Virūpa
Virupa (
The Source of Virupa or Birubapa
He is especially known as the source of the
Tibetan sources mention that he was born in Tripura in East India and studied at the Somapura Mahavihara as a monk and practiced tantra, particularly Cakrasamvara.[6] Alternatively, Indian sources such as the Navanathacaritramu detail that he was born in Maharashtra around the Konkan region to a pious Brahmin couple.[7] The Tibetan historian Taranatha also says that he lived in Maharashtra.[3]
Tibetan sources further state that after years of tantric practice with no results, he gave up tantra and threw his
According to Indologist
'Virupa' or 'Birupa' as a preaching Guru
The Buddhist monk, Virubapa, contributed the 3rd poem of the list found in the
“There is one female wine-seller. She enters into two houses. She ferments wine with fine barks (of trees)” (L. 1-2; p.35).[11]
The translation of the source poem into English goes like-
The lady of winery produces drunk’s nectar craftily,
And glides herself into the duo-caves gaily.
Ay craftswoman, thou be stable in thy action,
That will harken thou deathless with a physique so strong.
You left a mark on the display door for your sale,
The wine seekers hurried gaily to the door without fail.
The variegated cups were full to the brim to seep,
And the wine chasers relished them to dip down the deep.
The wind laden cup reaches to a lean vain like door,
That Biruwa bewares you to care whence the wine to pour.
These
Dr. Muhammad Sahidullah also reported that Virubapa had for some time visited Paharpur Mohavira and stayed there to preach the theory of ‘SAHAJYANA’ and Paharpur Mohavira had a reputation for the abode and teaching place for the Buddhist Monks at the time of the PALA dynasty. This monastery was situated in the Northwestern region of Bangladesh that kept close contact with the Tibetan Buddhist monks. Virubapa had a disciple, Dombipa, who is also the writer of the song no. 14 and thus the Buddhist cult of SAHAZYANA community extends through GURU-DISCIPLE co-relational practices.
See also
- Tilopa
- Naropa
- Mahasiddha
- Sakya
References
- ^ Davidson, Ronald M. Indian Esoteric Buddhism: Social History of the Tantric Movement, p. 259
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Alaka Tr (1960). Churashi Siddhar Kahini. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d Mallinson, James. Kalavañcana in the Konkan: How a Vajrayana Hathayoga Tradition Cheated Buddhism’s Death in India. 2019
- ^ Ringu Tulku (2007). The Ri-Me Philosophy of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great: A Study of the Buddhist Lineages of Tibet, Shambhala Publications, p. 127.
- ^ Davidson, Ronald M. Tibetan Renaissance: Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan Culture, Motilal Banarsidass, 2008, pp. 49-50.
- ^ Powers, John. Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, Revised Edition (2007) Snow Lion Publications, p. 433.
- ^ Mallinson, James (2019). "Kālavañcana in the Konkan: How a Vajrayāna Haṭhayoga Tradition Cheated Buddhism's Death in India". The Society for Tantric Studies Proceedings. 10: 1–33.
- ^ Powers, John. Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, Revised Edition (2007) Snow Lion Publications, p. 434.
- ^ Davidson, Ronald M. Tibetan Renaissance: Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan Culture, Motilal Banarsidass, 2008, pp. 49, 53.
- ISBN 978-0-7914-7553-9.
- ^ ISBN 978-984-410-475-4.
- ^ Svechchachari (2016-12-21). "Nath, Siddhacharyas, and Sabar Tantra". IndiaFacts. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
Bibliography
Tseten, Lama Migmar, The Play of Mahamudra: Spontaneous Teachings on Virupa's Mystical Songs, Wisdom Publications, 2021 (