Virupa (Sanskrit: Virūpa; Tib. bi ru pa or bir wa pa, lit. 'ugly one'), also known as Virupaksa and Tutop Wangchuk, was an 8th–9th century Indian mahasiddha...
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Virūpākṣa is a Sanskrit compound of the words virūpa (ugly; deformed) and akṣa (eyes). Buddhaghosa interpreted virūpa as also meaning "various", which lends...
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after the success of his first film. Naresh married Chennai-based architect Virupa Kantamaneni in 2015. The couple has a daughter, born in 2016. Naresh made...
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Dahui Zonggao Hongzhi Zhengjue Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Śaṅkaranandana Virūpa Ratnākaraśānti Abhayākaragupta Nāropā Atisha Sakya Pandita Dolpopa Rangjung...
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circles, and are associated with figures such as Tirumülar, Gorakhnath, Virupa, Naropa. The tantric mahasiddhas developed yogic systems with subtle body...
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Mahasiddhas is Virūpa, who may be taken as the patron saint of the Sakyapa sect and instituted the Lamdré (Tibetan: lam 'bras) teachings. Virupa (alternate...
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According to Mallison, this figure is most likely the Buddhist mahasiddha Virupa. The c. 10th century Kubjikāmatatantra anticipates haṭha yoga with its description...
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Gorakshanātha Chauranginātha Chāmarinātha Tantipā Hālipā Kedāripā Dhongapā Dāripā Virūpa Kapāli Kamāri Kānha Kanakhala Mekhala Unmana Kāndali Dhovi Jālandhara Tongi...
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and are a form of Shiva. Virupaksha is a sanskritized version of Virupa, where Virupa means strange looking or ugly, indicating the strange three eyes...
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Dahui Zonggao Hongzhi Zhengjue Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Śaṅkaranandana Virūpa Ratnākaraśānti Abhayākaragupta Nāropā Atisha Sakya Pandita Dolpopa Rangjung...
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