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-'''[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]''' ''(logo pictured)'', sometimes abbreviated as '''AMPS''', is the foundation of [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] for which he is best known.  Sarkar founded this global, socio-spiritual organization in [[:wikipedia:Jamalpur, Munger|Jamalpur]], [[:wikipedia:Bihar|Bihar]], [[:wikipedia:India|India]] in 1955. From 1955 until his death in 1990, Sarkar frequently expanded the [[#Scope of AMPS|scope of AMPS]] and continually adjusted its inner workings.
+'''''[[Shabda Cayanika]]''''' (''cover pictured'') is a series of books in the form of an etymological encyclopedia that assembles a vast number of discourses given in his native Bengali language by the philosopher and social reformer [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]. The total number of volumes of the collection is twenty-six but only five have been published in English.
-The structural side of AMPS is the hierarchical command structure. It mostly consists of ''wholetimers'' (WTs) and ''local full-timers'' (LFTs). WTs are the renunciates of AMPS, either ''brahmacarii''/''brahmacarinii'' (novice renunciates) or ''avadhuta''/''avadhutika'' (senior renunciates). LFTs are mostly young [[Ananda Marga|margiis]] who have successfully undergone some training but are not (yet) prepared to commit to a life of celibacy. In fact, LFTs may continue in that capacity even after marriage.
+Since 1985 the author began to give the speeches that were later transcribed and called ''Shabda Cayanika''. As stated by the publisher on the book's preface: "Ostensibly, ''Shabda Cayaniká'' is a series devoted to the linguistics and philology of the Bengali language, but in reality it is much more than that. The author uses the platform of the word as a point of departure to take the reader on a journey through all the varied landscapes of human knowledge history, geography, medicine, science, art, religion, philosophy, etc. and in the process adds the indelible stamp of his own unique intellect, enriching our experience with new ideas and enabling us to see our human heritage in a way we have never been able to before."
-AMPS workers in the command structure (WTs, LFTs, and PKBs) are bound by some additional conduct rules that the general margiis do not have. Not only that, WTs have many more rules than LFTs and PKBs. These additional conduct rules mostly pertain to the standard of organizational discipline expected of these workers, but they also demand a very high standard of character and a universal social outlook.
+. . . '''[[Shabda Cayanika|Read more]]'''
-. . . '''[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha|Read more]]