Vyāsa
From Theosopedia
Vy€sa is the legendary author of the great Indian epic Mahšbhšrata. He is said to have also divided the Vedas into four and hence he is also known as Veda-Vy€sa. He is also credited for having written the Pur€Šas. Scholars estimate that he must have lived between 1800 and 1500 BCE.
The Vinu-Pur€Ša also states that there were twenty-eight Vy€sas in history who appeared in each of the twenty-eight world ages (dv€para). He is an incarnation of ViŠu who divides the Veda into four in each age.
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