Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bodhinatha Veylanswami

American Hindu guru

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1942

Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Bodhinatha Veylanswami (born in California, 1942) is a Hindu sannyasin monk and a religious leader, who is the head of Kauai's Hindu Monastery and publisher of Hinduism Today magazine.
He is the 163rd head of the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara and Guru at Kauai's Hindu Monastery which is a 382-acre temple-monastery complex on Hawaii's Garden Island.
He is known for his initiative of digitizing the Shiva Agamas, scriptures of the Hindu Saivite religion and the basis for Hindu temple liturgy, making them freely available in digital format and encouraging their study.
The Adi Saiva Sivachariyar priestly community honors him as "The Supreme Acharya who has uplifted and preserved the Agamas and the Agama tradition." Bodhinatha presides over three organizations: Saiva Siddhanta Church, Himalayan Academy publications and Hindu Heritage Endowment.