Disciplic Succession
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One of the Ācāryas of the Disciplic Succession from Kṛṣṇa
Exact Words of His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda
“He was one of the ācāryas of this disciplic succession from Kṛṣṇa.”
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Appearance Day Lecture, London, September 3, 1971
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From the Appearance Day lecture in London, September 3, 1971, explaining the unbroken line of spiritual transmission descending from Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa through Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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