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Who is Gauranga Dasa and what his purpose when he says 'did Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati ever take diksa in any authentic Gaudiya Vaisnava parampara?'

All Glories to Srila Prabhupad 

On facebook at different Vashinava pages (Mostly associated with Isckon devotees) I frequently see  this person pasting following link ....  

if anyone has some information on him please share his facebook page is https:

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Query about our disciplic succession

Hare Krishna devotees!

I have a query regarding our disciplic succession. 

My Query:

From Krishna to A.C. Bhakti vedanta Swami Prabhupada, there have been overall 32 Gurus. 

The Adi Guru is Lord Krishna Himself, who appeared on this earth more than 5000

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Eager to know about Srila Prabhupada's guruji ?

We have read that Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was guru of our Acharya Srila Prabhupada, but there are no mentiöns about early life or about his association with Gaurakisora Dasa babaji

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Whay did Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyasa from mayavadi sannyasi?

Hare Krsna

PAMHO

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu always refuted mayavad but why He took sannyasa from mayavadi sannyasi? Please enlight me.

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CAN WE ADDRESS PEOPLE AS FOOLS AND RASCAL LIKE SRILA PRABHUPAD?

Hare Krishna....Pranam....Is it proper for us too address the scientists and mayavadis as fools and rascals like how Prabhupad used to do? Personally, i believe we shouldn't because

we are not Srila Prabhupad...Please give your opinions and reasons...

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Why are we called Rupanuga?

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, Srila Guru Maharaj and Srimati Guru Mataji.

All glories to Sri Sri Nitai Gauracandraji.

Hare Krishna

Why are we called Rupanuga Vaisnavas? Why not Sanatanuga Vaisnavas or Jivanuga Vais

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Question about Reading Acarya's books.

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada, Srila Gurudeva and Sri Sri Nitai Gauracandraji.

Hare Krishna

Are we not allowed to read books of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thakur and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur? I understand we MUST read

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Letter from Bhaktivinoda Thakura to Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati. (very beautiful)

The following is a letter written by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati:Saraswati!People of this world who are proud of their own aristocratic birth attack the pure vaisnava… Thus they commit offences. The solution to the pr

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Has Rudra Sampradaya Disappeared ?

Hare Krishna,

Has Rudra Sampradaya, one of the 4 authenticated sampradaya disappeared from earth ?

If not disappeared  then where are their  followers?

I heard some people claim to be in Rudra sampradaya but on analysing their philosophy we see it is Ma

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A pure devotee knows that everyone is the spiritual master. Therefore, a pure devotee can be jagad-guru.

Hare Krishna !

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai!

All glories to Millions of Gaura Bhakta Vrinda !

Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur said:

A pure devotee knows that everyone is the spiritual

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Madhva Sampradaya and Gaudiya sampradaya

Hare Krishna.

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

As per the guru parampara, Gaudiya Vaishnava comes from the linage of Madhvacarya. So if Gaudiya Vaishnavism is part of Madhva Sampradya why is there so many philosophica

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Why is there no mention of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami in our line?

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, Srila Gurudeva, and Sri Gauranga.Hare KrishnaWhy is it that Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami is not mentioned in our line underneath Srila Prabhupada? He gave the Sannyasi order

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Great personalities in other Sampradaya

Hare KRISHNA! Does any one knows the names of great personalities in other 3 sampradaya like Sri, Shiva & Kumara. How many are there in each of them like we have 32 in Brahma (plz correct if i am wrong).

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Why is there 4 Sampradaya's?

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances.

All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

All Glories to Srila Gurudev and Sriman Mahaprabhuji.

 

Hare Krishna

 

I have read of many great Vaisnava philosophers, such as Sripad Ramanujacarya, Sripad Madhvacarya, Sripad Vallabhaca

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Is Sanyasa not meant for the people of the age of kali?

I heard in one of the lectures of Govind pr. that the system of sanyasa was forbidden for the people of the age of Kali.But still...Bhakti siddhanta saraswati thakur(spiritual master of srila prabhupada) revived this system and started giving sanyasa

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Wife of Gadadhara pandit.

HARE KRISHNA! Please tell me the name of Sri GADADHARA pandit's wife..

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Any information on Srila Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaja???

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sri Gurudev & Gauranga.Hare KrishnaI have heard very little about Srila Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaja.I know that He was very much against all things material.I have also heard th

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Disappearance Day of Srila Narayana Maharaj & Appearance Day of Srila Vamana Goswami.

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances & Dandavat Pranamas.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sri Guru & Gauranga.Hare KrishnaI made this post in rememberance of two great Vaisnavas. Srila Narayana Maharaj and Srila Vamana Goswami Maharaj.If any devotees h

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Kantha Upanisad commentary by Sripad Madhvacarya.

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances & Dandavats.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, Sri Guru & Gauranga.Hare KrishnaI know that Lord Krishna and Srimati Radhika is the supreme Lord in our Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya.I have read a Kantha Upanisad com

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Who was the Spiritual Master of Sripad Haridas Thakurji?

Please Accept My Humble Obeisances & Dandavat Pranams.All Glories to Srila Prabhupada, Guru & Gauranga.Hare KrishnaI was reading the Preface to Nectar of Devotion. In this preface, I read that Lord Caitanya accepted Sripad Haridas Thakur as His disci

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