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Book: Yoga Studies in Five Minutes

Chapter: 46. Who were Gorakṣanātha and Matsyendranātha?

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.46388

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Gorakṣanātha and Matsyendranātha have multiple identities in various South Asian sources. Their names have referred to Śaiva tantric yogis, Buddhist tantric masters, alchemical experts, Hindu and Buddhist gods, authors of learned Sanskrit treatises and vernacular poetry, and Muslim saints, in stories known throughout India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Tibet.

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