Female Diksa Gurus
Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?
Is not receiving the Brahma-gāyatrī the higher standard for women?By
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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
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.…
Female Diksa Gurus
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…
Female Diksa Gurus
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…
Female Diksa Gurus
Initial Response to SAC’s Paper ‘Brahma-gayatri mantra in ISKCON’
Abstract In Kṛṣṇa’s Vedic civilization, upanayana — the investiture with the sacred thread and brahma-gāyatrī — is exclusively conferred upon qualified men, with women and śūdras being excluded. In the early days,…
Female Diksa Gurus
Basu Ghosh Das responds to Garuda Das
Brief Introduction of Basu Ghosh Das, He is the Vice Chairman of the ISKCON India Governing Council (Bureau), and has been serving in ISKCON India since 1974. He is also Regional Secretary for…
Female Diksa Gurus
Response to Open Letter about FDGs by Senior Vaishnavis
The first try was a bit sharp at the edges for general audience, so I’m trying to smooth it out, and some new arguments are added, too. Late last year
Female Diksa Gurus
The Female Diksa Guru Issue – Yet Again
This is a recent discussion between HH Bhakti Vikas Swami and HG Basu Ghosh Das on the Female Diksa Guru issue. Recorded on 13.Jan.2023.
Female Diksa Gurus
Reply to the Online Petition to the ISKCON GBC – by Basu Ghosh Das
Dear Readers, A couple of days back, I received a letter from a concerned devotee in Canada. He expressesd concerned about the “tilt towards female diksha gurus” [“FDGs”] amongst a section of…
