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	===Current Core team members===		===Current Core team members===
	*Anangamohana Krsnacandra (Anurag) - Mayapur, India		*Anangamohana Krsnacandra dasa (Anurag) - Mayapur, India
	*Balarama dasa - Zurich, Switzerland
	*Deepti - Conventry, UK
	*Elad - Tel Aviv, Isreal		*Elad - Tel Aviv, Isreal
	*~~Harshita~~ - ~~Delhi~~, India		*Kashya dasa - Mayapur, India
	*Laksmipriya devi dasi - Radhadesh, Belgium		*Laksmipriya devi dasi - Radhadesh, Belgium
	*~~Laura - Zurich, Switzerland~~		*Navakishora Mukunda dasa - Mayapur, India
	*Sahadeva dasa ~~- Mayapur, India~~
	*Sharmistha - Mayapur, India
	*Sri Jahnavi devi dasi - Mayapur, India
	*Visnu Murti dasa - Radhadesh, Belgium and Mayapur, India		*Visnu Murti dasa - Radhadesh, Belgium and Mayapur, India
	*Yadasampati dasa - Amsterdam, Holland		*Yadasampati dasa - Amsterdam, Holland

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

	Welcome to Vanipedia, an initiative of Bhaktivedanta Library Services a.s.b.l., a non-profit organisation in Belgium. We are a small team of devotional Web enthusiasts, and Vanipedia is the place where we offer our Vaniseva, devotional service to the Lord. Vaniseva is the activity we perform to make this site a dynamic experience. We hope it will connect millions of souls to the pure teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.		Welcome to Vanipedia, an initiative of Bhaktivedanta Library Services a.s.b.l., a non-profit organisation based in Belgium. We are a small team of devotional Web enthusiasts, and Vanipedia is the place where we offer our Vaniseva, devotional service to the Lord. Vaniseva is the activity we perform to make this site a dynamic experience. We hope it will connect millions of souls to the pure teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.

	For those of you who don't know, '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Prabhupada\|Śrīla Prabhupāda]]''' (1896-1977) is a great saint. He came to the USA from India in 1965 at an advanced age of seventy. He carried nothing more than his faith in the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and a trunk of a three-volume set of books: the First Canto of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Srimad Bhagavatam\|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,]]''' a sacred scripture which he had recently translated into English and commented on.		For those of you who don't know, '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Prabhupada\|Śrīla Prabhupāda]]''' (1896-1977) is a great saint. He came to the USA from India in 1965 at an advanced age of seventy. He carried nothing more than his faith in the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and a trunk of a three-volume set of books: the First Canto of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Srimad Bhagavatam\|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,]]''' a sacred scripture which he had recently translated into English and commented on.

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

	Welcome to Vanipedia. We are a small team of devotional Web enthusiasts, and Vanipedia is the place where we offer our Vaniseva, devotional service to the Lord. Vaniseva is the activity we perform to make this site a dynamic experience. We hope it will connect millions of souls to the pure teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.		Welcome to Vanipedia, an initiative of Bhaktivedanta Library Services a.s.b.l., a non-profit organisation in Belgium. We are a small team of devotional Web enthusiasts, and Vanipedia is the place where we offer our Vaniseva, devotional service to the Lord. Vaniseva is the activity we perform to make this site a dynamic experience. We hope it will connect millions of souls to the pure teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.

	For those of you who don't know, '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Prabhupada\|Śrīla Prabhupāda]]''' (1896-1977) is a great saint. He came to the USA from India in 1965 at an advanced age of seventy. He carried nothing more than his faith in the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and a trunk of a three-volume set of books: the First Canto of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Srimad Bhagavatam\|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,]]''' a sacred scripture which he had recently translated into English and commented on.		For those of you who don't know, '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Prabhupada\|Śrīla Prabhupāda]]''' (1896-1977) is a great saint. He came to the USA from India in 1965 at an advanced age of seventy. He carried nothing more than his faith in the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and a trunk of a three-volume set of books: the First Canto of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Srimad Bhagavatam\|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,]]''' a sacred scripture which he had recently translated into English and commented on.
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	===Current Core team members===		===Current Core team members===
	*Anurag - Mayapur, India		*Anangamohana Krsnacandra (Anurag) - Mayapur, India
	*Balarama dasa - Zurich, Switzerland		*Balarama dasa - Zurich, Switzerland
	*Deepti - Conventry, UK		*Deepti - Conventry, UK

Gourav: /* What is the Vanipedia? */

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What is the Vanipedia?

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	=== What is the Vanipedia? ===		=== What is the Vanipedia? ===

	*Vanipedia is a dynamic, interactive encyclopedia of all of Śrīla Prabhupāda's words (vani).		*Vanipedia is a dynamic, interactive encyclopedia consisting of all of Śrīla Prabhupāda's words (vani).
	*It is a resource for any spiritual and devotional seeker, and a vast library of profound knowledge.		*It is a resource for any spiritual and devotional seeker, and a vast library of profound knowledge.
	*Given the nature of its potent presentation, the reader quickly experiences the multifarious qualities of the;		*Given the nature of its potent presentation, the reader quickly experiences the multifarious qualities of the;

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Introduction

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	Welcome to Vanipedia. We are a small team of devotional Web enthusiasts, and Vanipedia is the place where we offer our Vaniseva, devotional service to the Lord. Vaniseva is the activity we perform to make this site a dynamic experience. We hope it will connect millions of souls to the pure teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.		Welcome to Vanipedia. We are a small team of devotional Web enthusiasts, and Vanipedia is the place where we offer our Vaniseva, devotional service to the Lord. Vaniseva is the activity we perform to make this site a dynamic experience. We hope it will connect millions of souls to the pure teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda.

	For those of you who don't know, '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Prabhupada\|Śrīla Prabhupāda]]''' (1896-1977) is a great saint. He came to the USA from India in 1965 at ~~the~~ advanced age of seventy. He carried nothing more than his faith in the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and a trunk of a three-volume set of books: the First Canto of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Srimad Bhagavatam\|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,]]''' a sacred scripture which he had recently translated into English and commented on.		For those of you who don't know, '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Prabhupada\|Śrīla Prabhupāda]]''' (1896-1977) is a great saint. He came to the USA from India in 1965 at an advanced age of seventy. He carried nothing more than his faith in the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and a trunk of a three-volume set of books: the First Canto of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Srimad Bhagavatam\|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,]]''' a sacred scripture which he had recently translated into English and commented on.

	Śrīla Prabhupāda translated and commented on over fifty volumes of ancient Vedic scripture before his physical demise on November 14, 1977. His authority to write, and to teach and train students in the science of self-realization was given to him by his guru, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja (1874-1937), who came in the '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Disciplic Succession\|disciplic succession]]''' from '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Caitanya\|Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu]]''' (1486-1534), Himself an incarnation of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Krsna\|Lord Kṛṣṇa.]]''' Śrīla Prabhupāda founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON.		Śrīla Prabhupāda translated and commented on over fifty volumes of ancient Vedic scripture before his physical demise on November 14, 1977. His authority to write, and to teach and train students in the science of self-realization was given to him by his guru, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja (1874-1937), who came in the '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Disciplic Succession\|disciplic succession]]''' from '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Caitanya\|Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu]]''' (1486-1534), Himself an incarnation of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Krsna\|Lord Kṛṣṇa.]]''' Śrīla Prabhupāda founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON.

Visnu Murti: /* We would like to thank */

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We would like to thank

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	'''Subhananda Dasa'''		'''Subhananda Dasa'''

	An encyclopedia of Śrīla Prabhupāda's teachings was already conceived of thirty-eight years ago. Subhananda Dasa was given the [[Preface to Sri Namamrta\|blessings by Srila Prabhupada]] to take up this great task in June 1977. His three books '''Preaching is the Essence''', '''Spiritual Master and Disciple''' and '''Sri Namamrta''' are wonderful comprehensive compilations on these three important subjects. We at Vanipedia see ourselves as continuing this herculean task. We hope to celebrate the anniversary of the first 50 years of serving Śrīla Prabhupāda in ~~seperation~~ (2027) with the completion of Vanipedia.		An encyclopedia of Śrīla Prabhupāda's teachings was already conceived of thirty-eight years ago. Subhananda Dasa was given the [[Preface to Sri Namamrta\|blessings by Srila Prabhupada]] to take up this great task in June 1977. His three books '''Preaching is the Essence''', '''Spiritual Master and Disciple''' and '''Sri Namamrta''' are wonderful comprehensive compilations on these three important subjects. We at Vanipedia see ourselves as continuing this herculean task. We hope to celebrate the anniversary of the first 50 years of serving Śrīla Prabhupāda in separation (2027) with the completion of Vanipedia.

	'''Bhaktivedanta Archives and the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust'''		'''Bhaktivedanta Archives and the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust'''

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Vaniquotes

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	==== Vaniquotes ====		==== Vaniquotes ====

	* Exploring the depths of the ocean: finding all the synonyms of a particular topic so that the compilation can be comprehensive.		* '''Exploring the depths of the ocean''' - finding all the synonyms of a particular topic so that the compilation can be comprehensive.
	* Discovering the shores of the ocean: compiling all of the quotes together in scriptural order.		* '''Discovering the shores of the ocean''' - compiling all of the quotes together in scriptural order.
	* Churning the shores of the ocean; finding all the natural subsections of the topic and compiling the quotes in theme order.		* '''Churning the shores of the ocean''' - finding all the natural subsections of the topic and compiling the quotes in theme order.
	*Each Vaniquote is linked to Vanisource		* Each Vaniquote is linked to Vanisource.

	==== Vanipedia ====		==== Vanipedia ====

Visnu Murti: /* Vanipedia's Manifesto */

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Vanipedia's Manifesto

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	=== Vanipedia's Manifesto===		=== Vanipedia's Manifesto===

	In April of 2019 we completed '''[[Vanipedia's Manifesto\|Vanipedia's Manifesto.]]''' This document explains in detail the Vision and Mission of Vanipedia. It is an evolved version of '''An Introduction to the Prabhupada-vani vision and the Vanipedia project.'''		In April of 2019 we completed '''[[Vanipedia's Manifesto\|Vanipedia's Manifesto.]]''' This document explains in detail the Vision and Mission of Vanipedia. The Manifesto is an evolved version of '''An Introduction to the Prabhupada-vani vision and the Vanipedia project.'''

	=== What is the Vanipedia? ===		=== What is the Vanipedia? ===

Visnu Murti: /* Vanipedia overview */

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Vanipedia overview

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	=== Vanipedia's Manifesto===		=== Vanipedia's Manifesto===

	In April of 2019 we completed '''[[Vanipedia's Manifesto\|Vanipedia's Manifesto.]]''' This document explains in detail the Vision and Mission of Vanipedia.		In April of 2019 we completed '''[[Vanipedia's Manifesto\|Vanipedia's Manifesto.]]''' This document explains in detail the Vision and Mission of Vanipedia. It is an evolved version of '''An Introduction to the Prabhupada-vani vision and the Vanipedia project.'''

	=== What is the Vanipedia? ===		=== What is the Vanipedia? ===

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Vanipedia overview

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	For Gaura Purnima 2013 we compiled a PDF document '''[[Media:VanipediaGauraPurnima2013_FOR_PRINT.pdf\|an Introduction to the Prabhupada-vani vision and the Vanipedia project]]''' and presented it to Iskcon leadership in Mayapura. We received a very favorable reception. We offer it here for everyone's pleasure.		For Gaura Purnima 2013 we compiled a PDF document '''[[Media:VanipediaGauraPurnima2013_FOR_PRINT.pdf\|an Introduction to the Prabhupada-vani vision and the Vanipedia project]]''' and presented it to Iskcon leadership in Mayapura. We received a very favorable reception. We offer it here for everyone's pleasure.

			=== Vanipedia's Manifesto===

			In April of 2019 we completed '''[[Vanipedia's Manifesto\|Vanipedia's Manifesto.]]''' This document explains in detail the Vision and Mission of Vanipedia.

	=== What is the Vanipedia? ===		=== What is the Vanipedia? ===