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Vaishnavas (sometimes know as Vaishnavites) are Hindus who follow Vishnu and want to show Vishnu that he is the most special deity . They focus their worship on the ten incarnations of Vishnu, which include Rama and Krishna. This kind of Hinduism is called Vaishnavism .
Vaishnavism, also called Vishnuism, one of the major forms of modern Hinduism, characterized by devotion to the god Vishnu and his incarnations (avatars). Through his avatars, Vishnu defends traditional righteousness in keeping with the moral law (dharma). The most popular of the avatars are Rama and Krishna.
What is the Gaudiya Vaishnava movement?
Gaudiya Vaishnava is a religious movement within Vaishnavism, one of the main Hindu schools of thought. It is also known as Bengali Vaishnavism or Chaitanya Vaishnavism.
Who is the original Acharya of Gaudiya Vaishnavism?
The Gaudiya Vaishnavas call their tradition “Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya”, which originates from Brahma and has Madhvacharya as the original acharya and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as the acharya-successor. However, this traditional point is at least the debatable.
Gaudiya Vaishnavas follow a lacto vegetarian (or stricter) diet, abstaining from all types of animal flesh, including fish and eggs. Onions, garlic and Red Lentils are also avoided as they are believed to promote a more tamasic form of consciousness in the eater when taken in large quantities.
Living beings. According to Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy, consciousness is not a product of matter, but is instead a symptom of the soul. All living beings ( jivas ), are distinct from their current body – the nature of the soul being eternal, immutable, and indestructible without any particular beginning or end.