Origin from 1920
The Gaudiya Math is a Gaudiya Vaishnava matha, or monastic organization, founded by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati and formally established on September 6, 1920, roughly thirty months after he took monastic vows and about two and a half years after he had founded the earlier Sri Chaitanya Math in Mayapura on March 7, 1918. It exists to spread Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the devotional tradition rooted in the teachings of the medieval saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, through preaching and publishing, and its own account emphasizes that from its founding it welcomed participants regardless of caste or religious background, including both Hindus and Muslims. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Kind of order ApostolateContemplative or Monastic Prayer 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Origins
Origin Period Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionAdvaita Vedanta Non-Dualism 2 Connections
Uses Liturgical Language
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Sources
1. Wikipedia, "Gaudiya Math"
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The Gaudiya Math (/mʌt/, /mɑːt/; Gauḍīya Maṭha) is a Gaudiya Vaishnava matha (monastic organisation) formed on 6 September 1920, about 30 months after Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati took sannyasa
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Category:1920 establishments in British India
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