Gaura
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Bhakti saint
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Hindu religious leader
Vaishnava saint
founder of religious movement
Gaura is another name for Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the 16th-century Bengali saint and key figure in Gaudiya Vaishnavism who propagated congregational chanting of Krishna’s names.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti saint
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ Hindu religious leader ⓘ Vaishnava saint ⓘ founder of religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Jagannath Temple, Puri
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Mayapur NERFINISHED ⓘ Navadvip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate |
1486
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18 February 1486 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bengal
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Nabadwip NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadia district NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day West Bengal, India ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| closeAssociate |
Advaita Acharya
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Gadadhara Pandit NERFINISHED ⓘ Nityananda NERFINISHED ⓘ Srivasa Thakura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePractice |
nama-sankirtana
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sankirtana ⓘ |
| coreTeaching | congregational chanting of the holy names of Krishna ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1533 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Jagannath Puri
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Odisha, India NERFINISHED ⓘ Puri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chaitanya
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Gaura Hari NERFINISHED ⓘ Gauranga NERFINISHED ⓘ Gauranga Mahaprabhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaurasundara NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahaprabhu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Krishna Chaitanya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Vishvambhar Mishra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredMovement | Bhakti movement in eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
establishment of kirtan-centered devotional communities
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inspiration for later Gaudiya institutions such as ISKCON ⓘ |
| movement | Gaudiya Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Achintya Bheda Abheda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedPractice | chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
avatara of Krishna (according to followers)
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combined form of Radha and Krishna (according to Gaudiya Vaishnavas) ⓘ founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Bhagavad Gita
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Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Nityananda
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Rupa Goswami NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanatana Goswami NERFINISHED ⓘ Svarupa Damodara Goswami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedDeity |
Krishna
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Radha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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