Chaitanya movement

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Also Known As	Chaitanya sect

Topics

gosvamin Hinduism Vaishnavism Brahmo Samaj Saura sect Smarta sect Bhagavata Shaivism Vallabhacharya Arya Samaj Vaishnava-Sahajiya Shaktism

Key People

Rūpa Gosvāmī

Indian scholar, poet, and author

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