Hindu
Ananda Sangha (Swami Kriyananda)
20/40· ModerateConfidence: High
Yogananda-derived organisation founded by Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters, d. 2013). Operates Ananda Village (California) and global centres. Defendant in 1998 Bertolucci v. Walters jury verdict for sexual misconduct.
CLCI radar
Moderate / High-Demand
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control5/10
Information Control4/10
Thought Control5/10
Emotional Control5/10
Modifiers (+1)
+1 for the 1998 Bertolucci sexual-misconduct verdict against Kriyananda.
Founded
1968
Members
Few thousand committed members
Active in
USA, Europe, Asia
In context
Kriyananda left SRF in 1962 and founded Ananda Sangha in 1968. The 1998 Bertolucci v. Walters California jury verdict found Kriyananda liable for sexual misconduct. Continues post-Kriyananda's 2013 death.
Legal cases & controversies
- Bertolucci v. Walters (1998)
Timeline
- 1968Ananda Sangha founded by Kriyananda
- 1998Bertolucci jury verdict
- 2013Kriyananda dies
Sources
- Bertolucci v. Walters (1998)
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