Rasa Acharya Darmayasa

Rasa Acharya Darmayasa is an Indonesian author and religious scholar from Ubud, who has had a lifelong passion for art, literature, and spiritual matters. Darmayasa is a former weekly columnist for Balipost Newspaper, Surabaya Post, and the monthly magazine Media Hindu. He has authored over 70 books and published more than 700 articles. Some of his best-selling works include Pañca Tantra, Cāṇakya Nīti Śāstra, Ahiṁsā Dharma and Vegetarianism, The Glory of Cows According to the Vedas, Diving in the Ocean of Rāmāyaṇa, Spreading Spiritual Pearls, and a translation of the Bhagavad Gītā into Indonesian, which has reached its 83rd edition in just seven years. His translation of the Bhagavad Gītā has also been translated into English, Dutch, Arabic, Maltese, Javanese, Balinese, and Russian.

Rasa Acharya Darmayasa adalah seorang penulis dan cendekiawan agama Indonesia dari Ubud. Sepanjang hidupnya, ia memiliki minat terhadap seni, sastra, dan hal-hal spiritual. Darmayasa adalah mantan kolumnis mingguan surat kabar Balipost, Surabaya Post, dan majalah bulanan Media Hindu. Ia telah menulis lebih dari 70 buku dan menerbitkan lebih dari 700 artikel. Beberapa karya terlarisnya antara lain Pañca Tantra, Cāṇakya Nīti Śāstra, Ahiṁsā Dharma and Vegetarianism, The Glory of Cows According to the Vedas, Diving in the Ocean of Rāmāyaṇa, Spreading Spiritual Pearls, dan terjemahan Bhagavad Gitā ke dalam bahasa Indonesia, yang telah mencapai edisi ke-83 hanya dalam tujuh tahun. Terjemahan Bhagavad Gītā-nya juga telah diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris, Belanda, Arab, Malta, Jawa, Bali, dan Rusia.