Form of Visnu as guru

[Dean Anderson]

Dattatreya is considered an incarnation of Vishnu as the guru. His 
teachings
are found in the Avadhuta Gita.

Dattatreya is also considered the founder of some of the more important
groups of Swamis in the Dashnami tradition. An American became a swami 
in
that order some decades ago, you might try emailing him for the modern
understanding of Dattatreya as it relates to their order: 
BABA at rampuri.com

Of course, the most famous teaching of Vishnu is the Bhagavad Gita. 
Although
most of the Vishnu incarnations also have teaching in the various 
Puranas.
You might try the Puranic Encyclopedia for references.

It's a huge area. I hope this gives you a place to start.

Best,

Dean

Dr. Dean Anderson
East West Cultural Institute





On 5/22/06, Jenni Cover <jenni.cover at urnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> Daksinamurti is the form of Siva as guru. Can anyone please enlighten 
me
> about a form (murti) of Visnu as guru? Is there a particular 
sampradaya
> that
> worships Visnu in this form? Are there any good 
books/papers/web-sites
> etc.
> on this subject?
>
> Thankyou,
> Jenni Cover
> PhD Student
> University of Sydney
> Australia
>

		
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