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Acharya:
One who teaches by example. Guru.

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Bhaktisiddhanta:
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur Prabhupad, the guru of both Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj and Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj. In the 1930's he established sixty-four Gaudiya Maths in India and sent preachers to the United Kingdom.

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Chaitanya:
Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

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Dandavats:
Prostrated greeting.

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Ekadasi:
The eleventh day of the lunar fortnight. A day on which Vaishnavas abstain from eating any grains.

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[ G ]

Gauranga:
The Golden Lord, Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Gaudiya Sampradaya:
The divine succession following Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Gayatri:
A sacred mantra chanted by brahmanas; a Vedic meter.

Srila Govinda Maharaj:
President Sevaite-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

Guru:
The Spiritual Master.

Srila Guru Maharaj:
An affectionate name for Srila Sridhar Maharaj.

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[ I ]

ISKCON:
International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Founded by Srila Sridhar Maharaj's Godbrother, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupad).

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[ K ]

Krishna:
The All-Attractive Supreme Lord; Reality the Beautiful; the Lord of Love.

Kirtan:
Singing or narrating the glories of the Lord.


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Mahaprabhu:
Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Maha-Mantra:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare /
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

Mantra:
A sacred incantation.

Math:
Temple, mission.

[ N ]

Navadwip:
Birthplace of Lord Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

[ O ]

Om:
Om is the very gist of Gayatri.

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Prabhu:
Master.

Prabhupad:
In the West, the affectionate name for Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON, and a senior disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Prabhupad.

In India, the title of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur, Founder-Acharya of Sri Gaudiya Math.


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Sadhu-sangha:
Devotional association of genuine saints, without which one cannot enter the path of pure devotion.

Sankirtan:
Congregational chanting of the holy name of Lord Sri Krishna.

Sampradaya:
A disciplic line of succession.

Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math:
Founded by Srila Sridhar Maharaj.

Srila Sridhar Maharaj:
A senior disciple of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur and the Founder-Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math.

Sri, Srila:
A title.

Swami Maharaj:
The sannyas name of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj (Prabhupad).

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Vaishnava:
A devotee of the Supreme Lord.

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Yuga:
An Age of the world. The presently Age is Kali Yuga -- the Age of Quarrel.


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