Tamal Krishna Goswami
His Holiness Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī Śrīla Gurudeva | |
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| Title | Guru-Ācārya |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Thomas G. Herzig June 18, 1946 New York City, USA |
| Died | March 15, 2002 (aged 55) Phuliya, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | American |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Achintya Bheda Abheda |
| Lineage | Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya Sampradāya |
| Sect | Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavavāda |
| Monastic name | Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī |
| Ordination | Gauḍīya Sannyāsa, by Bhaktivedānta Swāmī |
| Initiation | Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Dikṣa 1968 USA by Bhaktivedānta Swāmī |
| Religious career | |
| Teacher | Bhaktivedānta Swāmī |
| Post | ISKCON Sannyasin, ISKCON Guru-Ācārya, ISKCON Governing Body Commissioner |
| Period in office | 1972–2002 (GBC), 1977–2002 (Guru) |
| Predecessor | Bhaktivedānta Swāmī |
| Website | Website |
Tamal Krishna Goswami (IAST: Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī; June 18, 1946 – March 15, 2002), born Thomas G. Herzig in New York City, New York, United States, served on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness's Governing Body Commission from its inception in 1970. He completed a bachelor's degree in religious studies at Southern Methodist University.