Yoga Guru · Ācārya
Matsyendranātha
Also known as Macchindranāth
Revered as an originary Nātha master; historicity partly legendary.
Period: c. 10th c. CE
Associated with: Bengal / Nepal
Tradition: Nātha Sampradāya
📜 Historicity debatedThis figure's dates or identity are debated by scholars. Traditional accounts are presented as such.Confidence: Low
Lineage timeline (Paramparā)
The teacher-to-student transmission — oldest first, flowing down through the generations.
- MatsyendranāthaThis pagec. 10th c. CE
Students who carried it forward
- Gorakṣanāthac. 11th–12th c. CE
traditional attribution · confidence Low · traditional attribution
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