There are four bonafide vaishanava sampradayas – all starting from Vishnu or Krishna. These are Brahma Sampradaya, Laxmi Sampradaya, Siva Sampradaya & Kumar Sampradaya.
Following is a summary of all four bonafide vaishanava sampradayas in a tabular form:
Following is the disciplic succession of Brahma Madhava Gaudiya Sampradaya: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness draws its legitimacy from its place in a long succession of spiritual teachers and disciples (parampara). There are four major disciplic successions (sampradayas), ISKCON belongs to the Brahma Sampradaya, founded by Lord Krishna Himself.
• 01 Krsna | |
• 02 Brahma | |
• 03 Narada | |
• 04 Vyasa | |
• 05 Madhva | |
• 06 Padmanabha | |
• 07 Nrhari | |
• 08 Madhava | |
• 09 Aksobhya | |
• 10 Jaya Tirtha | |
• 11 Jnanasindhu | |
• 12 Dayanidhi | |
• 13 Vidyanidhi | |
• 14 Rajendra | |
• 15 Jayadharma | |
• 16 Purusottama | |
• 17 Brahmanya Tirtha | |
• 18 Vyasa Tirtha | |
• 19 Laksmipati | |
• 20 Madhavendra Puri | |
• 21 Isvara Puri, • Nityananda • Advaita | |
• 22 Lord Caitanya | |
• 23 Rupa, • Svarupa • Sanatana | |
• 24 Raghunatha • Jiva | |
• 25 Krsnadasa | |
• 26 Narottama | |
• 27 Visvanatha | |
• 28 Baladeva • Jagannatha | |
• 29 Bhaktivinoda | |
• 30 Gaurakisora | |
• 31 Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati | |
• 32 Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada | |
Source – www.rvc.edu.com | |
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