Reformulation of Dasa-mula-tattva by ISKCON

Reformulation of Daśa-mūla-tattva by ISKCON

From RESOLUTIONS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2025:

“Whereas our acaryas, such as Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, have provided some such statements, but for ISKCON it would be more appropriate to base such statements on Srila Prabhupada’s books as his teachings are our primary source of evidence and philosophical understanding.

Therefore, it is resolved that: The GBC approves the position paper “A Concise Statement of Gaudiya Vaisnava Siddhanta for the International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.”

From A Concise Statement of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Siddhānta for the International Society for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness:

“Every successful sampradāya, from ancient times to the present, has some sort of concise, memorable statements to encapsulate its explanation of universal, eternal, and trans-contextual truth. In our sampradāya, founded by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s Ṣaṭsandarbhas contain a systematic, in-depth exposition of siddhānta, which Śrīla Prabhupāda explained throughout his books. However, because the complete corpus of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings is so vast—including his books, lectures, letters, etc.—a concise presentation of siddhānta is also essential and practical.”

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Keeping all the above in mind, we in ISKCON could certainly use Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’ Daśa-mūla-tattva as our concise statement of siddhānta. However, since Śrīla Prabhupāda’s books are the primary source of evidence and philosophical understanding for the members of ISKCON, it is more appropriate to base the short formulation of siddhānta on his own words. At the same time, it is also important to show clearly that Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings are in complete harmony with the teachings of the previous ācāryas.

Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Summary of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Siddhānta from the catuḥ-ślokī Bhāgavatam

Following the previous ācāryas, in this paper, we describe in gist ten cardinal points of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava siddhānta, as taught by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and presented by Śrīla Prabhupāda. They are similar to the ten roots of siddhānta identified by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, and yet somewhat distinct.”