Kadamba Kanana Swami
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Kadamba Kanana Swami is a Hare Krishna guru and one of the senior members of ISKCON. He is a member of the faculty at Bhaktivedanta College
where he teaches in the subject area titled Reflections on Chaitanya Charitamrita
. Kadamba Kanana Swami has also been teaching courses on Vaishnavism
at Mayapur
Institute for Higher Education and Learning.
Kadamba Kanana Swami is of Dutch
nationality. He joined ISKCON in 1978 in Amsterdam
. From 1985 to 1990 he was in charge of the construction of Srila Prabhupada's Pushpa Samadhi Mandir in Mayapur
. From 1990 till 1995 he was serving as a temple president of the renowned Krishna Balarama Mandir in Vrindavan
. There was an attempt to murder him in 1995 and after recovery he took sannyasa
from his guru, Jayadvaita Swami
and is presently an initiating spiritual master within ISKCON
. He is the first of a few diksa guru
s in ISKCON who were not initiated by ISKCON's founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
. Kadamba Kanana Swami is also a member of the Vrindavan
Executive Board, the Governing Body Commission for ISKCON Vrindavan.
Bhaktivedanta College
Bhaktivedanta College, located in the rural Ardennes region of Belgium, is a Vaishnava college administered by ISKCON. The programme at Bhaktivedanta College is the study of Vaishnavism. -History:...
where he teaches in the subject area titled Reflections on Chaitanya Charitamrita
Chaitanya Charitamrita
The Chaitanya Charitamrita is one of the primary biographies detailing the life and teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu , a Vaisnava saint and founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya. It was written by Krishna Das Kaviraja , primarily in the Bengali language, but also including a great number of...
. Kadamba Kanana Swami has also been teaching courses on Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism is a tradition of Hinduism, distinguished from other schools by its worship of Vishnu, or his associated Avatars such as Rama and Krishna, as the original and supreme God....
at Mayapur
Mayapur
Mayapur is located on the banks of the Ganges river, at the point of its confluence with the Jalangi, near Navadvip, West Bengal, India, 130 km north of Kolkata...
Institute for Higher Education and Learning.
Kadamba Kanana Swami is of Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
nationality. He joined ISKCON in 1978 in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. From 1985 to 1990 he was in charge of the construction of Srila Prabhupada's Pushpa Samadhi Mandir in Mayapur
Mayapur
Mayapur is located on the banks of the Ganges river, at the point of its confluence with the Jalangi, near Navadvip, West Bengal, India, 130 km north of Kolkata...
. From 1990 till 1995 he was serving as a temple president of the renowned Krishna Balarama Mandir in Vrindavan
Vrindavan
Vrindavan also known as Vraj is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India...
. There was an attempt to murder him in 1995 and after recovery he took sannyasa
Sannyasa
Sannyasa is the order of life of the renouncer within the Hindu scheme of āśramas, or life stages. It is considered the topmost and final stage of the ashram systems and is traditionally taken by men or women at or beyond the age of fifty years old or by young monks who wish to renounce worldly...
from his guru, Jayadvaita Swami
Jayadvaita Swami
Jayadvaita Swami is a Gaudiya Vaishnava swami and an ISKCON guru. He is an editor, publisher, and a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON...
and is presently an initiating spiritual master within ISKCON
ISKCON Guru System
ISKCON guru is permitted to initiate disciples in the system that is being used in International Society for Krishna Consciousness; this ISKCON Guru System has undergone a considerable evolution and reform since its beginnings in 1970s...
. He is the first of a few diksa guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
s in ISKCON who were not initiated by ISKCON's founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher and the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the "Hare Krishna Movement"...
. Kadamba Kanana Swami is also a member of the Vrindavan
Vrindavan
Vrindavan also known as Vraj is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India...
Executive Board, the Governing Body Commission for ISKCON Vrindavan.
See also
- List of International Society for Krishna Consciousness sannyasis
- ISKCON Guru SystemISKCON Guru SystemISKCON guru is permitted to initiate disciples in the system that is being used in International Society for Krishna Consciousness; this ISKCON Guru System has undergone a considerable evolution and reform since its beginnings in 1970s...