Tilopa

Indian philosopher
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Tilopa

Summary

Tilopa is a human[1]. He was born on +0928-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1009-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[4] and translator[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Tilopa was born on +0928-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Tilopa was born on +0988-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Tilopa died on +1009-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tilopa died on +1069-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Tilopa's professions included Buddhist monk[4].
  • Tilopa's professions included translator[5].
  • A notable student of Tilopa was Naropa[9].
  • Tilopa's religion is recorded as Buddhism[10].
  • Tilopa's image is recorded as Tilopa.jpg[11].
  • Tilopa is recorded as male[12].
  • Tilopa's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Tilopa's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066462161[14].
  • Tilopa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 297064182[15].
  • Tilopa's GND ID is recorded as 118758268[16].
  • Tilopa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84077786[17].
  • Tilopa's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123415639[18].
  • Tilopa's IdRef ID is recorded as 032373511[19].
  • Tilopa's Commons category is recorded as Tilopa[20].
  • Tilopa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/058s6b[21].
  • Tilopa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tilopa[22].
  • Tilopa's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 161916007[23].
  • Tilopa studied under Dhari Ka[24].
  • Tilopa studied under Vidzaya Pa Da[25].
  • Tilopa studied under Barma[26].
  • Tilopa studied under Drubchen Kukuri Pa[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +0928-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +0988-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Studied under Dhari Ka[24]; Vidzaya Pa Da[25]; Barma[26]; Drubchen Kukuri Pa[27], a writer[28]; Gewé Gönpo[29]; and Aryadeva[30], a philosopher[31], 0200–0250[32], of Sri Lanka[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Buddhist monk[4] and translator[5]. A notable student of Tilopa was Naropa[9].

Personal Life

Tilopa's religion is recorded as Buddhism[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1009-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1069-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

Why It Matters

Tilopa ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What did Tilopa do for work?

Tilopa worked as Buddhist monk[4] and translator[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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