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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Radhashtami tradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radhashtami observedBy Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Yamuna ghats devotionalTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Madan Mohan Temple associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Damodar Temple religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Damodar Temple associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnava saints
Radha Gokulananda Temple tradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Gokulananda Temple pilgrimageSiteFor Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Radha Shyamsundar Temple tradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Shyamsundar Temple affiliation Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Shyamsundar Temple worshipperCommunity Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Iskcon Temple Rajahmundry worshipTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Kund significanceInTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Radha Kund hasTempleNearby Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnava ashrams
Krishna bhakti music associatedCommunity Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Gaudiya Vaishnavas
Vraja Mandala associatedWithTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
murti of Krishna associatedWith Gaudiya Vaishnavism
this entity surface form: Krishna bhakti traditions