Hare Krishna maha-mantra
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The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is a 16-word Vaishnava chant invoking the names of Krishna and Rama, central to devotional practice in the Hare Krishna movement and related traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hare Krishna mantra | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu devotional chant
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Vaishnava mantra ⓘ mantra ⓘ names-of-God mantra ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
holy name of the Lord
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nama-sankirtana ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Gaudiya Math
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Hare Krishna movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosophy | bhakti-yoga ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
japa
ⓘ
kirtan ⓘ sankirtan ⓘ |
| centralTo | International Society for Krishna Consciousness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chantingMedium |
beads
ⓘ
musical instruments ⓘ |
| chantingStyle |
call-and-response kirtan
ⓘ
individual japa ⓘ |
| considered | most important mantra in the Hare Krishna movement ⓘ |
| corePracticeOf | ISKCON devotees ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | loving devotion to Krishna ⓘ |
| devotionalMood | service to Radha and Krishna ⓘ |
| hasOtherName |
Hare Krishna maha-mantra
ⓘ
Hare Krishna mantra NERFINISHED ⓘ Maha-mantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invokesDeity |
Krishna
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ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invokesName |
Hare
ⓘ
Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| musicalAccompaniment |
harmonium
ⓘ
kartals ⓘ mridanga ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
attainment of Krishna consciousness
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liberation from material existence ⓘ purification of consciousness ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | current age of Kali-yuga ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Gaudiya Vaishnavism
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Hare Krishna movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureMention | Kali-santarana Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syllableCount | 32 ⓘ |
| text | Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare ⓘ |
| type | names-of-God chanting ⓘ |
| viewedAs | non-sectarian prayer ⓘ |
| wordCount | 16 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Hare Krishna mantra