaita Acharya
Successor	Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Ordination	Vaishnava-Diksa