Nityananda Dasa

I have the following question. Does anybody know for sure whether Bipin Bihari Goswamin was Gaudiya Vaishnava or not? And if Bakhtivinode Takhur took diksha from Bipin Bihari Goswamin, was he initiated again by Jagannath Das Baba, or the later was only his siksa guru? One of the versions is that Bipin Bihari Goswami was a member of another sampradaya (not Gaudiya) and Bakhtivinode was initiated properly only by Jagannath Dasa Babaji. I'd be much grateful if anybody can give light on this issue.