Gaudiya Vaishnavism

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Gaudiya Vaishnavism is a devotional Hindu tradition, rooted in the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, that centers on loving worship of Krishna as the Supreme God through practices like chanting the Hare Krishna mantra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti movement
Hindu denomination
Vaishnava tradition
religious tradition
associatedRegion Nabadwip
Vrindavan
centersOn loving devotion to Krishna
corePractice congregational chanting of the holy names
deity worship
following regulative devotional principles
hearing and reciting Krishna’s pastimes
japa chanting on beads
nama-sankirtana
dietaryCode lacto-vegetarianism
emphasizes Hare Krishna maha-mantra
bhakti-yoga
chanting of the holy names of God
madhurya-rasa (conjugal love for Krishna)
rasa theology
foundedBy Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
hasBranch Gaudiya Math
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
surface form: ISKCON
hasPrimaryDeity Krishna
influencedFormationOf International Society for Krishna Consciousness
majorModernTeacher Swami Prabhupada
surface form: A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
originatedIn Bengal
surface form: Bengal region

eastern India
originatedInCentury 16th century
philosophicalSchool Achintya Bheda Abheda
surface form: achintya-bheda-abheda
prominentTheologian Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
surface form: Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

Bhaktivinoda Thakur
Jiva Goswami
Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
surface form: Krishnadasa Kaviraja

Narottama Dasa Thakura
Raghunatha Dasa Goswami
surface form: Raghunatha dasa Goswami

Rupa Goswami
Sanatana Goswami
regardsChaitanyaAs combined form of Radha and Krishna
reveresAsIncarnation Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
scripturalBasisIncludes Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavata Purana
Chaitanya Bhagavata
Chaitanya Charitamrita
Upanishads
teaches Krishna
surface form: Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

Krishna is the original form of God
inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference between God and souls
soul is eternally distinct from Krishna yet dependent on Him
teachesGoalOfLife prema-bhakti (pure love of God)
worships Gauranga
Pancha Tattva
Krishna
surface form: Radha-Krishna

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Swami Prabhupada religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Swami Prabhupada spiritualLineage Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya
Vaishnavism hasSubtradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Vrindavan associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Vrindavan hasHeritage Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Krishna bhakti tradition
Braj importantFor Gaudiya Vaishnavism
International Society for Krishna Consciousness parentTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Math
gopis especiallyReveredIn Gaudiya Vaishnavism
subject surface form: Gopis
Achintya Bheda Abheda field Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Achintya Bheda Abheda associatedWithTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu worshippedBy Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Satyabhama relatedConcept Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Krishna bhakti
Radha worshipTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Braj region associatedWithTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Bhagavata Purana influenced Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Bhagavata Purana associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Krishna-bhakti movements
The Nectar of Devotion religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
The Nectar of Devotion partOf Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnava canon in ISKCON
The Nectar of Instruction religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Abhay Charan De religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura tradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura movement Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Krishna bhakti movement
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura spiritualLineage Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya
Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj theologicalOrientation Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Chaitanya Vaishnavism
Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj areaOfActivity Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnava community
Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj philosophicalSchool Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vedanta
Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj associatedMovement Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnava movement
Madhura connectedTo Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Krishna bhakti traditions
Mayapur religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Mayapur pilgrimageFor Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Govardhan Puja observedBy Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Pancharatra texts influenced Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Vaishnava Padavali poetry associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Vaishnava Padavali poetry associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Chaitanya tradition
Sahajiya traditions associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Bengali Vaishnavism
Nabadwip knownFor Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Balarama associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Seva Kunj associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Nidhivan spiritualTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Vrindavan Research Institute focusesOn Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Rasa Lila with gopis worshippedByTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Imli Tala hasReligiousSignificance Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Raman Temple tradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Raman Temple pilgrimageSiteFor Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Kaliya Ghat associatedWithTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism