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Matsyendranath

Also called: Macchindranath, Luipa (Tibet)

The ninth- to tenth-century founder-figure of the Naths, said to have overheard Shiva teaching Parvati while hidden as a fish; teacher of Gorakhnath. Stub entity for the Adinath frame.

Sources: Nath — Wikipedia · see Matsyendranath's web

Relations 1

Matsyendranath taught by

Dakshinamurthy (Form) Shaiva · The silent teacher under the banyan
Nath telling: the fish overhears Shiva teaching Parvati.

Stories 2

The silent teacher under the banyan
In stone and bronze · as eavesdropping disciple (Nath telling) · 3 tellings
Five ways the Shaivas see him
How a tradition frames it · as Nath founder-figure · 1 telling

Cited

Nath — Wikipedia Encyclopedia