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Initiations or Diksa - Who can be guru in ISKCON?

Initiations or Dīkṣā Within ISKCON: Who can be a guru?

Posted by By kapiladas September 4, 2024Posted inISKCON, Video4 Comments
https://youtu.be/pyoeSVVITZg Presenter: Śrīdhara Śrīnivasa Dāsa
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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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  • Response to Hṛdayānanda das Goswami on female dīkṣā-gurus
  1. Mariama devi dasi on No trace of racism, sexism or “homophobia” in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachingsOctober 21, 2026

    Dear devotees, Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I have a question: since the 2009 GBC…

  2. kapiladas on A Brief Analysis of Prāṇadā devī dāsī’s book Rishikas & Vaishnavis: Women as GurusOctober 15, 2026

    Then why didn't SP select a single Vaishnavi to be a ritvik guru? The ritvik gurus were supposed to become…

  3. Sukadeva Swami on A Brief Analysis of Prāṇadā devī dāsī’s book Rishikas & Vaishnavis: Women as GurusOctober 13, 2026

    SP didnt put in his books this idea of woman as gurus SP didnt do it although many wonderful vaishnavis…

  4. Hare Krishna Dasa on Response to Hṛdayānanda das Goswami on female dīkṣā-gurusJuly 30, 2026

    "Namaskara pranams. Jaya Prabhupada! I understand the necessity of refusing to tolerate ideas that deviate from the instructions of Srila…

  5. Sourav Subhankar on Presentations from the ISKCON India Scholars Board to Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb and Scholars of the Jagannatha Shreemandira on the question of allowable dates for celebrating the Jagannatha Ratha-yatraJuly 27, 2026

    A Jagannath-Premi Odia's Response to the ISKCON Scholars Board on Presentation Submitted to SJTA Scholars on 20 March 2025 श्री…



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