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 3

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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