Definition of iskcon Iskcon

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What does iskcon mean?

Noun
iskcon - a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
		Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON
		religious order, religious sect, sect a subdivision of a larger religious group
		hindooism, hinduism a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils