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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| Krishnadasa Kaviraja | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Gaudiya Vaishnava saint
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Hindu theologian ⓘ Vaishnava acharya ⓘ biographer ⓘ religious author ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bengal
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Vrindavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 16th century ⓘ |
| describedAs | elderly at the time of composing Chaitanya-charitamrita ⓘ |
| devoteeOf |
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Radha-Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizedConcept |
importance of guru-parampara
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mercy of Nityananda Prabhu ⓘ |
| emphasizedPractice | chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional literature
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hagiography ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Goswami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gaudiya Vaishnava devotional practice
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later Gaudiya Vaishnava authors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoring the Chaitanya-charitamrita
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writing a hagiography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Bengali
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Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
didactic theological exposition
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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
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Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier biographies of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ |
| scriptureTypeOfWork | Vaishnava scripture ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Gaudiya Vaishnava biographies ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
bhakti (devotional service)
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the divinity of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ the pastimes of Radha and Krishna ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint in Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| wrote |
Adi-lila of Chaitanya-charitamrita
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Antya-lila of Chaitanya-charitamrita NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya-lila of Chaitanya-charitamrita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Gaudiya Vaishnava theology ⓘ Nityananda Prabhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita translation and commentary
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