Ravindra Svarupa Dasa

Ravindra Svarupa Dasa (; born William H. Deadwyler, III) is a religious studies scholar and a Hare Krishna religious leader. He was initiated by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1971. He has been a member of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission since 1987, Chairman of that Commission's North American GBC Continental Committee, is the president of ISKCON of Philadelphia, and an ISKCON Guru. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion from Temple University and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He has written extensively on Vaishnava philosophy and used his education to further the discourse of Gaudiya Vaishnava Theology within the context of ISKCON. He is the author of "Encounter with the Lord of the Universe: Collected Essays 1978-1983" (Washington, DC: Gita Nagari Press, 1984). He also is featured on Shelter's "Attaining the Supreme," where he gives a lecture on a hidden track.