Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Bengal) (jun 9, 1486 – dec 21, 1533)
Description:
- Krishna cult in Bengal, Assam- "Gaudiya Vaishnava"
- Popularised the "Sankirtana system" i.e use of cymbals
- Achintya Bheda Bhed: It can be understood as an integration of the strict dualist (Dvaita) theology of Madhvacharya and the monistic theology (Advaita) of Adi Shankara
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Date:
jun 9, 1486
dec 21, 1533
~ 47 years