Dattātreya is the syncretic deity considered as the descent on earth (avatāra) of the three gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva. Especially venerated in Mahārāṣṭra and Karṇāṭaka, he is at the same time the archetype of the renouncer (saṃnyāsin) and one of the lords of yoga in Hinduism, particularly in the tradition of the nāthas guided by Gorakṣanātha

Dattatreya

Alberto Pelissero
2018-01-01

Abstract

Dattātreya is the syncretic deity considered as the descent on earth (avatāra) of the three gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva. Especially venerated in Mahārāṣṭra and Karṇāṭaka, he is at the same time the archetype of the renouncer (saṃnyāsin) and one of the lords of yoga in Hinduism, particularly in the tradition of the nāthas guided by Gorakṣanātha
2018
Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions
Springer
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1036-5_50-1
sanscrito, hinduismo
Alberto Pelissero
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