Bimala Prasad Datta

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Bimala Prasad Datta, later known as Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, was a prominent 20th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava scholar and reformer who revitalized and expanded the Krishna bhakti movement in India.

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instanceOf Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher
Hindu religious reformer
person
spiritual leader
alsoKnownAs Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati NERFINISHED
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura NERFINISHED
associatedWith Gaudiya Math NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 20th century
coreTeaching pure devotional service to Krishna
strict adherence to Gaudiya Vaishnava principles
countryOfCitizenship India
devotionalLineage Chaitanya tradition NERFINISHED
disciplic succession of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
emphasized preaching and outreach
reform of religious practices
scriptural study
fieldOfWork Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy
religious reform
theology
hasHonorific Sarasvati NERFINISHED
Thakura NERFINISHED
influenced later Gaudiya Vaishnava teachers
modern Krishna bhakti organizations
languageOfWorkOrName Bengali
Hindi
Sanskrit
legacy institutionalization of Krishna bhakti preaching
systematization of Gaudiya Vaishnava teachings
movement Krishna bhakti movement NERFINISHED
notableFor expanding the Krishna bhakti movement in India
revitalizing Gaudiya Vaishnavism in the 20th century
occupation guru
preacher
religious scholar
philosophicalSchool Gaudiya Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity India NERFINISHED
regionOfInfluence Bengal NERFINISHED
eastern India
pan-Indian Vaishnava communities
religion Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
religiousBelief devotion to Krishna
roleInMovement leader in Krishna bhakti revival
reformer of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
spiritualFocus worship of Radha and Krishna
tradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
viewedAs acharya in the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage

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Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura birthName Bimala Prasad Datta