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Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
Founder of the Gaudiya Math and spiritual master of Srila Prabhupada
6 February 1874 – 1 January 1937
Srila Gaura Kishora Dasa Babaji Maharaja
Paramahamsa babaji and spiritual master of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
1830s – 17 November 1915 (Utthana Ekadashi)
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
The Seventh Goswami, pioneer of the modern Krishna consciousness movement
2 September 1838 – 23 June 1914
Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja
Vaishnava Sarvabhauma, who confirmed Lord Chaitanya's birthplace
c. 1750 – Phalguna new moon, after 1897
Srila Lokanatha Gosvami
Associate of Lord Chaitanya and guru of Narottama Dasa Thakura
Disappeared 1588 (Ashadha Krishna Ashtami)
Srila Madhu Pandita Gosvami
Founder of the Radha-Gopinatha temple, Vrindavan
Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami
One of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, the prayojana-acharya
1494 – 1586 (Ashvina Shukla Dvadashi)
Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami
One of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, founder of the Radha-ramana temple
1503 – 1578
Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami
One of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, master reciter of Srimad-Bhagavatam
1503 – c. 1579
Srila Jiva Gosvami
One of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, the great philosopher of the Gaudiya sampradaya
1513 – 1598
Sri Srinivasa Acharya
Acharya of the post-Goswami generation and leader of the first book-distribution party
Appeared Vaishakha Purnima, c. 1515-1519
Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura
Acharya of kirtan and author of Prarthana and Prema-bhakti-chandrika
1534 – 1611
Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura
Leading acharya of the Gaudiya sampradaya in the 17th century
1638 – 1708
Srila Baladeva Vidyabhushana
Author of Govinda-bhashya, the Gaudiya commentary on Vedanta-sutra
Disappeared 1768