Iskcon

Local nameIskcon
LocationUniversity—Rosedale, Toronto, Canada

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organisation. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Its core beliefs are based on Hindu scriptures, particularly the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana, and the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, which has had adherents in India since the late 15th century and American and European devotees since the early 1900s.ISKCON devotees follow a disciplic line of Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya and are the largest branch of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Vaishnavism means 'worship of Vishnu', and Gauḍa refers to the area where this particular branch of Vaishnavism originated, in the Gauda region of West Bengal.

The organization was formed to spread the practice of Bhakti yoga, the practice of love of God in which those involved dedicate their thoughts and actions towards pleasing Krishna, whom they consider…

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness

Official Website http://torontokrishna.com/

Email info@torontokrishna.com

Phone +1 416 922 5415

Coordinates 43°40'37.146" N -79°23'49.582" E

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