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Cambridge has put ISKCON in their Syllabus in the Hinduism Sections

The Syllabus copy of Cambridge attached below in pdf and ISKCON relevant sections are given below.

4.2 New Religious Movements

Content
• Two new movements within Hinduism, including origins, practices and key teachings of these new
movements:
– International society for Krishna consciousness (ISKCON)

Practices of ISKCON including:
– bhakti
– living in communities
– sankirtana (chanting of holy names)
– the ‘four regulative principles’
– preaching
– Food for Life project.

Teachings of ISKCON including:
– the achievement of moksha through bhakti yoga
– the belief in Vishnu/Krishna as supreme and personal deity
– parampara (succession of authority)
– the Bhagavad Gita and Shrimad Bhagavatum as sources of scriptural authority
– the spiritual equality of women.

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