The Chaitanya Movement

Book excerpt: Illustrations: 18 B/w Illustrations Description: The present work outlines the history of Krishna Chaitanya, the founder, and the history of the Movement and also the religious and social conditions which led to its emergence. It also discusses the teachings of the Sect and its literature, which has been potent ever since in the literary life of Bengal. It talks about the sect as it is today, the classes, the sub-sects, its orders and its cults. Lastly the author compares the Movement to Christianity, and claims that the whole idea of the Movement was to put Krishna in place of Christ and Gita in the place of the Gospel.