Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, founder-acharya of Gaudiya Math

Shortly after Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura took the renounced order of Sanyasa in 1918, the Gaudiya Math was organized. Its purpose was to spread Gaudiya Vaishnavism throughout India through preaching and publishing work. siddhanta_saraswati The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, founder-acharya of the Gaudiya Math Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada (1874-1937), the well-known preacher of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, was born Bimal Prasad Dutta in the seaside pilgramge town of Jagganath Puri, Orissa, India. ... An acharya is a prominent guru, teacher and scholar who teaches by his own example (from Sanskrit achara, behavior). ... Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, founder-acharya of the Gaudiya Math Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada (1874-1937), the well-known preacher of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, was born Bimal Prasad Dutta in the seaside pilgramge town of Jagganath Puri, Orissa, India. ... Sanyasa symbolizes the conception of the mystic life in Hinduism where a person is now integrated into the spiritual world after wholly giving up material life. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (Bengal) Vaishnavism, is a sect of Hinduism founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. ...

Eventually, sixty-four (64) branches of temples, ashrams, and mathas were established, with the Caitanya Gaudiya Math as the flagship math of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. An effort was made to preach to European countries by the Gaudiya Math in the 1930's, but only reaped a handful of longtime adherents, such as E.G.Schulze of Germany, who became Sadananda Swami, and later, Walther Eidlitz of Austria, who became Vamana dasa. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, founder-acharya of the Gaudiya Math Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada (1874-1937), the well-known preacher of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, was born Bimal Prasad Dutta in the seaside pilgramge town of Jagganath Puri, Orissa, India. ... Sadananda Swami was born Ernst Georg Schulze of Germany. ...

Since the passing of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarsvati Prabhupada (1937) the Gaudiya Math Mission and it's branches have spread throughout the world, especially through the efforts of one of his Disciples Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaja, the Founder of ISKCON Gaudiya Vaishnavaism has now become popular in the western countries.

External links

• Our Family the Gaudiya Math written by B.A. Paramadvaiti Swami Maharaja
• Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math - Mission organized by Srila B.R.Sridhar Maharaj
• Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti - Purebhakti, website of Srila BV Narayana Maharaja
• Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission Srila BV Puri Maharaj