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.
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• 01 Krsna |
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• 02 Brahma |
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• 03 Narada |
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• 04 Vyasa |
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• 05 Madhva |
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• 06 Padmanabha |
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• 07 Nrhari |
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• 08 Madhava |
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• 09 Aksobhya |
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• 10 Jaya Tirtha |
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• 11 Jnanasindhu |
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• 12 Dayanidhi |
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• 13 Vidyanidhi |
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• 14 Rajendra |
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• 15 Jayadharma |
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• 16 Purusottama |
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• 17 Brahmanya Tirtha |
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• 18 Vyasa Tirtha |
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• 19 Laksmipati |
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• 20 Madhavendra Puri |
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• 21 Isvara Puri, • Nityananda • Advaita |
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• 22 Lord Caitanya |
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• 23 Rupa, • Svarupa • Sanatana |
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• 24 Raghunatha • Jiva |
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• 25 Krsnadasa |
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• 26 Narottama |
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• 27 Visvanatha |
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• 28 Baladeva • Jagannatha |
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• 29 Bhaktivinoda |
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• 30 Gaurakisora |
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• 31 Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati |
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• 32 Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
| Source – www.rvc.edu.com | |
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