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Hindu Theology and the Question of Qualification: A Study of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism

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Okita, K. Hindu Theology and the Question of Qualification: A Study of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism. Hindu Studies 18, 153–179 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-014-9156-8

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