Avadhuta Gita

Avadhuta Gita (Devanagari: अवधूत गीता, IAST: Avadhūta Gītā) is a Sanskrit text of Hinduism whose title means "Song of the free soul".^[1] The text's poetry is based on the principles of Advaita and Dvaita schools of Hindu philosophy.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The text is attributed to Dattatreya,^[6] and extant manuscripts have been dated to approximately the 9th or 10th century CE. It consists of 289 shlokas (metered verses), divided into eight chapters.^[1] The first seven chapters are the text's oldest layer, and the eight chapter is likely a later interpolation.^[7] It may have been composed in the deccan states of India, probably Maharashtra.^[8] Avadhuta Gita has been one of the most important texts of the Natha Yogi tradition of Hinduism.^[8]

^ ^a ^b Rigopoulos 1998, p. 195.
^ Dalal 2010, p. 50.
^ K P Gietz 1992, p. 58 note 318.
^ Katz, Jerry (2007). One: essential writings on nonduality. Sentient Publications. ISBN 978-1-59181-053-7, ISBN 978-1-59181-053-7. Source
^ Sharma 1987, p. 183.
^ John A. Grimes (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. State University of New York Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7914-3067-5.
^ Rigopoulos 1998, pp. 195–196.
^ ^a ^b Rigopoulos 1998, pp. 195–197.

[FOOTNOTERigopoulos1998195-1] Rigopoulos 1998, p. 195.

[FOOTNOTEDalal201050-2] Dalal 2010, p. 50.

[FOOTNOTEK_P_Gietz199258_note_318-3] K P Gietz 1992, p. 58 note 318.

[google2007-4] Katz, Jerry (2007). One: essential writings on nonduality. Sentient Publications. ISBN 978-1-59181-053-7, ISBN 978-1-59181-053-7. Source

[FOOTNOTESharma1987183-5] Sharma 1987, p. 183.

[6] John A. Grimes (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. State University of New York Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7914-3067-5.

[FOOTNOTERigopoulos1998195–196-7] Rigopoulos 1998, pp. 195–196.

[FOOTNOTERigopoulos1998195–197-8] Rigopoulos 1998, pp. 195–197.

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