Yadunandana Swami, Principal of

Bhaktivedanta College The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktived ...

, is the first Spanish second generation

sannyasi ''Sannyasa'' (Sanskrit: संन्यास; IAST: ), sometimes spelled Sanyasa (सन्न्यास) or Sanyasi (for the person), is life of renunciation and the fourth stage within the Hindu system of four life stages known as '' As ...

of ISKCON. He was approved by ISKCON's GBC body, in February 2009, as an ISKCON

sannyasa ''Sannyasa'' (Sanskrit: संन्यास; IAST: ), sometimes spelled Sanyasa (सन्न्यास) or Sanyasi (for the person), is life of renunciation and the fourth stage within the Hindu system of four life stages known as '' As ...

. He is one of the original developers of VTE (Vaisnava Training and Education) courses and is currently an Executive Member of Governing Body Commission Ministry of Educational Development. Yadunandana Swami, a disciple of

Satsvarupa dasa Goswami Satsvarupa das Goswami (, Devanagari: ) (born Stephen Guarino on December 6, 1939) is a senior disciple of Bhaktivedanta Swami, who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), better known in the West as the Hare K ...

, is originally from Spain. Among other subjects, he teaches Bhaktivaibhava courses at Bhaktivedanta College and is specializing on ''History of sannyasa in ISKCON''. On 10 March 2009 Yadunandana received

within the presence of current ISKCON sannyasa minister Prahladananda Swami, ceremony was introduced by his godbrother Hridaya Caitanya Dasa,

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 Indi ...

performed the

fire sacrifice Worship or deification of fire (also pyrodulia, pyrolatry or pyrolatria) is known from various religions. Fire has been an important part of human culture since the Lower Paleolithic. Religious or animist notions connected to fire are assumed to ...

and

Jayadvaita Swami __NOTOC__ Jayadvaita Swami (), a Gaudiya Vaishnava swami, is an editor, writer, publisher, and teacher and a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). He was the sen ...

officially awarded danda staff. He has been described as one "of the best scholars in the field of ISKCON Studies" and has represented ISKCON, along with other senior swami of ISKCON,

Indradyumna Swami Indradyumna Swami () is an initiating guru in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (also known as ISKCON or the Hare Krishna movement), which belongs to the Gaudiya-Vaishnava sampradaya. He is a disciple of His Divine Grace A.C. ...

, in the parliament (Maha Satsang) of World Religions. He was the first ISKCON speaker on ''Krishna Consciousness and the Environment'' in 2009 Parliament of World's Religions and 2011 World Yoga Masters Summit for Proclamation of the World Yoga Day.2011 World Yoga Summit in Bangalore, India
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