Jayapataka Swami was born
John Gordan Erdman on April 9, 1949 (the ekadasi after ramanavami)
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to John Hubert and Lorraine Erdman. He
was born into opulent surroundings, his father’s father being the
founder of a large paint factory, which was a multi-million dollar
concern at the time of his birth. Later HH Jayapataka Swami
Maharaja was glad to see that his name - Gordan John (Gour Dhan
Jan) - already suggested what Srila Prabhuapda confirmed, that he
and two other devotees were formerly associates of Lord Caitanya
and that they had taken their birth in the west to facilitate
spreading Krishna consciousness around the world. In 1968, Gordan
John took first initiation in Montreal, Canada and was given the
name Jayapataka dasa brahmachari and he was very soon awarded 2nd
initiation in New York. On the day of the most auspicious
Radhashtami in 1970, in Calcutta, Srila Prabhupada personally
performed the fire yajna and Jayapataka dasa got his sannyas
initiation. This 12th sannyasi disciple of Srila Prabhupada would
be henceforth known as Tridandi Biksu Jayapataka Swami.Visit
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