Nimai

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Nimai is another name for Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the 15th-century Bengali saint and founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who promoted ecstatic devotion to Krishna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
Hindu saint ⓘ
Vaishnava acharya ⓘ
religious reformer ⓘ
associatedFestival Gaura Purnima ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Jagannath ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Bengal ⓘ
Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
bornInCountry India ⓘ
bornInPlace Navadvipa ⓘ
bornInPresentDayLocation Nabadwip, West Bengal, India ⓘ
linked to: Nabadwip
bornInRegion Nadia ⓘ
bornInYear 1486 ⓘ
bornOn 18 February 1486 ⓘ
bornOnLunarTithi Phalguna Purnima ⓘ
century 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
deathPlace Jagannath Puri ⓘ
linked to: Puri

Puri ⓘ
disciple Advaita Acharya ⓘ
Gadadhara Pandit ⓘ
Jiva Goswami ⓘ
Nityananda ⓘ
Raghunatha Dasa Goswami ⓘ
Rupa Goswami ⓘ
Sanatana Goswami ⓘ
Srivasa Thakura ⓘ
emphasized chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra ⓘ
father Jagannath Mishra ⓘ
founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Chaitanya ⓘ
Gaura ⓘ
Gaurahari ⓘ
Gauranga ⓘ
Gaurasundara ⓘ
Mahaprabhu ⓘ
Nimāi Paṇḍit ⓘ
Sri Krishna Chaitanya ⓘ
hasBirthName Vishvambhar Mishra ⓘ
hasGivenName Vishvambhar Mishra ⓘ
inspiredMovement Hare Krishna movement ⓘ
laterResidedIn Jagannath Puri ⓘ
linked to: Puri

Puri ⓘ
majorWorkAboutHim Chaitanya Bhagavata ⓘ
Chaitanya Charitamrita ⓘ
mother Sachi Devi ⓘ
philosophy achintya bheda abheda ⓘ
promoted bhakti to Krishna ⓘ
public congregational chanting of the holy names of Krishna ⓘ
sankirtana ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
reveredAs incarnation of Krishna ⓘ
incarnation of Radha and Krishna combined ⓘ
spouse Lakshmipriya ⓘ
linked to: Lakshmi Priya

Vishnupriya ⓘ
subtradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
taught ecstatic devotion to Krishna ⓘ
tookSannyasaFrom Kesava Bharati ⓘ
tookSannyasaInPlace Katwa ⓘ
tookSannyasaInYear 1510 ⓘ
tradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
veneratedAs Mahaprabhu ⓘ
veneratedIn Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ

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