Gauriya Sampradaya, Gaudiya Sampradaya
Founder: Sri Krsna Chaitanya (Sanyasa name)(1486 – 1534), Mahaprabhu,
Gaura, Nimai Pandit (childhood)
Vada / Philosophy: Achintya Bheda-Abheda - Inconceivable Oneness and Difference
Bhasya on Vedanta Sutra: Sri Govinda Bhasya by Sri
Baladeva Vidyabhusana (in 1718)
Isthadeva / Aradhya: Sri Sri Radha Krsna and Sri Vishnu Avataran, Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu (as Avataram of Krsna)
Mahamantra :
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama. Rama Rama Hare Hare
Diksha Mantra : Sri Gopala Mantra - 10 syllable or 18 syllable,
Sri Kama Gayatri
Mula Grantha : Sri Bhagavata Purana
Mukhya Pīṭha – Sri Navadvipa, Sri Vrndavan, Sri Jagannath Puri
Mukhya Pīṭha – Sri Navadvipa, Sri Vrndavan, Sri Jagannath Puri
Sanyasa
Vidhi – Sri Krsna Caitanya and several of his associates were Sanyasi, after which it ceased being used. Instead informal white clothe Sanyasa is practiced which came to be called Vesha
or Bheka, and commonly called Vairagi, Baba or Babaji. Sanyasa was introduced in Sri Gaudiya Matha, est. 1918 and its denominations. Note 1
Maṭha
Vidhi - Informal, though a few ancient Matha are present only in Puri Dham.
Historical Overview
Sri Madhavendra Puri - is the root of the Gauriya Sampradaya, and from whom the worship of Sri Sri Radha Krsna in Gopi-Bhava originated. His disciple Sri Ishvara Puri was the Diksha Guru of Sri Krsna Caitanya.
Sri Gaudiya Matha was established by Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in 1920, spreading in establishing 64 branch Matha or temples, throughout India and abroad. It was instituted to promulgate the Sampradaya as well as for Reformation. At that time, the sampradaya had fallen into disrepute in Bengal due to Sahajiya and disregard for Samuchchaya, and thus the ancient Matha and Sanyasa were adopted, which were till then not in use.
The institution split in the 1940s and the 64 Matha properties were divided between the 2 parties – the Sri Caitanya Matha and the Gaudiya Mission. The first leader of the Gaudiya Mission came to deviate from the teachings of the institution, which were soon thereafter restored by the successor hence. Many other (10-20) Matha, unaligned were also established during and since that time, by Sanyasi, some small and others bigger. A few such as Iskcon, besides others - becoming bigger then the orginal. Iskcon was created to preach to the Non-Indian World and is in essence the same as the rest of the Gaudiya Matha denomination, though not identical. It is present throughout the world as well as India.
Note 1. Although Sanyasa was adopted and originally properly followed in the Sri Gaudiya Matha denominations, in recent times it appears severely compromised as many such Sanyasi may regularly be found associating/mingling with women. Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati gave sanyasa only to renunciate preachers, though since then it is increasingly given to non-preaching managers as a means of forcing respect - in most Gaudiya Matha denominations. Both deviations have no parallel in Sanyasa traditions, past or present of any other Sampradaya, Vaishnava or non-Vaishnava.
http://gaudiya.com/pdf/Is_the_Gaudiya_Vaishnava_sampradaya_connected_to_the_Madhva_line.pdf
Parampara Vidhi - Informal - any person may accept the role of Guru, Ashram-Mahanta lineages, Seminal lineages, Matha-Sanyasi lineages in Gaudiya Matha denominations.
Vaisishtha / Specialty –
Vaisishtha / Specialty –
The Worship of Sri Sri Radha Krsna - Originated from the
Gauriya Vaishanva Sampradaya, through the writings of Sri Rupa Gosvami of which other Sampradaya
also adopted it. It is primarily for this reason that Sri Krsna Caitanya is considered as an Avataran of Sri Krsna by some in other Sampradaya.
Gauriya Vaishnava are generally Ek-Nisthitha to Sri Sri
Radha Krsna and Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu as an Avataran of Sri Krsna.
Historical Overview
Sri Madhavendra Puri - is the root of the Gauriya Sampradaya, and from whom the worship of Sri Sri Radha Krsna in Gopi-Bhava originated. His disciple Sri Ishvara Puri was the Diksha Guru of Sri Krsna Caitanya.
Sri Gaudiya Matha was established by Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in 1920, spreading in establishing 64 branch Matha or temples, throughout India and abroad. It was instituted to promulgate the Sampradaya as well as for Reformation. At that time, the sampradaya had fallen into disrepute in Bengal due to Sahajiya and disregard for Samuchchaya, and thus the ancient Matha and Sanyasa were adopted, which were till then not in use.
The institution split in the 1940s and the 64 Matha properties were divided between the 2 parties – the Sri Caitanya Matha and the Gaudiya Mission. The first leader of the Gaudiya Mission came to deviate from the teachings of the institution, which were soon thereafter restored by the successor hence. Many other (10-20) Matha, unaligned were also established during and since that time, by Sanyasi, some small and others bigger. A few such as Iskcon, besides others - becoming bigger then the orginal. Iskcon was created to preach to the Non-Indian World and is in essence the same as the rest of the Gaudiya Matha denomination, though not identical. It is present throughout the world as well as India.
Note 1. Although Sanyasa was adopted and originally properly followed in the Sri Gaudiya Matha denominations, in recent times it appears severely compromised as many such Sanyasi may regularly be found associating/mingling with women. Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati gave sanyasa only to renunciate preachers, though since then it is increasingly given to non-preaching managers as a means of forcing respect - in most Gaudiya Matha denominations. Both deviations have no parallel in Sanyasa traditions, past or present of any other Sampradaya, Vaishnava or non-Vaishnava.
http://gaudiya.com/pdf/Is_the_Gaudiya_Vaishnava_sampradaya_connected_to_the_Madhva_line.pdf
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