Renukacharya

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Reṇukāchārya (

Yadadri district, Telangana, India
.

Texts date this mythical saint to the time of the Rāmāyaṇa since he was the teacher of the great sage Agastya of Pañcāvati.[1] This saint is said to have consecrated 30 million liṇgas at the behest of Ravana's brother, Vibhīṣaṇa, after Rāvaṇa's death.

He finally established the Rambhāpuri maṭha at

Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The Reṇuka gotra of the Vīraśaivas is named after him.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Veerashaiva Panchacharyaru".
  2. ^ Nandimath, S.C. (1942). A handbook of Vīraśaivism. Dharwar, S. India: L.E. Association. pp. 14–15.