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# Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c2: Contents

Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c2

- **Language:** English

### Contents

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CHAPTER I. THE BEGINNINGS OF BENGAL VAIṢNAVISM

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1. The Historical Setting and Vaiṣṇava Heritage ... ... 1  
2. Pre-Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism in Bengal 8  
3. Other Social and Religious Conditions 26

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CHAPTER II. THE ADVENT OF CAITANYA

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1. Materials for a Study of Caitanya's Life ... ... 34 Murāri-gupta ... ... 35 Svarūpa Dāmodara ... 39 Paramānanda Kavikarṇapūra 41 Vṛndāvana-dāsa ... 46 Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja ... 51 Locana-dāsa and Jayānanda 58 Govinda-dāsa ... ... 61 The Composers of Bengali Padas on Caitanya ... ... 63  
2. Life and Personality of Caitanya ... 67  
3. Caitanya's Relation to the Sect and the Cult ... ... 103

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CHAPTER III. THE SIX GOSVĀMINS OF VṚNDĀVANA

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1. General Remarks ... ... 111  
2. Raghunātha-dāsa ... ... 119  
3. Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa ... ... 125  
4. Gopāla Bhaṭṭa ... ... 125  
5. Sanātana, Rūpa and Jiva ... 146

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CHAPTER IV. THE DEVOTIONAL SENTIMENTS (RASA-ŚĀSTRA)

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2. The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu of Rūpa 170  
3. The Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi of Rūpa ... 203

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CHAPTER V. THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY  
1. General Characteristics ... 225  
2. The Bṛhad-Bhāgavatāmṛta of Sanātana 233  
3. The Saṃkṣepa-Bhāgavatāmṛta of Rūpa 238  
4. The Six Saṃdarbhas of Jīva ... 254 a. Tattva-saṃdarbha ... 257 b. Bhagavat-saṃdarbha ... 272 c. Paramātma-saṃdarbha ... 297 d. Kṛṣṇa-saṃdarbha ... 314 e. Bhakti-saṃdarbha ... 354 f. Prīti-saṃdarbha ... 380  
5. Caitanya-worship as a Cult ... 481

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CHAPTER VI. RITUALISM AND DEVOTIONAL PRACTICES  
1. The Hari-bhakti-vilāsa of Gopāla Bhaṭṭa ... 448  
2. The Sat-kriyā-sāra-dīpikā ... 529  
3. Ethics of Bengal Vaiṣṇavism ... 542

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CHAPTER VII. THE LITERARY WORKS  
1. Their Extent and Importance ... 556  
2. Biographical Works ... ... 557  
3. Dramatic Writings ... ... 577  
4. Kāvyas and Campūs ... ... 593  
5. Stotras, Gītas and Birudas ... 649

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ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS

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