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Bhagavān —the Supreme Lord, who is the ultimate possessor of all varieties of opulences.
Bhāgavatam, Bhāgavata Purāṇa —See ŚRĪMAD-BHĀGAVATAM.
bhakta —a devotee of the Supreme Lord.
bhakti (bhakti-yoga) —the practice of devotional service to the Supreme Lord.
Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu —RŪPA GOSWAMI's definitive explanation of devotional service to the Supreme Lord, beginning with the most elementary practices and ending with the ultimate perfection of personal relationships with the Lord.
Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī —(1874–1936) the “grandfather” of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness; the spiritual master of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.
Bhaktivedānta —a title meaning “one who has realized that devotional service to the Supreme Lord is the end of all knowledge.”
Bhaktivinoda Thākura —(1838–1915) the “great-grandfather” of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness; the spiritual master of Śrīla BHAKTISIDDHĀNTA SARASVATĪ.
Bhārata —a name of ARJUNA meaning “descendant of Bharata.”
Bharata Mahārāja —a great devotee of the Lord who because of neglect of spiritual duties took birth as a deer; in his following birth, as a human, he attained perfection.
Bhārata-varṣa —the traditional, scriptural name for India.
Bhīṣma —the most powerful and oldest warrior in the Battle of KURUKṢETRA; he is recognized as one of the chief authorities on devotional service to the Lord.
Brahmā —the first created living being in the universe; he creates the multiplicity of life-forms, planets, and living conditions under the supervision of the Supreme Lord.
brahmacārī, brahmacarya —See ASHRAMS.
brahmajyoti —the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Lord.
Brahman —the impersonal, all-pervasive aspect of the Supreme Lord.
brāhmaṇa —See VARŅAS.
Brahma-saṁhitā —a nutshell description of the glories of the Lord, including prayers to the Lord by BRAHMĀ.
Brahan-nāradīya Purāṇa —See PURĀŅAS.
Buddha —a disguised incarnation of the Supreme Lord who preached atheism in order to divert the people of that time from misusing the ritualistic sacrifices of the VEDAS as a license for animal slaughter.