Ravindra Svarupa Dasa (IAST: Ravindra-svarūpa Dāsa; born William H. Deadwyler, III)[1] is a religious studies scholar and a Hare Krishna religious leader.[1] He was initiated by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1971. He has been a member of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission since 1987,[1] Chairman of that Commission's North American GBC Continental Committee, is the president of ISKCON of Philadelphia,[1] and an ISKCON Guru.[1] He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion from Temple University[1] 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.[1] He is the author of Encounter with the Lord of the Universe: Collected Essays 1978-1983 (Washington, DC: Gita Nagari Press, 1984).[1] He also is featured on Shelter's Attaining the Supreme, where he gives a lecture on a hidden track.
