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A. Shaevich suggested that the Hare Krishnas build a temple not in Moscow, but in Chukotka or Yamal
Chief Rabbi of Russia Adolf Shayevich spoke out against the construction of a Krishna temple in Moscow. He offered the representatives of the Society for Krishna Consciousness to build their temple not in Moscow, but in another place: "There are many empty places in Russia, let them master it - in Chukotka or on Yamal somewhere." "The size of a Krishna temple in Moscow should not resemble a sports facility," the rabbi said. "A good, clean room is enough for prayer."
A. Shaevich believes that in an Orthodox state, a Hindu temple cannot be higher than Orthodox churches. In addition, the rabbi was dissatisfied with the attempt of the Society for Krishna Consciousness to “instill in the Russians their dogma”: “When young guys with a pronounced Slavic appearance shave their heads in a Hare Krishna manner and put on the vestments of Hindu ascetics, from the outside it looks so artificial! And if this never happens was on Russian soil, why should it appear today? "It's time to put things in order in this regard. Our state should not indulge in things that do not fit into normal forms at all," the rabbi said. "It's all frivolous, mercantile. There is no deep faith behind it," summed up A. Shayevich.
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