Glossary
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Bhakti-yoga —the system of cultivation of  bhakti , or pure devotional service, which is untinged by sense gratification or philosophical speculation.
Bhāva  —the preliminary stage of transcendental love of Godhead.
Bhūma-one of the five Pāndava brothers...
Bhūsma—a great devotee and senior family member of the Kuru dynasty.
Brahmā—the first created living being.
Brahma-bhūta —state of being freed from material contamination. One in this state is characterized by transcendental happiness, and he engages in the service of the Supreme Lord.
Brahmacārī —celibate student under the care of a bona fide spiritual master.
Brahmacarya —the vow of strict abstinence from sex indulgence.
Brahma-jjjñāsā— spiritual inquiry into one's own identity.
Brahmajyoti —( brahma —spiritual +  jyoti —light) the impersonal effulgence emanating from the body of Kṛṣṇa.
Brahmaloka-the abode of Lord Brahmā.
Brahman –(1)the infinitesimal spiritual soul;(2)the all-pervading impersonal aspect of Kṛṣṇa; (3)the Supreme Personality of Godhead; (4)the total material substance.
Brāhmaṇa —the intelligent class of men, according to the system of social and spiritual orders.
Brahma-saṁhitā —a very ancient Sanskrit scripture of the prayers of Brahmā to Govinda, recovered from a temple in South India by Lord Caitanya.
Brahma-sūtra—see Vedānta-sūtra.
Buddhi-yoga —( buddhi —intelligence +  yoga —mystic elevation) the practice of devotional service. Action in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is  buddhi-yoga , for that is the highest intelligence.
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Caitanya-caritāmṛta —the authoritative scripture by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja which describes Lord Caitanya’s teachings and pastimes.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu – an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa Himself who appeared in the 15th Century at Navadvīpa in Bengal. He was the inaugurator of the congregational chanting of the  mahā-mantra , Hare Kṛṣṇa, and His life was the most perfect example of the practice of the teachings of  Bhagavad-gītā .
Candalas —dog-eaters, the lowest class of human beings.
Candra-the demigod who rules the moon..