Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vedavyasapriya Swami
It's true that the subject is only coincidentally mentioned in sources outside of the religious hierarchy he belongs to. But he is verifiably (including according to 3rd party sources) part of that religious hierarchy. In |theory this alone should ''not'' make him notable. But in practice List_of_cardinals|every Catholic cardinal is, even though most pages of that kind have no references other than Catholic ones. In the absence of any explicit notability guidelines regarding religious figures, this is a ''de facto'' guideline for inclusion ( gets |IAR'd here). Unless you want to delete 90% of the cardinals of course. Frankly, I think that something similar to Wikipedia:Notability_(academics) should be drafted for religious figures as well, i.e. they should somehow stand out amongst their peers. Being part of the highest level (under the top figure) of a religious hierarchy would qualify as the religious equivalent of "elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association
— User:VasileGaburici, 02:59, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BIO||WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS||WP:IAR (Wikipedia:Notability)