About Bhagavan

Bhagavān is an epithet for deity, particularly for Krishna and other avatars of Vishnu in Vaishnavism, as well as for Shiva in the Shaivism tradition of Hinduism, and is used by Jains to refer to the Tirthankaras, more particularly Mahavira and is used by Buddhists to refer to the Buddha. In north India, Bhagavān also represents the concept of abstract God to Hindus who are religious but do not worship a specific deity.