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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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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