Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 61 Beames, John 1837 1902 Chaitanya and the Vaishnava Poets of Bengal Produced by John B. Hare (sacred-texts.com), and Chetan Jain (BharatLiterature) "Chaitanya and the Vaishnava Poets of Bengal" by John Beames is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the rich tradition of Bengali poetry from the 15th and 16th centuries, focusing on the life of Chaitanya, a key figure in the Vaishnava movement. It explores the interrelationship between Chaitanya's teachings and the verses produced by various poets of the time, emphasizing the devotional practices and cultural significance of this literary form in Bengal. The narrative centers around Chaitanya's life, beginning with his background and early years, and detailing his transformation into a wandering ascetic and religious leader. Beames examines how Chaitanya's devotion to Krishna and the worship of Radha established a new spiritual ethos, which emphasized love and devotion over ritualistic practices. The book also highlights the Vaishnava poets—whose works collectively form the "Padakalpataru," a significant collection of poems within the sect—and the themes of divine love that characterize much of the poetry. Through this analysis, Beames illustrates how Chaitanya’s influence enhanced the Bengali cultural landscape, transforming both religious thought and songwriting into a vehicle for spiritual expression and community cohesion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chaitanya, 1486-1534 Vaishnavism Vaishnava poetry, Bengali BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 56269 56164 2024-09-03T09:57:22.922244 2023-10-03T09:41:48.911599 text/html text/html 56262 56157 2024-09-03T09:57:23.078204 2023-10-03T09:41:49.045599 text/html text/html 82626 2024-09-03T09:57:26.367181 application/epub+zip 81593 2024-09-03T09:57:24.406193 application/epub+zip 81595 2024-09-03T09:57:23.580203 application/epub+zip 232794 2024-09-03T09:57:27.833196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225622 2024-09-03T09:57:25.828203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225738 2022-09-03T13:41:02.592941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46383 46321 2024-09-03T09:57:22.748203 2023-10-03T09:41:48.765609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46807 2014-08-22T20:26:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18801 2014-08-22T20:27:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 46643 2014-08-22T20:26:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18630 2014-08-22T20:27:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19732 2024-09-03T09:57:27.974169 application/rdf+xml 19830 2024-09-03T09:57:23.934235 image/jpeg 4225 2024-09-03T09:57:23.764213 image/jpeg 85153 2024-09-03T09:57:23.084202 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia