Jiva Goswami

Srila Jiva Goswami
Murti of Jiva Goswami at his samadhi in Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan.
Personal
Born	c. 1513 (1513) Ramakeli, Malda, Bengal Sultanate, (present-day West Bengal, India)
Died	c. 1598 (aged 84–85)
Resting place	Radha-Damodar temple, Vrindavan, India
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Parent	Anupama (father)
Denomination	Vaishnavism
Lineage	Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya
Sect	Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Notable work(s)	Gopala Champu Sat Sandarbhas
Known for	Codifying Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Relatives	Rupa Goswami (paternal uncle), Sanatana Goswami (paternal uncle)
Organization
Philosophy	Achintya Bheda Abheda
Religious career
Guru	Rupa Goswami
Based in	Vrindavan, India
Influenced Bhaktivinoda Thakur Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Honors	Six Goswamis of Vrindavana

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Jiva Goswami (Sanskrit: जीव गोस्वामी, romanized: Jīva Gosvāmī; c. 1513 – c. 1598)^[1][2] was an Indian philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta tradition, producing a great number of philosophical works on the theology and practice of Bhakti yoga, Vaishnava Vedanta and associated disciplines. He is known as one of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan and was the nephew of the two leading figures, Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami.