Disciplic Succession
Source: Lecture
In the Modern Age He Reintroduced the Disciplic Succession
Exact Words of His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda
“So this Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's birthday, we should adore, we should worship, because in the modern age he reintroduced the disciplic succession.”
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, emphasizing Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's role in revitalizing Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism when its disciplic tradition had been obscured.
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