Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Hare Krishna Tree, an American Elm in Tompkins Square Park, New York City, under which Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada began the first recorded public chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra outside India. [19] The Hare Krishna mantra appears in a number of famous songs, notably those of George Harrison.
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.
Hare Krishna Tree: American elm (Ulmus americana) East Village, Manhattan, USA The founding site of the Hare Krishna movement in the United States. Harris Creek Sitka Spruce: Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) Port Renfrew, B.C., Canada
He expounded Bhakti yoga and popularised the chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. [5] He composed the Shikshashtakam (eight devotional prayers). Chaitanya is sometimes called Gauranga (IAST: Gaurāṅga) or Gaura due to his molten gold–like complexion. [6] His birthday is celebrated as Gaura-purnima.
A year later, in 1966, after gaining many followers, he was able to form the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement. The purpose of this movement was to write about Krishna in English and to share the Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy with people in the Western world by spreading the ...
What links here; Upload file; Special pages; Printable version; Page information
Founder of ISKCON: A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada The following is a list of members or people closely associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
Hare Krishna Tree: American elm: Tompkins Square Park: Manhattan: An American elm where the "Hare Krishna" mantra was chanted publicly in 1966 for the first time outside of India, marking the birth of the Hare Krishna movement in the West. [43] Woodside Beech Tree: Beech: Woodside: Queens: A large beech tree estimated to be between 150 and 200 ...