why are Gaudiya Vaishnavas so intolerant?

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Why are they?

In Hinduism it is common to regard one's Ishtadevata as supreme and all other

deities as aspects or manifestations of him/her.

For instance, the Shaivas regard Shiva as Parabrahman and respect Vishnu,

Krishna, Brahma, etc. as aspects or manifestations of Shiva and the goddesses

such as Lakshmi, Radha, Sarasvati, etc. as aspects or manifestations of

Shakti-Devi.

The Shaktas also respect the other deities.

But the Gaudiya Vaishnavas seem to hold the view that only Krishna is god, all

other deities are mere demi-gods.

Why? Did Sri Chaitanya preach that?

Is this view shared by all Vaishnava sects, or are there branches of the

Vaishnava tradition that follow the classical Hindu tradition?

On which scriptures do they base their view, and on whose interpretation of these scriptures?

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vediculture, "Alexandra Kafka"

<alexandra.kafka@a...> wrote:

> Why are they?

> In Hinduism it is common to regard one's Ishtadevata as supreme

and all other deities as aspects or manifestations of him/her.

> For instance, the Shaivas regard Shiva as Parabrahman and respect

Vishnu, Krishna, Brahma, etc. as aspects or manifestations of Shiva

and the goddesses such as Lakshmi, Radha, Sarasvati, etc. as aspects

or manifestations of Shakti-Devi.

In any of vedic sampradayas they used the vedic cannon like sources

of praman o evidences. With out of this cannon, any beleives are

only sentimental fanatism. So What are the sastric pramana of this

believes???

> The Shaktas also respect the other deities.

> But the Gaudiya Vaishnavas seem to hold the view that only Krishna

is god, all other deities are mere demi-gods.

It is the critery fo Lord Krishna in the Gita.

> Why? Did Sri Chaitanya preach that?

> Is this view shared by all Vaishnava sects, or are there branches

of the Vaishnava tradition that follow the classical Hindu tradition?

> On which scriptures do they base their view, and on whose

interpretation of these scriptures?

There ois a clear difference between to be untolerant and to be

ultraliberal, like USA to day, and to be leal or faithfull to

teachings of Lord Krishna and the vedic satras. If you are acuse to

the vaisnavas, pleae first read cerefully the Gita and Bhagavatam,

Caitanya Caritanmrita and later you can get more good idea of his

principles of theology.

YS.

Hare Krishna das