Yadunandana Swami

Yadunandana Swami
Yadunandana Swami (right), 2009
Religion	Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Hinduism
Other names	Javier Pera López
Personal
Born	Spain
Religious career
Initiation	Diksa–1978, Sannyasa–2009
Post	Principal Bhaktivedanta College, Sannyasi, Executive Member of Ministry of Educational Development of Governing Body Commission
Website	http://www.yswami.com

Yadunandana Swami leading the kirtana during 2009 Parliament of World's Religions in Melbourne.

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Yadunandana Swami, Principal of Bhaktivedanta College, is the first Spanish second generation sannyasi of ISKCON. He was approved by ISKCON’s GBC body, in February 2009, as an ISKCON sannyasa.^[1] 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.^[2]

Yadunandana Swami, a disciple of Satsvarupa dasa Goswami, is originally from Spain. Among other subjects, he teaches Bhaktivaibhava courses at Bhaktivedanta College and is specializing on History of sannyasa in ISKCON.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] On the 10th of March 2009 Yadunandana received sannyasa within the presence of current ISKCON sannyasa minister Prahladananda Swami, ceremony was introduced by his godbrother Hridaya Caitanya Dasa, Kadamba Kanana Swami performed the fire sacrifice and Jayadvaita Swami officially awarded danda staff. He has been described as one "of the best scholars in the field of ISKCON Studies"^[7] and has represented ISKCON, along with other senior swami of ISKCON, Indradyumna Swami, in the parliament (Maha Satsang) of World Religions.^[8] 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.^[9]^[10]

References and notes

↑ "Bhaktivedanta College Principal Accepts Renounced Order". ISKCON News Weekly. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
↑ Official Site of ISKCON Ministry of Educational Development
↑ "::: Bhaktivedanta College :::". www.bhaktivedantacollege.com. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
↑ Goswami, Satsvarupa dasa. "Tachycardia. Start of July 2008 - Part 10". GN Press. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
↑ "Radhadesh Newsletter" (PDF). ISKCON Radhadesh. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
↑ N.K., Devi Dasi. "The Album of My Festive Year". Back to Godhead. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
↑ About ISKCON Studies Journal on ISKCON.com
↑ Maha Satsang
↑ 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions. Speakers schedule: Dec 5
↑ 2011 World Yoga Summit in Bangalore, India

External links

Dinadayal, Dasa (Dario Knez). "Interview: Yadunandana Swami Discusses Sannyasa". news.iskcon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
Swami, Yadunanadana. "A History of Education in ISKCON". iskconstudies.org. Retrieved 2009-10-16.

Modern Gaudiya Vaishnavas (1875 to date)

Pre-ISKCON	Bhakti Hridaya Bon Swami Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Bhaktivinoda Thakur Gaurakishora Dasa Babaji Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Sadananda Vamana Dasa

Governing Body Commission, and other ISKCON Gurus	A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada^* Aindra Dasa^* Bhakti Caitanya Swami^* Bhakti Charu Swami^* Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami^* Bhakti Tirtha Swami^* Giriraja Swami^* Gopala Krishna Goswami^* Gour Govinda Swami^* Hanumatpresaka Swami^* Hridayananda Dasa Goswami^* Indradyumna Swami^* Jayadvaita Swami^* Jayapataka Swami^* Kadamba Kanana Swami^* Krishna Kshetra Dasa^* Lokanatha Swami^* Mukunda Goswami^* Radhanath Swami^* Ravindra Svarupa Dasa^* Romapada Swami^* Sacinandana Swami^* Satsvarupa dasa Goswami^* Sivarama Swami^* Suhotra Swami^* Tamala Krishna Goswami^*

After the Founding of ISKCON (1966 to date)	Richard Shaw Brown Michael Cremo Alfred Ford Geoffrey Giuliano Hansadutta Swami Harikesa Swami Hridaya Caitanya Dasa Jayananda Dasa Jayatirtha Dasa Kirtanananda Swami Krishna Dharma Kurt Mausert Malati Dasi Radhika Ramana Dasa Ramesh Kallidai Ramesvara Swami Ranchor Prime Sadhu Priya Das Steven J. Rosen Graham Schweig Shaunaka Rishi Das Tulsi Gabbard Richard L. Thompson Tripurari Swami Urmila Devi Dasi Visnujana Swami Yadunandana Swami

*ISKCON guru

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