Category:Vanipedia Articles - Scriptures, Śāstra and Books
Master Reference: "Scriptures, Śāstra and Books" Link Guide
The Core Terms (The Authority)
- Śāstra: (The supreme lawbooks of spiritual knowledge; scripture that guides humanity).
- Scripture / Scriptures: (The English equivalent of śāstra; authorized religious texts).
- Śabda-pramāṇa: (The process of acquiring perfect knowledge by hearing from Vedic authority, as opposed to direct perception or mental speculation).
- Authorized Literature: (Books written by self-realized souls in the strict paramparā system, free from the four defects of conditioned life).
- Compilation: (The act of systematically gathering, translating, and recording transcendental knowledge into book form).
- Teachings: (The divine instructions and philosophical truths established by the scriptures and the paramparā).
Action Words (Engaging with the Literature)
- Hearing (Śravaṇam): (The foundational process of receiving the messages of the śāstra).
- Reading: (Śrīla Prabhupāda constantly instructs devotees to read his books "scrutinizingly" to become philosophically strong).
- Book Distribution: (The highest welfare work; giving the science of Kṛṣṇa to the conditioned souls).
- The Bṛhat-mṛdaṅga: (The "great drum" of the printing press, which can be heard all over the world, as opposed to the clay drum heard only in one room).
- Publishing / Printing: (The urgent mission of producing transcendental literature for the benefit of human society).
Contrasting Concepts (Contextual Filters)
- Mundane Literature: (Books, novels, or essays written by conditioned souls based on mental speculation or material motives).
- Newspapers / Magazines: (Temporary, material information that Śrīla Prabhupāda frequently contrasts with the eternal news found in the authorized scriptures).
Pages in category "Vanipedia Articles - Scriptures, Śāstra and Books"
The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.
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- Danger of Interpreting Scripture According to One's Own Whims
- Deeply Understanding Prabhupāda's Books to Become Realized Devotees
- Described in the Scriptures - The Absolute Authority of Śāstra
- Distributing Prabhupāda's Books - The Real Business of the Movement
- Distributing Prabhupāda's Books Profusely - Flooding the Market with Knowledge
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- Person and Book Are Known as Bhāgavata
- Prabhupāda Explains to His Disciples That Book Distribution Is Their Main Business
- Prabhupāda Explains Why Reading His Books is Essential for All Disciples
- Prabhupāda Guides His Disciples to Use Their Strong Brains to Distribute Books
- Prabhupāda Instructs His Disciples to Translate Books into All Languages
- Prabhupāda Teaches His Disciples How to Study His Books
- Prabhupāda Teaches His Disciples How to Win Mass Support through Book Distribution
- Prabhupāda Trains His Disciples to Give Bold Answers through His Books
- Prabhupāda Urges His Disciples to Constantly Increase Their Book Distribution Efforts
- Prabhupāda Writing His Books
- Prabhupāda's Answers Are in His Books
- Prabhupāda's Books are the Foundation of His Movement
- Prabhupāda's Desire to Translate Books and Establish Temples
- Prabhupāda's Literature - The Bṛhat Mṛdaṅga Revolution
- Purchasing My Books - Prabhupāda's Ultimate Preaching Activity
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- Śāstra-cakṣuṣa - Seeing through Authentic Scriptures
- Scrutinizing the Revealed Scriptures - Studying Scriptures as a Foundation of Devotional Life
- Seeing through the Authoritative Śāstra
- Selling My Books — Prabhupāda’s Real Preaching
- So Many Books - Prabhupāda's Treasure House of Vedic Knowledge
- Social and Legal Principles According to Manu-saṁhitā
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- Teachings of Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad
- The Great Sage Vyāsadeva Compiles the Vedic Literatures
- The Infallible Guidance of Authorized Scriptures
- The Science of Authoritative Scriptures
- The Scientific Foundation of Authorized Vedic Literature
- The Significance of Bhadra in Vedic Literature
- The Ultimate Purpose of the Whole Vedic Literature is to Awaken Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
- The Vision of Authorized Books
- Top 15 Scriptures Cited in Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
- Transcendental Pastimes Described in the Kṛṣṇa Book
- Translating My Books - Prabhupāda's Ultimate Legacy
- Two Features of Bhāgavata - Book and Person