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An Odd Church Not Now What it Used To Be
Sri Sri Radha-Govinda Gaudiya Math
305 Rose Avenue Venice, CA 90291 In 1885, in accordance with the predecessor example of Sri Jiva Gosvami, Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura founded a society called Visva-vaishnava-raja-sabha, or the Royal World Assembly of Vaishnavas, for the propagation of the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (AD 1487-1534) who is the Supreme Lord Himself, and who mercifully appeared in this world to establish the supremacy of pure loving devotional service (pure bhakti) to the Supreme Lord as intrinsic nature of the soul and aim and object of human life and gave the method of achieving that goal. In 1919, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada re-established this mission, and the organization ultimately came to be known as the Gaudiya Matha. In the able guidance of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the mission spread all over India, and tremendous preaching was accomplished. After Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada left this world, a governing committee was formed to oversee the Sri Gaudiya Matha and its mission. … Source: http://purebhakti.com/ |
