Caitanya
| Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | |
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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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| Born | Vishvambhar Mishra (Nimai) 18 February 1486 Nabadwip Dham (present-day Nadia, West Bengal, India), known as Yogapith |
| Died | 1533 (aged 46–47) Near Swargadwar, Puri (present-day Odisha, India) |
| Titles/honours | Expounded Gaudiya Vaishnavism; regarded full incarnation of Lord Krishna |
| Founder of |
Gaudiya Vaishnavism Achintya Bheda Abheda |
| Guru | Isvara Puri |
| Philosophy | Bhakti yoga, Achintya Bheda Abheda Vedanta |
| Notable disciple(s) | Rupa Goswami, Sanatana Goswami, Gopala Bhatta Goswami, Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami, Raghunatha dasa Goswami, Jiva Goswami and others |
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, Bengali: [Caitanya Mahāprabhu]; 18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534 was a spiritual leader who founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism. He is believed by his devotees to be Krishna himself who appeared in the form of His own devotee in order to teach the people of this world the process of Bhakti and how to attain the perfection in life. He is considered as the most merciful manifestation of Krishna. Chaitanya was the proponent for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga (meaning loving devotion to God), based on Bhagavata Purana and Bhagavad Gita. Of various incarnations of Vishnu, he is revered as Krishna, popularised the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra and composed the Siksastakam (eight devotional prayers) in Sanskrit. His followers, Gaudiya Vaishnavas, revere him as a Krishna with the mood and complexion of his source of inspiration Radha.
Chaitanya is sometimes referred to by the names Gauranga or Gaura due to his fair complexion, and Nimai due to his being born underneath a Neem tree. There is no evidence, however, that he was born under a Neem Tree. He was very mischievous in his young days. His original name was Vishvambhar. He was a brilliant student and Nimai was his nickname. At an early age he became a scholar and opened a school.
Chaitanya means living force, Maha means Great and Prabhu means ‘Lord’ or ‘Master’ Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna himself. He was born as the second son of Jagannath Mishra and his wife Sachi Devi, who lived in the town of Dhaka Dakhhin, Srihatta, now Sylhet, Bangladesh. According to Chaitanya Charitamruta, Chaitanya was born on the full moon night of 18 February 1486, at the time of a lunar eclipse. His parents named him 'Vishvambhara'. His family roots are originally from Dhaka Dakhhin, SylhetShrihatta (now Sylhet, Bangladesh),
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