Talk:Makund Behari Lal

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Hi, the book by Mark Juergensmeyer ^[1] contains quite a bit of information about the subject of this article, and is a third-party academic source. I request interested editors to read this book and incorporate relevant details into the article. The book probably also contains additional primary references. Ent1981 (talk) 06:34, 12 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's a useful suggestion. I would just caution readers to read Radhasoami Reality with the proviso that the work contains some inaccuracies. Prof. Juergensmeyer's pupil Prof. David C. Lane is more informed and accurate than his mentor. Oliver Puertogallera (talk) 11:30, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Inaccuracy

Writers in an encyclopedia should aim for accuracy. Unfortunately (but not unexpectedly), Wikipedia articles in the field of religion and faith are often inaccurate due to editing by true believers. It's inaccurate and misleading to state that Mukund Behari Lal was "the Seventh Revered Leader of the Radhasoami faith." That statement would lead uninformed readers to think that Lal was the leader of the entire Radhasoami Faith. In reality, Lal was the leader of only one faction of the Radhasoami Faith, i.e. Dayalbagh Sabha. Dayalbagh was founded by Anand Sarup. Hence, Anand Sarup was the first guru of Dayalbagh. Counting Anand Sarup as first, Lal would be the third. Oliver Puertogallera (talk) 13:05, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

^ Juergensmeyer, Mark (1995). Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691010922.

[1] Juergensmeyer, Mark (1995). Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691010922.

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