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...almost as if MADONNA can't leave the stage until someone has been offended. Her appearance on the MTV Awards as Shiva, a Hindu god, who then transmogrified into a different, more booty-shaking type of avatar altogether, vexed some Hindus. The World Vaishnava Association said her makeup, reminiscent of Hindu facial markings that indicate purity and devotion, did not go too well with her diaphanous top and suggestive dancing. Luckily, Hindus don't believe in fatwas. And besides, other Hindu groups were more complimentary, saying her pronunciation of chants was improving and she should be commended for her interest...
Pandita Dasa. Like all Hindu traditions, Vaishnava...
Prabhupada's "As It Is" translation of the Bhagavad Gita is central to the American Vaishnava movement. It was reading this book that led Dan Coggins, currently a member of the Boston temple, to convert. A Sanskrit translation of the Ghita he looked at didn't inspire him, but, three years ago, when he read Prabhupada's version, he was transfixed. "It was the most potent form of religion I could find...
...crowd did seem, however, to be of the appropriate religious bent. But only initiated devotees sport flowing robes and shaved heads, only those who actually live in the temple. Street clothes, a job at K-mart, and other drably normal characteristics are no impediment to being a full blown Vaishnava. It was difficult to distinguish in the crowd active worshippers from the merely hungry or curious...
...eastern traditions. The use of Hare Krishna Santa Clauses for fundraising is a case in point. ISKCON is, after all, transplanting a religion that places a strong emphasis on the spiritual world into a materialistic culture. However, the basic religious tenets of ISKCON do not differ from its fellow Vaishnava sects in India. ISKCON adheres to the same rituals and doctrines of other Vaishnava sects and has not compromised the basic Vaishnava religious traditions in coming to the United States, Diana L. Eck, assistant professor of Religion, who has studied the sects, says...