Yadunandana Swami

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Yadunandana Swami
Personal
Satsvarupa-das-goswami-yadunandana-swami.jpg‎ (600 × 600 pixels, file size: 22 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Yadunandana Swami (right), 2009
Religion	Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Hinduism
Other name(s)	Javier Pera Lopez
Born	Spain
Religious career
Initiation	Diksa–1978, Sannyasa–2009
Post	Principal Bhaktivedanta College, Sannyasi, Executive Member of Ministry of Educational Development of GBC
Website	http://www.yswami.com

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

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 sannyas 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.⁽⁹⁾

(edit) References and notes

^ "Bhaktivedanta College Principal Accepts Renounced Order". ISKCON News Weekly. http://news.iskcon.com/node/1773. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
^ Official Site of ISKCON Ministry of Educational Development
^ "::: Bhaktivedanta College :::". www.bhaktivedantacollege.com. http://www.bhaktivedantacollege.com/index.php?p=article&g=33. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
^ Goswami, Satsvarupa dasa. "Tachycardia. Start of July 2008 - Part 10". GN Press. http://www.sdgonline.org/tachycardia_10.html. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
^ "Radhadesh Newsletter". ISKCON Radhadesh. http://www.radhadesh.com/pdf/eRNL_3_06.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
^ N.K., Devi Dasi. "The Album of My Festive Year". Back to Godhead. http://btg.krishna.com/main.php?id=802. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
^ About ISKCON Studies Journal on ISKCON.com
^ Maha Satsang
^ 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions. Speakers schedule: Dec 5

(edit) External links

Dinadayal, Dasa (Dario Knez). "Interview: Yadunandana Swami Discusses Sannyasa". news.iskcon.com. http://news.iskcon.com/node/1853/2009-03-21/interview_yadunandana_swami_discusses_sannyasa. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
Swami, Yadunanadana. "A History of Education in ISKCON". iskconstudies.org. http://iskconstudies.org/iskcon-studies-journal-vol-one/a-history-of-education-in-iskcon/. Retrieved 2009-10-16.

Modern Gaudiya Vaishnavas (1875 to date)

After the Founding of ISKCON (1966 to date)	A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada^* · Bhakti Caitanya Swami^* · Bhakti Charu Swami^* · Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami^* · Bhakti Tirtha Swami^* · Swami B. A. Paramadvaiti · Richard Shaw Brown · Michael Cremo · Henry Doktorski · Alfred Ford · Giriraja Swami^* · Geoffrey Giuliano · Gopala Krishna Goswami^* · Gour Govinda Swami^* · Hansadutta Swami · Hanumatpresaka Swami^* · Harikesa Swami · Hridaya Caitanya Dasa · Hridayananda Dasa Goswami^* · Indradyumna Swami^* · Jayadvaita Swami^* · Jayananda Dasa · Jayapataka Swami^* · Jayatirtha Dasa · Kadamba Kanana Swami^* · Kirtanananda Swami · Krishna Dharma · Krishna Kshetra Dasa^* · Kurt Mausert · Lokanatha Swami^* · Madhu Pandit Dasa · Mukunda Goswami^* · Radhanath Swami^* · Radhika Ramana Dasa · Ramesvara Swami · Ranchor Prime · Ravindra Svarupa Dasa^* · Romapada Swami^* · Steven J. Rosen · Sacinandana Swami^* · Satsvarupa dasa Goswami^* · Graham Schweig · Shaunaka Rishi Das · Sivarama Swami^* · Suhotra Swami^* · Tamala Krishna Goswami^* · Richard L. Thompson · Tripurari Swami · Urmila Devi Dasi · Visnujana Swami · Yadunandana Swami

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

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