Virupa

Indian religious teacher of the 9th century
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Virupa

Summary

Virupa is a human[1]. He was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +0999-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a poet[4], yogi[5], and mahasiddha[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Virupa was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Virupa died on +0999-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Virupa's professions included poet[4].
  • Virupa worked as a yogi[5].
  • Virupa's professions included mahasiddha[6].
  • A notable student of Virupa was Naljorpa Sa Kapala[8].
  • A notable student of Virupa was Dombipa[9].
  • A notable student of Virupa was Sukhasiddhi[10].
  • A notable student of Virupa was Sriumapatidatta[11].
  • A notable student of Virupa was Ma Tam Gipa[12].
  • A notable student of Virupa was Krishnapada[13].
  • Virupa's religion is recorded as Buddhism[14].
  • Virupa's image is recorded as Virupa - Cleveland Museum of Art (27867020604).jpg[15].
  • Virupa is recorded as male[16].
  • Virupa's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Virupa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4016464[18].
  • Virupa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88063944[19].
  • Virupa's Commons category is recorded as Virupa[20].
  • Virupa studied under Dorjé Namjom[21].
  • Virupa studied under Sa Drepa Chenpo[22].
  • Virupa studied under Jampal Shinjé Shé Marpo[23].
  • Virupa studied under Jetsün Dorjé Dakmema[24].
  • Virupa's floruit is recorded as +0900-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Virupa's BDRC Resource ID is recorded as P3293[26].
  • Virupa's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120pnl96[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Virupa was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Studied under Dorjé Namjom[21], Sa Drepa Chenpo[22], Jampal Shinjé Shé Marpo[23], and Jetsün Dorjé Dakmema[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], yogi[5], and mahasiddha[6]. Notable students include Naljorpa Sa Kapala[8]; Dombipa[9], a mahasiddha[28]; Sukhasiddhi[10], a writer[29]; Sriumapatidatta[11], a writer[30]; Ma Tam Gipa[12]; and Krishnapada[13].

Personal Life

Virupa's religion is recorded as Buddhism[14].

Death and Burial

Virupa died on +0999-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Virupa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What did Virupa do for work?

Virupa worked as poet[4], yogi[5], and mahasiddha[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Buddhist Digital Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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