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Formal initiation, involving mantra and entrance into a disciplic line. Distinguished in the Gauḍīya sources from śikṣā, instruction — the two are related but not identical, and one person may give either or both.

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Shelter of Guru → Knows and Is Established → Dīkṣā →

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