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SAC rejects IISB Challenge on Legalistic Grounds

Posted by By kapiladas August 8, 2022Posted inArticles, Communications, UncategorizedNo Comments
This is the response of Sastric Advisory Council Chairperson, Urmila Devi Dasi to the ISKCON India Scholars Board challenge to a debate in a shastrartha (this is in response to…
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IISB Challenges the SAC to a Śāstrārtha

Posted by By kapiladas August 7, 2022Posted inArticles, CommunicationsNo Comments
The ISKCON India Scholars Board formally challenges the Sastric Advisory Council to a public sastrartha, refereed and judged by learned scholars agreeable to both sides, with regard to the adhikara of women to become acarya ("diksha-guru").
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  1. Rohini-tanaya Das on Did Śrīla Prabhupāda commit mistakes?December 16, 2025

    While reading the paper I felt that there was a logical leap. On one had we can accept that the…

  2. Sridhara Srinivasa dasa on Initiations or Dīkṣā Within ISKCON: Who can be a guru?December 7, 2025

    Dandavats Pranams Jaya Srila Prabhupada In my book "Female Diksha-Gurus, Do We Need Them?" I have established that Bharadvaja Samhita…

  3. Sridhara Srinivasa dasa on Initiations or Dīkṣā Within ISKCON: Who can be a guru?December 7, 2025

    Did you go through my book "Female Diksha-gurus, Do We Need Them?" that establishes the authenticity of Bharadvaja Samhita and…

  4. Horacio Francisco Arganis Juárez on Initiations or Dīkṣā Within ISKCON: Who can be a guru?November 7, 2025

    Pranams. Jay Srila Prabhupada.Here you are counter scriptural argument : https://youtu.be/1-9YUaZMDMw

  5. ameyatma on Is the July 9 letter Prabhupada’s final order on initiations in ISKCON?October 7, 2025

    October 18th conversation - Everything SP spoke of in regards to JPS and the others performing initiations is what he…



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