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PROPOSAL: Rename SRV to SRHV (Was: Re: ARTICLE: Who decided...)
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To: ghen@netcom.com
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Subject: PROPOSAL: Rename SRV to SRHV (Was: Re: ARTICLE: Who decided...)
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From: jai@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj)
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Date: Fri, 02 Aug 1996 17:10:27 -1000
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Followup-To: news.groups,soc.culture.indian,alt.religion.vaisnava,uk.religion.hindu
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Organization: Mantra Corporation, USA
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Reply-To: "Dr. Jai Maharaj" <jai@eskimo.com>
Namaskaar!
The newsgroup soc.religion.vaishnava should be
correctly re-named to soc.religion.hindu.vaishnav
Among several reasons for doing so is the following
statement disseminated in 1992 by ISKCON's Governing
Body Commission (GBC) to answer the question regarding
ISKCON's (so-called Hare Krishna movement's)
relationship with Hindu Dharm(a):
[Excerpts]
ISKCON PRESERVING HINDUISM'S CORE TRADITIONS
An official ISKCON Statement
"The International Society for Krishna Consciousness
(ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, was
founded by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada. ISKCON follows the teachings of the Vedas
and the Vedic scriptures, including Bhagavad Gita and
the Bhagavata Purana; it teaches and practices
Vaishnavism, or devotion to God in the supreme personal
aspect of Radha-Krishna.
"ISKCON receives these teachings through the
preceptorial line known as the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya
sampradaya. This well-established traditional line
descends through the respected teacher Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu (AD 1486-1534), the full incarnation of Sri
Krishna, whose philosophy and practices unify the
teachings of all four major Vaisnava Acharyas: Sri
Madhvacarya, Sri Ramanujacarya, Sri Vishnuswami, and Sri
Nimbarkacarya.
"ISKCON embraces the chanting of the holy name of
Krishna as a primary practice and accepts the concepts
of transmigration, karma, vegetarianism (ahimsa),
worship of the deity (Sri Vigraha), and the
preceptor-disciple (guru-sishya) relationship.
Initiated members vow to refrain from gambling, illicit
sex, intoxicants (including coffee, tea, and
cigarettes), and non-vegetarian food.
"In this way ISKCON faithfully continues the core
traditions of the Hindu faith. ISKCON's teachings are
non-sectarian and non-denominational, for they are not
limited to any particular historical religion.
Vaishnavism inculcates the essential and universal
principle of all religion. That principle, called
Sanatana Dharma in Sanskrit, denotes the natural and
eternal activity of all living beings -- loving
devotional service to the one Supreme Personality of
Godhead. "
[End of Excerpts.]
Jai Maharaj <jai@mantra.com> Jyotishi
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