The Tridandi Sannyasa Order

In the sect of Lord Caitanya, the most venerable learned scholar known as Gadadhara Pandit Gosvami accepted this tridandi sannyasa order, and he offered this facility to his disciple known as Sri Madhava Upadhyaya. This Madhava Acarya is the origin of the Vallabhacarya sect. One of the six Gosvamis, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, who is the authority of Vaisnava regulations, was initiated by another tridandi sannyasi known as Prabodhananda Sarasvati. Therefore this sannyasi order is completely in pursuance of Vaisnava authority.

Taken from a Leture in Tokyo  Japan,  April 30th 1972 by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj