The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya
author: O.B.L Kapoor
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 258
ISBN-10: 8121502756
ISBN-13: 9788121502757
Topic: Vaishnavism
The Four Vaisnava Sampradayas (Sects)
This chapter describes The Four Vaisnava Sampradayas (Sects) of the first chapter in the book The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya written by O.B.L Kapoor. This work is a comprehensive, critical and comparative study of all aspects of the philosophy and religion of Shri-Caitanya (Sri Chaitanya). Importance is given to the concept of Bhakti—the highest means of attaining God, Prema—divine love and Rasa—The doctrine of transcendental relish. The first three chapters deal with the history of the Vaishnava religion dating from the earliest Vedic period and Vaishnavism in ancient Bengal. The rest of the chapters discuss the philosophy and religion the Chaitanya movement.
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Sri Krishna-Chaitanya [by Nisikanta Sanyal]
The contributions of Vishnuswami, Nimbaditya, Ramanuja and Madhva, the Founder-Acharyas of the four Vaishnava communities (sampradayas) of the present day, to the cause of theism, are so valuable and so necessary to know for a proper understanding of the theological position of Sri Chaitanya that we shall close our brief survey of the historical trend of theistic thought with a short account of the systems of the four great Vaishnava Acharyas who preceded Sri Chaitanya....
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Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) [by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja]
The guruparampara that bestows complete knowledge of bhagavattattva is called amnaya or sampradaya. Mantras that are not received from a bona fide sampradaya are fruitless. In Kaliyuga, there are four Vaishnava sampradayas: Shri, Brahma, rudra and Sanaka or Kumara sampradaya. Shri Krishna is the original source of all sampradayas....
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Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
- sampradaya....
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[The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya: index]
[About The Author (O.b.l. Kapoor)]
[Preface]