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 Goswami canonical 4
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaudiya Vaishnava saint ⓘ
Hindu theologian ⓘ
Vaishnava acharya ⓘ
biographer ⓘ
religious author ⓘ
associatedWith Bengal ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ
centuryActive 16th century ⓘ
describedAs elderly at the time of composing Chaitanya-charitamrita ⓘ
devoteeOf Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
Radha-Krishna ⓘ
emphasizedConcept importance of guru-parampara ⓘ
mercy of Nityananda Prabhu ⓘ
emphasizedPractice chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra ⓘ
genre devotional literature ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ
honorificSuffix Goswami ⓘ
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 ⓘ
notableWork Chaitanya-charitamrita ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Achintya Bheda Abheda ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
scripturalSourcesUsed Bhagavad Gita ⓘ
Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Antya-lila of Chaitanya-charitamrita ⓘ
linked to: Antya-lila

Madhya-lila of Chaitanya-charitamrita ⓘ
linked to: Madhya-lila
wroteAbout Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
Gaudiya Vaishnava theology ⓘ
Nityananda Prabhu ⓘ
linked to: Nityananda

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Gaudiya Vaishnavism → prominentTheologian → Krishnadasa Kaviraja ⓘ
linked to: Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
Radha Damodar Temple → associatedWith → Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami ⓘ
Chaitanya Charitamrita → author → Krishnadasa Kaviraja ⓘ
linked to: Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
Rupa Goswami → influenced → Krishnadasa Kaviraja ⓘ
linked to: Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
Adi-lila → hasAuthor → Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami ⓘ
Madhya-lila → author → Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami ⓘ