Gaudiya Vaishnava theology

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theology
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Gaudiya_Vaishnavism
gptkbp:emphasizes bhakti (devotion)
gptkbp:focusesOn worship of Krishna
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Chaitanya_Mahaprabhu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaudiya Vaishnava theology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkb:ISKCON
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Krishna
gptkb:Radha
gptkbp:originatedIn 16th century
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Bhagavad_Gita
gptkb:Srimad_Bhagavatam
gptkb:Chaitanya_Bhagavata
gptkb:Chaitanya_Charitamrita
gptkbp:teaches guru-disciple tradition
Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
achintya bheda abheda (inconceivable oneness and difference)
Radha is the supreme goddess
five principal rasas (relationships with Krishna)
importance of Vrindavan as a holy place
importance of association with devotees (satsang)
importance of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra
importance of deity worship
importance of holy names
importance of humility and tolerance
importance of kirtan (devotional singing)
importance of mercy (kripa)
importance of pilgrimage
importance of prasadam (sanctified food)
importance of renunciation of material desires
importance of scriptural study
liberation through devotion
living beings are eternal servants of Krishna
maya (illusion) as a cause of suffering
prema (divine love)
rejection of impersonalism (Mayavada)
service to Krishna (seva)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Achintya_Bheda_Abheda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5