2006-10-10 07:20:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A cult.
2006-10-10 07:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by radiancia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hari Krishna
2006-10-10 14:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by Dovie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Hari Krishna is someone who got sucked into a bizarre cult, very loosely based on the character of Krisha (an incarnation of the god Vishnu) from the Hindu religion.
If you see one, stay far away. They are crazy lunatics, and they will try and take your money and brainwash you into becoming a zombie like them.
2006-10-10 14:24:38 · answer #3 · answered by Carl K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called Hare Krishna.
From wikipedia:
""Hare Krishna" brings to mind, to many, the famous Hare Krishna devotees, who first hit the streets of Western cities in the 1960s and 1970s, dancing and chanting with drums and cymbals, wearing saffron dhotis or colourful saris, and selling Bhagavad Gita As It Is and other books. These devotees were members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. ISKCON was the first organised Vaishnava group to make a large impression outside of India. Now a number of such Vaishnava groups are actively preaching within the Western world, such as the Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission and other lineages of the Gaudiya Math.
From an academic perspective Hare Krishna devotees are classified as practitioners of Bhakti Yoga. They are also referred to as Gaudiya Vaishnavas because they follow a line of gurus descending from Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who appeared in Bengal (Gauda is an old name of Bengal). Vaishnavism comes under the general banner of being a Hindu religion.
Most serious 'Hare Krishna' practitioners live according to strict rules. For example, initiates take vows to abstain from all forms of recreational drugs and intoxicants (including caffeine), from eating meat, fish and eggs, from gambling, and from all sexual relations except for purposes of procreation within marriage. For non-initiates how many of these rules to follow is left to one's own discretion, but these four 'regulative principles' remain the agreed standard to aim towards."
2006-10-10 14:22:49 · answer #4 · answered by skatoolaki 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's Harri Krishna, and it's a kind of cult based on Budhism.
2006-10-10 14:21:38 · answer #5 · answered by gatesfam@swbell.net 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A religion. Hari Crisna.
2006-10-10 14:23:31 · answer #6 · answered by Emma 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some guy George Harrison made up in a song and which he was later sued for plagiarism for by the Chiffon's because it was their song He's so Fine with the lyrics changed..or something like that..hmmmm
2006-10-10 14:24:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a religion. Some call it a cult. It is a spin off of the Hindu faith. Krishna is one of the Hindu gods.
2006-10-10 14:22:58 · answer #8 · answered by Steve P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe you mean "Hare Krishna." This is a new religious movement who's philosophy is based on ancient scriptures - I believe from India.
2006-10-10 14:22:50 · answer #9 · answered by nljth123 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you could spell Hare Krishna a google search will tell you.
2006-10-10 14:22:48 · answer #10 · answered by jude2918 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hare krishna...it is a religion....often people who practice this religion are called hare krishnas. you may see them at airports sometimes with shaved heads passing out flowers to travellers
2006-10-10 14:26:46 · answer #11 · answered by angelotipton 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋