Dhanvantari

Dhanvantari (also Dhanwantari) is a reincarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu. Dhanvantari apears in the Vedas as the physican of the gods, and is the god of Ayurvedic medicine.

Dhanvantari apears as Vishnu with four hands, only holding medicals herbs in one hand and a pot containing rejuvenating nectar in another.

Topics in Hinduism
Primary Scriptures:	Vedas \| Upanishads \| Itihasa (Ramayana & Mahabharata) \| Bhagavad Gita
Other texts:	Tantras \| Sutras \| Puranas \| Brahma Sutras \| Hatha Yoga Pradipika \| Yoga Sutra
Concepts:	Brahman \| Dharma \| Karma \| Moksha \| Maya Punarjanma \| Samsara
Schools & Systems:	Early Hinduism \| Samkhya \| Nyaya \| Vaisheshika Yoga \| Mimamsa \| Vedanta \| Tantra \| Bhakti
Traditional Practices:	Jyotish \| Ayurveda
Rituals:	Aarti \| Darshan \| Puja \| Satsang \| Thaal \| Yagnya
Gurus and Saints:	Sankara \| Ramakrishna \| Vivekananda \| Aurobindo Ramana Maharshi \| Sivananda
Denominations:	Vaishnavism \| Shaivism \| Shaktism Agama Hindu Dharma \| Contemporary movements

Hinduism | Hindu mythology

Texts: Ramayana | Mahabharata


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