Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST ') (Bengali) (1486 - 1534), was an ascetic Vaishnava monk and social reformer in 16th century Bengal, (present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh) and Orissa, India. Chaitanya was a notable proponent for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga (meaning loving devotion to Krishna/God) based on the philosophy of the Bhagavata Purana and Bhagavad Gita. Wikipedia
Gaudiya Vaishnavism: An overview of its philosophy, theology, literature and history - essays, glossary, links and other helpful resources. www.gaudiya.com/
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase : Teachings of Lord Caitanya Preface Prologue Mission Introduction TLC 1 : Teachings to Rupa Gosvami TLC 2 : Sanatana Gosvami TLC 3 : Teachings to Sanatana Gosvami TLC 4 : The Wise Man TLC 5 : How to Approach God TLC 6 : His Forms A lordcaitanya.com/en1
The Great Epic Mahabharata (Dana-Dharma, Visnu-Sahasra-Nama Stotra) points out the divine characteristics of Sriman Mahaprabhu's appearance. www.acbspn.com/godhead/gaura_1predictions.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaitanya_Mahaprabhu
He starts his essay; "Caitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Mayapur in the town of Nadia just after sunset on the evening of the 23rd Phalguna (1407 Sakadba), answering to the 18th of February 1486 of the Christian Era. www.salagram.net/parishad43.htm
VEDA - Information resource for Vedas, Vedic knowledge and philosophy, culture and related topics. Vedic Encyclopedia, Bhakti-yoga in vedas, Library. veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/caitanya.htm
