VISIONS OF GOD IN CREED OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS

Abstract

The subject of research is the image of the Hindu Lord Krishna in terms of the creed of the NRM “The International Society for Krishna Consciousness”. The disclosure of the interpretation of the phenomenon under study is the goal of this work. In their study, the authors rely on the method of a philosophical analysis of texts containing the basic principles of the creed of the followers of the ISKCON. The results of the work consist of revealing the essence of the interpretation of the image of Lord Krishna. As part of a study, the authors analysed the meaning of the name “Krishna”, as well as other names of God from the point the theology of Neokrishnavism. A detailed analysis of the image of Krishna revealed the attitude of the followers of the ISKCON to his personality. The authors conclude that the doctrinal provisions of the ISKCON developed a detailed teaching about Krishna as a God and the main object of veneration, including many of the qualities attributed to God in other religions, which the founder of the ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada explains to followers of different religions by faith in one God, thereby reflecting ecumenical views.