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The '''Six Goswamis of Vrindavan''' were a group of devotional teachers ([[guru]]s) from the [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] tradition of [[Hinduism]] who lived in [[India]] during the 15th and 16th centuries. They are closely associated with the land of [[Vrindavan]] where they spent much time in service of their guru, [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]], who is considered as Krishna's ''[[Dashavatara#List_of_Avatars|yuga-avatar]]'' by the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage, who highly regard them for their extreme renunciation of physical comforts and pleasures in the practice of [[Bhakti Yoga]], and for their philosophical presentations of his teachings.<br />
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==Vrindavan==<br />
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Apart from producing a prolific amount of writings regarding Vaishnava philosophy and [[sadhana|practices]], the Six Goswamis also dedicated a significant amount of their time to uncovering many ancient and [[sacred]] areas of land in Vrindavan associated with [[Radha]], [[Krishna]] and the [[Gopis]]. These sections of land are the sites wherein Radha and Krishna performed specific [[Lila (Hinduism)|lila]]s during the previous [[yuga]] in accordance to the events recorded in the [[Bhagavata Purana]]. Although having little in the way of financial possessions themselves, the Goswamis inspired the building of a number of large and ornate temples on and around these sites (dedicated to the worship of Radha and Krishna), which play a role in Vrindavan society to this day.<br />
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==Members==<br />
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The six members of the group were: <br />
* The brothers [[Rupa Goswami]] and [[Sanatana Goswami]] <br />
* [[Jiva Goswami]] (nephew of Rupa and Sanatana).<br />
* [[Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami]]<br />
* [[Gopala Bhatta Goswami]]<br />
* [[Raghunatha dasa Goswami]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Gaudiya Mission]]<br />
*[[Gaudiya Math]]<br />
*[[Hare Krishna (mantra)|Hare Krishna]]<br />
*[[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]]<br />
*[[Krsna|Krishna]]<br />
*[[Nityananda]]<br />
*[[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]<br />
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==References==<br />
* ''Six Goswamis of Vrindavan'', by Steven Rosen, Folk Books, 1991. {{ISBN|0-9619763-2-2}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812075236/http://www.dharmakshetra.com/articles2/six%20goswamis%20of%20vrindavan.htm Six Goswamis of Vrindavan]<br />
* [http://www.vrindavan-dham.com/modern-period.php Six Goswamis - Chronology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406003503/http://www.vrindavan-dham.com/modern-period.php |date=6 April 2016 }}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050626151259/http://chantandbehappy.com/bhajans/lyrics/srisadgoswamyastaka112504.html Sad-goswamy-astaka ("Eight Prayers to the Six Goswamis") by Srinivasa Acharya - text]<br />
* [http://www.harekrsna.cz/mp3/Gurv-astakam/08_Sad_Gosvami_astakam.mp3 Sad-goswamy-astaka, sung by Jaya Gurudeva dasa, MP3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320101743/http://www.harekrsna.cz/mp3/Gurv-astakam/08_Sad_Gosvami_astakam.mp3 |date=20 March 2012 }}<br />
* [http://choir.atw.hu/english.htm Sad-goswamy-astaka, mixed choir video clip by Syamasundara dasa]<br />
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