Dattatreya
Lord Dattatreya is the Grand Teacher or “Guru principle” in the universe. All the teachers in various planes are the manifestation of the one teaching principle who is referred to in the ancient Indian wisdom as Dattatreya.
The World Teacher Trust and Dattatreya
The Earth has a Hierarchy of Teachers and its head is called the World Teacher. The World Teacher is known as Lord Maitreya while the Cosmic Teacher is known as Lord Dattatreya. The World Teacher Trust (WTT) is named after the World Teacher. The energy of Lord Dattatreya is the chief energy of the World Teacher Trust.
This website of the WTT is intended to communicate the existence of the Grand Cosmic Teaching Principle and its appearance on Earth in our present Dark Age.
Book Presentation
The book “Sri Dattatreya. The Symbol & the Significance” by Dr. K. Parvathi Kumar introduces a basic understanding of Dattatreya as an eternal principle. It exists in all as the Teacher principle, as the guide that leads one onto one's own source of existence.
Dattatreya also exists in a form in all planes and incarnates as per the time and need.
More : Sample : PDF : Order
The book “Sri Dattatreya. The Symbol & the Significance” by Dr. K. Parvathi Kumar introduces a basic understanding of Dattatreya as an eternal principle. The principle exists in all as the Teacher principle, as the guide that leads one onto one's own source of existence.
Srīpāda Srīvallabha
Srīpāda Srīvallabha (1320-1350) is the first incarnation of Lord Dattatreya in the present age. He incarnated in Pithapuram, a small town in Andhra Pradesh near Rajahmundry, on the eastern side of India.
Teachings of Srīpāda
The teachings of Srīpāda are simple and profound. You find here some extracts of his teachings.
Further Incarnations
In his life as Srīpāda Srīvallabha, he already announced his further incarnations.
Narasimha Saraswati (1378-1459) took birth in Karanjapur in Maharashtra to revive the ascetic way of life. Many supernatural events happened around him.
more about Narasimha Saraswati
Swamī Samartha (- 1878) appeared in Akkalkot, a village in Maharashtra, India, in 1856. Therefore, he is also called Akkalkot Maharaj or Srī Swamī Samarth Maharaj by his devotees.
Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam
The biography of Srīpāda Srīvallabha provides a feeling of being in his very presence and participating in the events. As decreed by Srīpāda, the work was kept secret for thirty three generations, nearly 700 years. It came to light in 2001; it was then published in Telugu and has now been translated into several languages.
more about the Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam >> Acquiring the Book
Places related to Srīpāda
Srīpāda passed the first sixteen years of his life at Pithapuram. After wandering mostly from Southeast Andhra Pradesh to Northeast India, he settled at Kuruvapuram, located on an island in the Krishna River. He stayed there until his disappearance in 1350.
Material
There are numerous resources relating to Lord Dattatreya and his incarnations. Here you find further information or songs.
You also find pictures for download and impressions from the places, where Srīpāda and his following incarnations lived.