2006-08-26 06:40:45 · 6 answers · asked by Heather 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
found this:
Who is Gouranga?
In 2004 and 2005 we received several spams that looked just like the following, sent to several of our email addresses. We didn't have a clue what it was supposed to mean and got annoyed enough about it that we sent abuse complaints to the provider used for sending the spam.
After another recent spam of this type in January 2005 we did some research. Here is what we found:
Gauranga (Gouranga) was a nickname of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a monk in India who 500 years ago founded the branch of Hinduism that during the 20th century was brought to the west by ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness, better known as the "Hare Krishna" sect).
Years ago the name Gouranga appeared on motorway bridges in the North of England and on various stickers, causing people to wonder what it was all about. It has been rumoured that the Scottish branch of ISKCON has been trying to spread the name of their spiritual ancestor through a guerilla-type campaign. We have no idea if there is any substance to these rumours. It's equally plausible that this is just somebody's sense of humour. Hare Krishna-related jokes in popular culture are not uncommon, such in the movie "Airplane" or the "Gouranga" references in the Playstation videogame "Grand Theft Auto".
2006-08-26 06:50:11 · answer #1 · answered by sarkyastic31 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was approached on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh by a guy who looked like a Tibetan Monk. He was bald with a red monks habit on. He had some leaflets and he said that they were trying to get everybody to feel good karma and find peace and happiness. He said this could be achieved by saying Gouranga, and he asked me to say it. I did so and he thanked me and asked for a donation but I said I didn't have any change. I don't mind saying a word I don't understand, but I don't wanna give money to strangers!
2006-08-27 16:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by paradisefound1980 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure of the details, but there's a troupe of monks (trendy, young monks, rarely robed) who go to high streets and basically spread happiness around by encouraging people to shout 'guaranga!' Pretty harmless, if perhaps a tad ineffectual.
2006-08-26 13:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently guaranga means 'be happy'... I think it's something to do with the Hare Krishna religion. They're good people... and they have quite a few Western converts... which is why you'll see the little signs stuck about the place.
2006-08-26 13:47:48 · answer #4 · answered by Buzzard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely have no idea what you are talking about.
2006-08-29 21:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by beautie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idea.
2006-08-26 13:46:27 · answer #6 · answered by Julie 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋