Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c11.s1.1

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One of the remarkable features of the Caitanya movement is its extraordinary literary activity, the power and vitality of its inspiration being evidenced by the vast literature which it produced both in the learned classical tongue and in the living language of the province. As, on the one hand, it enriched the field of Sanskrit scholarship by its more solid and laborious productions in theology, philosophy, ritualism and Rasa-śāstra, so, on the other, it poured itself out lavishly in song and story almost creating, as it did, a new literary epoch by its fruitful contributions of great diversity and charm.