Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami

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Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami was a 16th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava saint and scholar best known as the author of the hagiographical scripture Chaitanya-charitamrita, which chronicles the life and teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

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instanceOf Gaudiya Vaishnava saint
Hindu theologian
Vaishnava acharya
biographer
religious author
associatedWith Bengal NERFINISHED
Vrindavan NERFINISHED
centuryActive 16th century
describedAs elderly at the time of composing Chaitanya-charitamrita
devoteeOf Chaitanya Mahaprabhu NERFINISHED
Radha-Krishna NERFINISHED
emphasizedConcept importance of guru-parampara
mercy of Nityananda Prabhu
emphasizedPractice chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra
genre devotional literature
hagiography
honorificSuffix Goswami NERFINISHED
influenced Gaudiya Vaishnava devotional practice
later Gaudiya Vaishnava authors
knownFor authoring the Chaitanya-charitamrita
writing a hagiography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
languageOfWork Bengali
Sanskrit
literaryStyle didactic theological exposition
narrative devotional prose
movement Bhakti movement NERFINISHED
notableWork Chaitanya-charitamrita NERFINISHED
philosophicalSchool Achintya Bheda Abheda NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
scripturalSourcesUsed Bhagavad Gita NERFINISHED
Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
earlier biographies of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
scriptureTypeOfWork Vaishnava scripture
subjectOf Gaudiya Vaishnava biographies
theologicalFocus bhakti (devotional service)
the divinity of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
the pastimes of Radha and Krishna
veneratedAs saint in Gaudiya Vaishnavism
wrote Adi-lila of Chaitanya-charitamrita NERFINISHED
Antya-lila of Chaitanya-charitamrita NERFINISHED
Madhya-lila of Chaitanya-charitamrita NERFINISHED
wroteAbout Chaitanya Mahaprabhu NERFINISHED
Gaudiya Vaishnava theology
Nityananda Prabhu NERFINISHED

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