Later Acharyas
The great acharyas who came after the Six Goswamis of Vrindavana and carried Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's teachings forward through their writings, songs and institutions.
7 profiles
Srila Vrindavana Dasa Thakura
Author of Sri Chaitanya-Bhagavata
c. 1507 CE (Krishna Dvadashi, month of Vaishakh, 1429 Shaka era) – c. 1589 CE (exact year disputed)
6 pastime pages
Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
Author of Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita
c. 1496-1528 (sources disagree) – c. 1615-1620 (some traditions say 1616-1617)
6 pastime pages
Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
Poet-Saint Who United Gaudiya Vaishnavism at Kheturi
Month of Magha (year disputed) – Karttika, Krishna Panchami (year not established)
6 pastime pages
Srila Rasikananda Prabhu
The Preacher Who Crossed Every Caste Line in Odisha
Kartika, night of Dipamalika (Diwali), Sakabda 1512 (c. 1590 AD) – First day of the bright fortnight of Phalguna, Sakabda 1574 (1652 AD)
5 pastime pages
Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura
Author of the Sarartha-darsini and Architect of Raganuga-Bhakti
c. 1626 (sources vary widely, 1610s-1660s) – c. 1708, Vasanta-panchami (Magha)
7 pastime pages
Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana
Author of the Govinda-bhashya
c. early 18th century (exact year unknown) – traditionally 1768; some scholars place it as late as 1793 (disputed)
7 pastime pages
Srila Lochana Dasa Thakura
Author of Sri Chaitanya-mangala and Poet of the Srikhanda Vaishnavas
1523 (a minority of sources give 1520) – Year not recorded in the sources consulted for this page
5 pastime pages