Sasta

Sasta

Shasta or Sastha (IAST Śāstā) is the name of a Hindu deity in India. Shasta is a generic Sanskrit term for a teacher. In South India, Shasta or Shasta is attested from the 3rd century C.E in Tamil Nadu state. In Kerala where the Shasta cult is well developed, he is attested from 855 C.E. Shasta cult is used as a cult of syncretism that tends to unite the Shaivite and Vaishnavites sects of Hinduism.