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The Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition sees Krishna as the original form of god. Every other school considers Krishna to be an avatar of Vishnu. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu i
by unmole 5y ago
The Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition sees Krishna as the original form of god. Every other school considers Krishna to be an avatar of Vishnu. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is considered an avatar of Krishna by Gaudiya Vaishnavas while everyone else sees him as a mortal devotee of Krishna and not Krishna himself.
These are fundamental differences in theology. Prabubada's translation is in service of the beliefs of his lineage which at times are decidedly against what the mainstream believes.
The fact that ISKCON is popular in a country where less than ~1.5% of the population identifies as Hindu doesn't mean that they are representative of mainstream Hinduism.
There are probably dozens of other translations by bonafide practitioners of other lineages which are closer to what the vast majority of Hindus actually believe.
- amriksohata 5y agoJust because only Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition sees Krishna as the original form of God. Does not mean other Hindu philosophies don't either. Goto any Sanatan Temple and they will have his Deity and preach the one accepted scripture the Gita which also states he is the highest form. Many other traditions accept Vishnu's forms as the highest. The concept of ism, Vaishnavism and Shiavism is very much a British classification using English language words.