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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. kapiladas on ISKCON on a Mission DriftJanuary 24, 2026

    [From Bhakti Rāghava Mahārāja] The main point of my article centered on leadership appointments and leadership qualifications within our ISKCON…

  2. jita girish on ISKCON on a Mission DriftJanuary 24, 2026

    Prabhupada has said on many occasions that he wanted ALL his disciples to become gurus [Namaste, Hare Krishna. PAMHO AGTSP.…

  3. Krishna Kirtan on ISKCON on a Mission DriftJanuary 23, 2026

    That Srila Prabhupada did not make "Asian" men gurus is not a reason to determine that Srila Prabhupada would automatically…

  4. Balabhadra Bhattacarya dasa (ACBSP) on ISKCON on a Mission DriftJanuary 23, 2026

    There are no female dīkṣā gurus within the Śrī Vaiṣṇava sampradāya. (There are no Black or Africa American, Oriental, and…

  5. Vraja on On Vaiṣṇavī Dīkṣā-gurus – Part 2January 22, 2026

    ► ON A BLUEPRINT FALLACY Mmm... the core of Śivarāma Svāmī's claim is as follows: "Śrīla Prabhupāda's conduct is the…



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