When1: -500
When2: -300
Who: Vyasa or Badarayana or Krishna Dvaipayana [Dvaipayana, Krishna]
What: poet/philosopher
Where: India
works\ Epic of the Bharata Dynasty [-500 to -300]
Detail: In Vedas, he was born at end of Dvapara Yuga, was a legendary sage, incarnated Lord Krishna, wrote the Mahabharata for understanding, wrote the eighteen Puranas, established teaching through Upanishads or Upakhyanas, and arranged Vedas. He wrote the Bhagavata for Devarshi Narada. He established the three paths of Karma, Upasana, and Jnana. Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura are his sons. There have been twenty-nine Vyasas. Gurupurnima or Vyasa Purnima or Full Moon of Vyasa is Vyasa's birthday.
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