Hare Krishna (1966)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

* Hare Krishna (chant, OED 1968)

1966 _N.Y. Times_ 10 Oct. 24/1 The ecstasy of the chant, or mantra --
"Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare
Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare" -- has replaced LSD and other drugs for many
of the swami's followers, Mr. Ginsberg said.

1966 _N.Y. Times_ 6 Nov. 42/1 Mr. Ginsberg sang, to his own accompaniment
on a portable harmonium, "Hari Krishna Mantra," which he translated from
Hindustani as "a magic formula chant to the gods of preservation that
calms people's hearts."

* Hare Krishna (designating the movement, OED 1970)

1968 _L.A. Times_ 28 Dec. 10/2 The movement -- sometimes called the Hare
Krishna movement because of the importance of the chant using the words
Hare, Krishna and Ram -- has drawn its early growth from the recent
interest in transcendental meditation.

* Hare Krishna (designating a member, OED 1972)

1970 _Washington Post_ 18 May B2/7 The Hare Krishnas compete with the
Christians on Hollywood Boulevard.



--Ben Zimmer