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ABOUT ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA                              175

            Yet Śrīla Prabhupāda’s most significant contribution was his
            books. He wrote more than fifty volumes of authoritative
            commentated translations and summary studies of the
            philosophical and religious classics of India. Highly respected
            by scholars for their authority, depth, and clarity, over
            five hundred million copies have been printed in more
            than  eighty  languages.  The  Bhaktivedanta  Book  Trust,
            established in 1972 to publish the works of His Divine Grace
            A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, has thus become the
            world’s largest publisher of books in the field of Indian religion
            and philosophy.

            Despite his advanced age, Śrīla Prabhupāda circled the globe
            fourteen times in just twelve years, on lecture tours that
            brought him to six continents. And amidst such a rigorous
            schedule, he continued to write prolifically. Indeed, Śrīla
            Prabhupāda’s writings constitute a veritable library of Vedic
            philosophy, religion, literature, and culture.



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