Somānanda

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ID: 85285
Full name: Somānanda
Gender: Male
Social identifiers: Śaiva, Tryambaka
Activity year: 900 c.

Somānanda, the author of the Śivadṛṣṭi, identifies himself as the nineteenth successor of the legendary Śaiva guru Tryambaka. He doesn’t mention the first fourteen, but he identifies his immediate predecessors as Saṅgamāditya, Varṣāditya, Aruṇāditya, and his own teacher, Ānanda (Gnoli 1972: 880).

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Last update: 20.11.2016 - 01:40
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Teacher: Ānanda
Suggested citation: Ollett A., K. Potter. "Somānanda." Pandit. <panditproject.org/entity/85285/person>. Updated on November 20, 2016 01:40 am IST.
Contributors: Andrew Ollett, Karl Potter