Gaudiya Vaishnava Acharyas
This directory traces the disciplic succession (guru-parampara) that carried pure devotion to Sri Krishna into the modern age — from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His eternal associates, through the Six Goswamis of Vrindavana, to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura and Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Each profile is researched from traditional biographical literature and cites its sources.
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Questions
What is the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya sampradaya?
It is the disciplic line of Vaishnava teachers descending from Lord Brahma through Madhvacharya to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who appeared in Nadia, Bengal in 1486 to teach the congregational chanting of the holy names of Krishna as the process for this age.
Who were the Six Goswamis of Vrindavana?
Rupa Goswami, Sanatana Goswami, Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami, Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, Jiva Goswami and Gopala Bhatta Goswami — the principal followers whom Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu personally instructed to excavate the lost holy places of Vrindavana and write the theological literature of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.