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This foreshadowed succession problems and issues of authority that Prabhupada’s movement would face both during Prabhupada’s presence and after. [301] Unlike Indian gurus who declared themselves avatars, divine appearances of God, Prabhupada, from the very beginning of his preaching, called himself only a servant or representative of God. [302]
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly referred to as the Hare Krishna movement, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization.It was founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada [2] on 13 July 1966 in New York City.
Haight-Ashbury, 2005. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (also referred to as "Bhaktivedanta Swami" or "Prabhupada"), a Gaudiya Vaishnava sannyasi and teacher, arrived in New York City from his native India in 1965 and "caught the powerful rising tide" of a counterculture that was fascinated with his homeland and open to new forms of "consciousness-expanding spirituality."
Vishnujana Swami (1948–1976) – initiated 1968; Jayadvaita Swami* – initiated 1968; Jayapataka Swami – initiated 1968; Ramai Swami – initiated 1972; Giriraja Swami – initiated 1969 [3] Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami (Dr. Thoudam Damodar Singh, PhD 1937–2006) – initiated 1971; Indradyumna Swami – initiated 1971; Ranchor Dasa ...
Prabhupada (with the deity of Jagannath to his right) chanting in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in February 1967. As founder and acharya (leader) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada established the first Radha-Krishna Temple in New York in 1966, followed by a branch in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco.
Howard Wheeler and Keith Ham were two early followers of Swami Prabhupada. Howard and Keith met at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, became lovers, [10] and then moved to New York. In New York City, they met Swami Prabhupada, began following him, and went on to play prominent roles in the Hare Krishna movement.
[1] [2] Soon, he joined the burgeoning Hare-Krishna movement as a guru, with the name Sai Young, and soon acquired disciples. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] After being publicly denounced by Swami Prabhupada , the leading exponent of the movement in U.S.A, Butler joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and received the name ...
The ISKCON Revival Movement (IRM) was formed as a pressure group in 2000 to revive and reform ISKCON on the basis of the directives for succession given by Srila Prabhupada, the founder of ISKCON. [1] IRM opposes both the zonal guru system and its replacement multiple-guru system as unauthorized innovations. [2]