In the sixteenth century, the saint and scholar Sri Caitanya set in motion a
wave of devotion to Krishna that began in eastern India and has now found its
way around the world. Caitanya taught that the highest aim of life is to develop
selfless love for God Krishna, the blue-hued cowherd boy who spoke the Bhagavad
Gita. Although only a handful of poetry is attributed to Caitanya, his
devotional theology was expounded and systematized by his followers in a vast
array of poetical, philosophical, and ritual literature.This book provides a
thematic study of Caitanya Vaishnava philosophy, introducing key thinkers and
ideas in the early tradition, using