Dattatreya (Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेय, IAST: Dattātreya), Dattā or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of yoga, venerated as a Hindu god. He is considered to be an avatar and combined form of the … 展开

In the Puranas, he was born in an Indian hermitage to Anasuya and her husband, the Vedic sage, Atri who is traditionally credited with making the largest contribution to the 展开

The Dattatreya Upanishad (tantra-focussed), Darshana Upanishad (yoga-focussed) and particularly the Avadhuta Upanishad (advaita-focussed) present the philosophy of the Dattatreya tradition. Dattatreya is also mentioned in the classic text on Yoga 展开

• Shripad Vallabh
• Nrisimha Saraswati
• Swami Samarth
• Gagangiri Maharaj
• Manik Prabhu 展开

Dattatreya is typically shown with three heads and six hands, one head each for Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva who represent the Trimurti, the 3 main gods in Hinduism, and one pair of hands holding the symbolic items associated with each of these gods: 展开

Several Hindu monastic and yoga traditions are linked to Dattatreya:
• Nath sampradaya: The Nath yogis, that metamorphosed into a … 展开

• Advaita Vedanta
• Bhedabheda
• Dattatreya Yoga Shastra
• Dvaita Vedanta
• Upanishads
• Triglav 展开