Ashtavakra

Ashtavakra
Ashtavakra
	Aṣṭāvakra was born with physical handicap and grew up into a celebrated sage in Hinduism, 19th-century painting.
Personal
Born	Videha, present day Janakpur, Nepal
Religion	Hinduism
Spouse	Suprabha
Parents	Kahoda (father); Sujata (mother);
Region	Mithila region
Alma mater	Uddalaka Aruni Ashram Ancient Mithila University
Teachers	Uddalaka Aruni
Known for	Ashtavakra - Acharya Bandi Shastrarth
Occupation	Professor; Philosopher
Organization
Institute	Uddalaka Aruni Ashram

Ashtavakra (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रः, lit. 'eight deformities', IAST: Aṣṭāvakraḥ) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character of the Hindu Itihasa epics and Puranas.^[1]

Ashtavakra is the author of the text Aṣṭāvakra Gītā, also known as Aṣṭāvakra Saṃhitā, in Hindu traditions. The text is a treatise on Brahman and Ātman.^[2]

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[lochtefeld66-2] James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8.

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