Connections

Who initiated whom or gave them sannyasa, who protected or cleared whom, who served together, who held roles at which places, and who is involved in which case. Every connection comes from a sourced record. A connection is not an accusation. Initiations and sannyasa given by gurus who face no accusations, Prabhupada among them, are shown on the profiles, not here.

See who protected whom as a hierarchy

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All connections as a list (110)

From	Connection	To
Ambarisa Das	ProtectedGave a platform 2009–2016	Bhavananda
Badrinarayan Swami	Protected1998	Lokanath Swami
Bhakti Caitanya Swami	Protected2021	Lokanath Swami
Bhakti Charu Swami	ProtectedReinstated 2011–2012	Lokanath Swami
Bhakti Vikasa Swami	ProtectedDefended publicly 2000–2017	Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami
Bhakti Vikasa Swami	Protected2025	Kripa Kara Das
Bhaktivaibhava Swami	ProtectedDefended publicly 2000	Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami
Bhaktivaibhava Swami	ProtectedGave a platform 2009–2010	Lokanath Swami
Bir Krishna Das Goswami	Protected1995	Dhanurdhara Swami
Bir Krishna Das Goswami	Protected1997	Lokanath Swami
Child Protection Oversight Committee (CPOC)	Protected2026	Kesava Bharati Dasa Goswami
GBC Executive Committee	Protected2023	Kesava Bharati Dasa Goswami
Hridayananda Das Goswami	Protected2018–2022	Laxmimoni Dasi
Indradyumna Swami	Protected2012–2022	Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami
ISKCON Mayapur	Protected1991–1999	Satadhanya Dasa
Jayadvaita Swami	ProtectedDefended publicly 1997–2006	Dhanurdhara Swami
Jayadvaita Swami	Protected2026	Kesava Bharati Dasa Goswami
Jayapataka Swami	Protected1986	Kirtanananda Swami
Kirtanananda Swami	Protected1983	Radha Vrindaban Chandra Swami
Radhanath Swami	ProtectedGave a platform 2012–2014	Dhanurdhara Swami
Radhanath Swami	Protected	Sri Galima Dasa
Ravindra Svarupa Dasa	Protected1999	Lokanath Swami
Sanaka Sanatana Das	ProtectedDefended publicly 2021	Lokanath Swami
Sivarama Swami	ProtectedGave a platform 1992–2018	Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami
Dhanurdhara Swami	Initiated1991	Raghunath Cappo
Jayapataka Swami	Initiated1979	Bhakti Purusottama Swami
Jayapataka Swami	Initiated	Mayapur Candra Dasa
Kirtanananda Swami	Initiated1978	Tirtha Das
Lokanath Swami	Initiated1990	Sanaka Sanatana Das
Radhanath Swami	Initiated1996	Gaur Gopal Das
Radhanath Swami	Initiated2010	Jay Shetty
Bhagavan Das	Gave sannyasa1979	Indradyumna Swami
Bhavananda	Gave sannyasa1979	Jagadananda Das
Jayapataka Swami	Gave sannyasa1985	Bhakti Purusottama Swami
Kirtanananda Swami	Gave sannyasa1981	Gopal Krishna Goswami
Kirtanananda Swami	Gave sannyasa1980	Jayatirtha
Kirtanananda Swami	Gave sannyasa1982	Radhanath Swami
Bhavananda	Involved in casedefendant	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
Bir Krishna Das Goswami	Involved in casedefendant	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
Chakradhari dasa	Involved in casevictim	The killing of Charles St. Denis (Chakradhari dasa), New Vrindaban, 1983
Daruka	Involved in casedefendant	The killing of Charles St. Denis (Chakradhari dasa), New Vrindaban, 1983
Gopal Krishna Goswami	Involved in casedefendant	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
Hansadutta	Involved in casedefendant	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
Hridayananda Das Goswami	Involved in casedefendant	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)	Involved in casedefendant; accused	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
Kirtanananda Swami	Involved in casedefendant	The murder of Steven Bryant (Sulocana dasa), Los Angeles, 1986
Kirtanananda Swami	Involved in casedefendant	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
Kuladri Das	Involved in caseaccused	The murder of Steven Bryant (Sulocana dasa), Los Angeles, 1986
Radhanath Swami	Involved in caseaccused	The murder of Steven Bryant (Sulocana dasa), Los Angeles, 1986
Ramesvara	Involved in casedefendant	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
Satsvarupa dasa Goswami	Involved in casedefendant	Children of ISKCON v. ISKCON: the gurukula abuse lawsuits
Sulocana dasa	Involved in casevictim	The murder of Steven Bryant (Sulocana dasa), Los Angeles, 1986
Tapahpunja	Involved in casedefendant	The murder of Steven Bryant (Sulocana dasa), Los Angeles, 1986
Tirtha Das	Involved in casedefendant	The murder of Steven Bryant (Sulocana dasa), Los Angeles, 1986
Tirtha Das	Involved in casedefendant	The killing of Charles St. Denis (Chakradhari dasa), New Vrindaban, 1983
Ambarisa Das	Held a role atChairman 2008	Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP)
Ananta Rupa Dasa	Held a role atStaff, Mayapur gurukula (late 1970s–early 1980s)	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
Ananta Rupa Dasa	Held a role atStaff, Vrndavana gurukula (late 1970s–early 1980s)	Vrindavan Gurukula
Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami	Held a role atPrincipal from April 1982; offered his resignation in August 1991 1982–1991; Continued at the local GBC's request (per a GBC member, 2000) 1991–2000; School described as "led by" him (ISKCON News, 2015) 2015	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
Bhavananda	Held a role atCreative Director 2009–2016	Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP)
Daruka	Held a role atAccountant, New Vrindaban community (West Virginia)	New Vrindaban
Dhanurdhara Swami	Held a role atPrincipal 1979–1986; Principal (second term, at the GBC's request) 1989–1995	Vrindavan Gurukula
Dharmatma Das	Held a role atCo-director, then director of sankirtan (fundraising) 1973	New Vrindaban
Gauri Das	Held a role atAsrama director (as described in a 1995 ISKCON directive) 1995	Vrindavan Gurukula
Gopal Krishna Goswami	Held a role atPatron ("visionary patronage from 2010 to 2024" of the new campus) 2010–2024	Vrindavan Gurukula
Gostabihari Dasa	Held a role atBoys' ashram teacher, Dallas gurukula	Dallas gurukula (TKG Academy)
Jagadananda Das	Held a role atHeadmaster (as Hiranyagarbha Das) 1975–1979	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
Jagadananda Das	Held a role atTaught Sanskrit at the Dallas gurukula (dates not stated in the obituary; "on and off from 1972-75" in his 1997 letter)	Dallas gurukula (TKG Academy)
Jagadananda Das	Held a role atHead of the Varnashram College at New Vrindavan 1974	New Vrindaban
Jayapataka Swami	Held a role atPlanetarium Director 2015	Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP)
Kirtanananda Swami	Held a role atFounder and leader of the community 1968–1994	New Vrindaban
Kuladri Das	Held a role atPresident of New Vrindaban 1976–1986	New Vrindaban
Radha Vrindaban Chandra Swami	Held a role atFirst headmaster of the Nandagram Boys School (gurukula), New Vrindaban 1976	New Vrindaban
Radhanath Swami	Held a role atCo-GBC for West Virginia with Bhakti Tirtha Swami; liaison between the GBC and New Vrindaban during its return to ISKCON (listed in GBC zonal assignments 1995–2001; later years not checked) 1995–2001	New Vrindaban
Rasakeli Dasi	Held a role atTeacher, TKG Academy, Dallas, Texas (at the time of the 2016–2018 allegations)	Dallas gurukula (TKG Academy)
Sastra Dasa	Held a role atTeacher, Vrindavan gurukula, India	Vrindavan Gurukula
Satadhanya Dasa	Held a role atFinance / Legals; from 2011 "Legal and Official Services" 2009–2011; Secretary (Legal & Official Relations) 2017	Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP)
Sri Galima Dasa	Held a role atHeadmaster, New Vrindaban gurukula (removed May 1983) 1978–1983; Headmaster again, for a few months from late 1986 1986	New Vrindaban
Sri Galima Dasa	Held a role atAsrama teacher, Dallas gurukula (early 1970s)	Dallas gurukula (TKG Academy)
Tapahpunja	Held a role atCo-director of sankirtan (fundraising), with Dennis Gorrick, "until around 1977 or 1978" 1973–1977	New Vrindaban
Tirtha Das	Held a role atDevotee, New Vrindaban community (West Virginia)	New Vrindaban
Ananta Rupa Dasa	Accused at1 accusation	Vrindavan Gurukula
Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami	Accused at2 accusations	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
Bhavananda	Accused at2 accusations	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
Bhavananda	Accused at1 accusation	Vrindavan Gurukula
Daruka	Accused at1 accusation	New Vrindaban
Dhanurdhara Swami	Accused at1 accusation	Vrindavan Gurukula
Dharmatma Das	Accused at1 accusation	New Vrindaban
Gauri Das	Accused at1 accusation	Vrindavan Gurukula
Gopal Krishna Goswami	Accused at1 accusation	Vrindavan Gurukula
Gostabihari Dasa	Accused at1 accusation	Dallas gurukula (TKG Academy)
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)	Accused at2 accusations	Dallas gurukula (TKG Academy)
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)	Accused at2 accusations	New Vrindaban
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)	Accused at2 accusations	Vrindavan Gurukula
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)	Accused at2 accusations	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
ISKCON Mayapur	Accused at1 accusation	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
Jagadananda Das	Accused at1 accusation	Dallas gurukula (TKG Academy)
Jagadananda Das	Accused at1 accusation	New Vrindaban
Jagadananda Das	Accused at1 accusation	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
James A. Prins	Accused at1 accusation	New Vrindaban
Jayapataka Swami	Accused at1 accusation	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
Kirtanananda Swami	Accused at4 accusations	New Vrindaban
Kuladri Das	Accused at1 accusation	New Vrindaban
Nitai Chand Swami	Accused at1 accusation	Mayapur gurukula (Bhaktivedanta Academy)
Radha Vrindaban Chandra Swami	Accused at2 accusations	New Vrindaban
Radhanath Swami	Accused at2 accusations	New Vrindaban
Rasakeli Dasi	Accused at1 accusation	Dallas gurukula (TKG Academy)
Sastra Dasa	Accused at1 accusation	Vrindavan Gurukula
Sri Galima Dasa	Accused at1 accusation	New Vrindaban
Tirtha Das	Accused at1 accusation	New Vrindaban