Female Diksa Gurus
Report on Survey Soundness (VDG)
Report on Survey SoundnessAuthor: Krishna Kirti das, Convenor of the ISKCON India Scholars BoardContact: convenor@iisb.co.in |
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Female Diksa Gurus
The debate on Vaisnavi (female) diksa gurus: GBC resolutions and process, sastric and historical arguments, responses, related women’s upanayana/sannyasa questions.
Female Diksa Gurus
Integrating HH Sivarama Swami’s FDG Talks with IISB Presentations
Video Transcription (Autogenerated) Disclaimer: This transcription was automatically generated. We welcome your feedback and corrections in the comments section below. Hare Krishna. Uh, welcome to this uh episode of our IISB…
Female Diksa Gurus
Female Dīkṣā-Gurus: Ensuring the unity of ISKCON on doctrinal matters
Female Dīkṣā-Gurus: Ensuring the unity of ISKCON on doctrinal mattersBy Śrīdhara Śrīnivāsa dāsaḥAn important goal of the GBC is to ensure that their members maintain unity in diversity. However, diversity should be…
Female Diksa Gurus
Is the SAC’s 2005 paper in line with guru, sādhu and śāstra?
Is the SAC’s 2005 paper in line with guru, sādhu and śāstra?By Kṛṣṇa Kīrti dāsaḥIn 2005, at the request of the GBC, the Śāstric Advisory Council wrote a paper titled “Female Diksa-gurus…
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The Question of Female Dīkṣā-Gurus in ISKCON
The Question of Female Dīkṣā-Gurus in ISKCONBy Basu Ghoṣa dāsaḥ (ACBSP)How did the concept of FDGs creep into ISKCON after Prabhupāda’s lifetime?Pressure tactics by senior Western female disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda to…
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Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?
Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?By
Female Diksa Gurus
Harmonizing Guru Eligibility: The Samanvaya of Āgama and Bhakti
Harmonizing Guru Eligibility: The Samanvaya of Āgama and BhaktiBy Rāma Aprameya dāsaḥThe statements of Jāyākhya samhitā and Bhāradvāja Samhitā are unanimous in declaring what to do in normal and in exceptional situations.…
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Will female dīkṣā-gurus lead to female sannyāsa in ISKCON?
Will female dīkṣā-gurus lead to female sannyāsa in ISKCON?By Kṛṣṇa-kīrti-dāsaḥDecember 29, 2025In his purport to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.40, Prabhupāda says that according to Manu-saṁhitā, women must always be under the protection of a…
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What is the Female Dīkṣā-Guru Issue Really About?
What is the Female Dīkṣā-Guru Issue Really About?By Kṛṣṇa-kīrti-dāsaḥThe female dīkṣā-guru issue is not about one side in favor of it and the other side against it. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said kibā…
Acaryas and Saints
Can Ācāryas Be Forced to Act in Specific Ways?
Kaunteya Das turns out to be the intrepid faultfinder. He went through a massive biography over 1500 pages of HH Bhakti Vikasa Swami Maharaja and found one anecdote he finds questionable then…
