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Krishnadasa Kaviraja

Hindu, Jain & Yogic Teachers

Krishnadasa, known by the honorific Kaviraja, lived from about 1528 to about 1615 or 1620 and was the author of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, a biography of the mystic and saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who lived from 1486 to 1534. The Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hinduism considers Chaitanya to be a combined incarnation of Radha and Krishna, and Krishnadasa Kaviraja is therefore a central biographer of that tradition. His name is recorded here as the author of the Chaitanya Charitamrita so that the scripture can be linked to the person who composed it.

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Historically attested 1
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Attributed Works

Chaitanya Charitamrita, Scriptures & Texts
Source Chaitanya Charitamrita (Wikipedia)

Belongs to Tradition

Hinduism, Religions
Source Krishnadasa Kaviraja (Wikipedia)

Revered In

Hinduism, Religions
Source Krishnadasa Kaviraja (Wikipedia)

Works Attributed

Chaitanya Charitamrita, Scriptures & Texts
Source Chaitanya Charitamrita (Wikipedia)
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1. Krishnadasa Kaviraja (Wikipedia)
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    Krishnadasa (c. 1528, c. 1615/1620), known by the honorific Kaviraja (Kṛṣṇôdas Kôviraj; IAST: Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja), was the author of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, a biography on the life of the mystic and saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534), who is considered by the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hinduism to be a combined incarnation of Radha and Krishna.
  • Belongs to Tradition: Hinduism, Lead section
    the author of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, a biography on the life of the mystic and saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
  • Revered In: Hinduism, Lead section
    the author of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, a biography on the life of the mystic and saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Chaitanya Charitamrita (Wikipedia)
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  • Attributed Works: Chaitanya Charitamrita, Lead section
    composed by Krishnadasa Kaviraja between c. 1582 and the early 17th century
  • Works Attributed: Chaitanya Charitamrita, Lead section
    composed by Krishnadasa Kaviraja between c. 1582 and the early 17th century
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