Mahasiddha (Sanskrit: mahāsiddha "great adept; Tibetan: གྲུབ་ཐོབ་ཆེན་པོ, Wylie: grub thob chen po, THL: druptop chenpo) is a term for someone who embodies...

India. It is famous for its fair of Mahasiddha Maharaj.[citation needed] It is also known locally as Dhanora (Mahasiddha) to distinguish it from several other...

known as Kambala and Kambalapada (Sanskrit: Kaṃbalapāda). Lawapa, was a mahasiddha, or accomplished yogi, who travelled to Tsari. Lawapa was a progenitor...

Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha. He was the disciple of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say partner and pupil, of Niguma. As an Indian Mahasiddha, Naropa's instructions...

Sanskrit: Talika or Tilopadā; 988–1069) was an Indian Buddhist tantric mahasiddha who lived along the Ganges River. He practised Anuttarayoga Tantra, a...

wanted full ordination, she had to travel to Hong Kong. Lineages in the Mahasiddha tradition do not necessarily originate from Gautama Buddha, but are ultimately...

tradition. Siddha is a term used for both mahasiddhas and Naths So a siddha may mean a siddha, a mahasiddha or a nath. The three words are used interchangeably...

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known as Virupaksa and Tutop Wangchuk, was an 8th–9th century Indian mahasiddha and yogi, and the source of important cycles of teachings in tantric Buddhism...

sadhana of the entwined Mantrayana lineages of Dzogchen (Nyingmapa, Ngagpa, Mahasiddha, Kagyu and Bönpo). Dream yoga consists of tantric processes and techniques...

contemporary of the Buddha. Maitripada – an 11th-century Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha associated with the Mahāmudrā transmission. Born in the village of Jhatakarani...

and associates a non-monastic origin and tributary of this rite to the Mahasiddha tradition which has roots in a complex and coterie of esoteric traditions...

Kukkuripa was a mahasiddha who lived in India. He became interested in tantric Buddhist practice, and chose the path of renunciation. During his travels...

Kula (Two Families). 2nd: the second incarnation of Bakula was an Indian Mahasiddha Tilopa (Tibetan: ཏི་ལོ་པ, Wylie: Ti lo pa), or Sherab Zangpo (Tibetan:...

Sahajayana movement, which flourished in Bengal and Odisha. Sahajiya mahasiddhas (great adepts or yogis) like Saraha, Kanha, Savari, Luipāda, Kukkuripāda...

of a young Brahmin and renders the Buddha homage. In the Vajrayāna and Mahāsiddha traditions, nagas in their half-human form are depicted holding a nagas-jewel...

Buddhism can be traced back to groups of wandering yogi magicians called mahasiddhas. The question of the origins of early Vajrayana has been taken up by...

dominated by long-haired, wandering mahasiddhas who openly challenged and ridiculed the Buddhist establishment. The mahasiddhas pursued siddhis, magical powers...

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romanized: caṇḍālī) is the fierce goddess of heat and passion. Tummo is found in the Mahasiddha Krishnacarya and the Hevajra Tantra texts. Tummo is also a tantric practice...

called Marpa Kagyu in his honour. Although some accounts relate that the Mahasiddha Naropa was the personal teacher of Marpa, other accounts suggest that...

Trungpa's death specifically naming him a mahasiddha. Among the Tibetan Rinpoches to name Trungpa a mahasiddha are the Sixteenth Karmapa, Thrangu Rinpoche...

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Buddhist Yogi, Mahasiddha, teacher of Lamdre and main guru of Sakya school of Vajrayana Buddhism. Tilopa - 10th century Buddhist Yogi, Mahasiddha, teacher of...

(circa 8th century CE) was known as the first sahajiya and one of the Mahasiddhas. The name Saraha means "the one who has shot the arrow.". According to...

sisters, Indian Buddhist tantric adepts who appear on the list of the 84 Mahasiddhas. Shaw, Miranda Eberle (2006). Buddhist Goddesses of India. Princeton...

Buddhist Mahasiddhas practicing tantric yoga...

followers around the world. Konchog was recognized by the Dalai Lama to be a Mahasiddha, or realized guru. Konchog spent a total of 26 years(Edit: from Ref link...

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popularizing present-day hatha yoga. Vajrayana Buddhism, founded by the Indian Mahasiddhas, has a series of asanas and pranayamas (such as tummo) which resemble...