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List Of ISKCON Members And Patrons
The following is a list of members or people closely associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. This list is not exhaustive. Founder-Acharya * A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – Founded the movement in New York in 1966. Member disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Listed by date of first initiation: *Kirtanananda Swami – (1937–2011) initiated 1966 *Mukunda Goswami* – initiated 1966 *Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami* – initiated 1966 * Jayananda Dasa – initiated 1967 * Hansadutta Swami – initiated 1967 *Tamal Krishna Goswami (1946–2002) – initiated 1968 * Vishnujana Swami (1948–1976) – initiated 1968 * Jayadvaita Swami* – initiated 1968 *Jayapataka Swami – initiated 1968 * Ramai Swami – initiated 1972 * Giriraja Swami – initiated 1969 *Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami (Dr. Thoudam Damodar Singh, PhD 1937–2006) – initiated 1971 * Indradyumna Swami – initiated 1971 * Ranchor Dasa – initiated 1971 * Romapada Swami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Prabhupada
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami (; 1 September 1896 – 14 November 1977) was an Indian Gaudiya Vaishnava guru who founded ISKCON, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna movement". Members of ISKCON view Bhaktivedanta Swami as a representative and messenger of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in a Suvarna Banik family, he was educated at the Scottish Church College. While working at a small pharmaceutical business, he met and became a follower of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. In 1959, after his retirement, he left his family to become a ''sannyasi'' and started writing commentaries on Vaishnava scriptures. As a travelling Vaishnava monk, he became an influential communicator of Gaudiya Vaishnavite theology across India and the Western world through his leadership of ISKCON, founded in 1966. He was well regarded by a number of American religious scholars but was criticised by anti-cult groups. He has been described by his followers as a charismatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romapada Swami
Romapada Swami (; born Brian Rumbaugh, December 27, 1948) is a Vaishnava sannyasi, Diksha, initiating guru and a governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Hare Krishnas or ISKCON). Life and career Romapada Swami is an initiating guru in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and one of the leading disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of ISKCON. He has been a bhakti-yoga practitioner for over 50 years. He travels extensively across the continental United States and Asia giving invited presentations and workshops at universities, corporates, communities, yoga and cultural centers. He has lectured on Eastern and Western philosophies at universities in the United States, India and Europe. The youngest of five children, Romapada was born as Brian Rumbaugh and raised in a middle-class Christians, Christian family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhika Ramana Dasa
Ravi M. Gupta, also known as Radhika Ramana Dasa (), is a notable Vaishnava scholar, author, and editor. Gupta holds the Charles Redd Chair of Religious Studies at Utah State University, and serves as director of its Religious Studies program. He is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Early life and education In Boise, Idaho, he was raised and home-schooled along with his younger brother with a curriculum based mostly on the ''Srimad Bhagavatam'' (''Bhagavata Purana''), from which he learned English, comprehension skills, critical thinking, debate, and communication. He also took maths and science as separate subjects, as well as Sanskrit, which he loved. At the age of thirteen he enrolled at the Boise State University, and in 1999 when he was seventeen he received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics as well as the University's highest honor, the Silver Medallion. He recalls, He enrolled at the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadamba Kanana Swami
Kadamba Kanana Swami (; 1953–2023) was a senior member and initiating guru of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Born on April 12, 1953, in the town of Heemstede, near Amsterdam, Kadamba Kanana Swami ventured to India on a quest to seek out a greater meaning to life. He joined ISKCON's Vrindavan temple, Krishna Balaram Mandir, in 1978, serving in various managerial roles, and went on to become temple president from 1990 to 1995. In the 1980s, Kadamba Kanana Swami began visiting Australia and Belgium, developing a long-standing relationship with the local communities. He oversaw the construction of ISKCON founder-acharya A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's ''pushpa samadhi'' mandir (memorial shrine) in Mayapur, India, and was a member of the Mayapur Administrative Council, the committee that oversees the daily management of the project from 1985 to 1990. Later, he continued with more service in Mayapur from 2012 to 2016 by being part of the Executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drutakarma Dasa
Michael A. Cremo (born July 15, 1948), also known by his devotional name Drutakarmā dāsa, is an American freelance researcher who describes himself as a Vedic creationist and an "alternative archeologist." He argues that humans have lived on Earth for millions of years. Based on artifacts allegedly found in the Eocene auriferous gravels of Table Mountain, California and discussed in his book ''Forbidden Archeology'', Cremo argues for the existence of modern humans on Earth as early as 30 to 40 million years ago. ''Forbidden Archeology'', which he wrote with Richard L. Thompson, has attracted criticism from mainstream scholars, who describe it as pseudoscientific. Early life and education Cremo was born in Schenectady, New York. Cremo's father, Salvatore Cremo, was a United States military intelligence officer. Michael Cremo lived with his family in Germany, where he went to high school. They spent several summers traveling throughout Europe. He attended George Washington U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhakti Caru Swami
Bhakti Charu Swami (, 17 September 1945 – 4 July 2020) was an Indian spiritual leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was also a disciple of ISKCON's founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Early life He was born in 1945, into an aristocratic Bengali family and spent the rest of his early childhood in urban Kolkata. Leaving India in 1970 for his further education, he attended university in Germany to study Chemistry. There, he searched out the ancient Vedic scriptures. Career After reading ''The Nectar of Devotion'' written by Srila Prabhupada, Swami joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Mayapur, West Bengal, India. His first meeting with Srila Prabhupada took place in January 1977 during the 'Maha' Kumbha Mela at Prayagraj. Srila Prabhupada instructed him to translate all of his books into Bengali and become his Secretary for Indian Affairs. He was given his first and second initiation in Sridham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyaraja Dasa
Steven J. Rosen, also known as Satyaraja Das (; born 1955), is an American author. He is the founding editor of '' The Journal of Vaishnava Studies'' and an associate editor of ''Back to Godhead'', the magazine of the Hare Krishna movement. He has authored more than 30 books on Vaishnavism and related subjects, including ''Black Lotus: The Spiritual Journey of an Urban Mystic'' (2007), which is the life story of Bhakti Tirtha Swami Bhakti Tirtha Swami (; February 25, 1950 – June 27, 2005), previously called John Favors and Toshombe Abdul and also known by the honorific Krishnapada (), was a guru and governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna C ...."Books Received 2006-07" in ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'', July 30, 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-13. ...
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Sadaputa Dasa
Richard Leslie Thompson, also known as Sadaputa Dasa (; February 4, 1947 – September 18, 2008), was an American mathematician,. Readable online aWorldwisdom.com/ref> author and Gaudiya Vaishnava religious figure. Historian Meera Nanda described him as a driving intellectual force of ' Vedic creationism' as co-author (with Michael Cremo) of '' Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race'' (1993), a work that has attracted significant criticism from the scientific community. Thompson also published several books and articles on the relationship between religion and science, Hindu cosmology and astronomy. He was a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly known as the ''Hare Krishna movement'' or ''ISKCON'') and a founding member of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, the branch of ISKCON dedicated to examining the relationship of modern scientific theories to the Vaishnava worldview. In the 'science and religion' community he was k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Ford
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that middle-class Americans could afford, he converted the automobile from an expensive luxury into an accessible conveyance that profoundly impacted the landscape of the 20th century. His introduction of the Ford Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As the Ford Motor Company owner, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism", the mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put dealerships throughout North America and major citie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambarisa Dasa
Alfred Brush Ford (born 1950), also known as Ambarish Jat (), is an American heir to the Ford fortune. He is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. Background Alfred Ford's father was Walter B. Ford II (1920–1991), whose family were prominent in chemical manufacturing in the Downriver area south of Detroit. His mother, Josephine Clay Ford (1923–2005) was the daughter of Edsel Ford (1893–1943), who was the son of Henry Ford (1863–1947). Alfred and William Clay Ford Jr. (b. 1957), the current executive chairman of the Ford Motor Co., are first cousins. Alfred's mother was the sister of William Clay Ford Sr. (1925–2014), William Clay Ford, Jr.'s father. Alfred Ford currently serves on the board of directors of privately held digital marketing firm ChannelNet, where he is also an investor. Ford Motor Company was one of ChannelNet's early clients. Association with the Hare Krishna Movement He is an initiated disciple of A.C. Bhaktiveda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Bhakti Chaitanya Swami (; born 14 August 1951 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a Gaudiya Vaishnava swami ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry, Retrieved on 5 May 2008 and a religious leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (also known as the Hare Krishna movement or ISKCON). He is a member of its Governing Body Commission and is the leader of ISKCON in South Africa, the |
Radhanath Swami
Radhanath Swami () (born 7 December 1950) is an American Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, community-builder, activist, and author. He has been a Bhakti Yoga practitioner and a spiritual teacher for more than 40 years. He is the inspiration behind ISKCON's free midday meal for 1.2 million school kids across India, and he has been instrumental in founding the Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mumbai. He works largely from Mumbai and travels extensively throughout Europe and America. In the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), he serves as a member of the Governing Body Commission. Steven J. Rosen described Radhanath Swami as a "saintly person respected by the mass of ISKCON devotees today." Biography 1950-1970: The Early Years Richard Slavin (Yiddish: ריטשארד סלאווין) was born on 7 December 1950 in Chicago to Idelle and Gerald Slavin, children of Jewish immigrants from Russia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. In 1955, he an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
