Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Virupa

Tibetan: རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན། Chinese: 印度大成就者

(item no. 94044)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Sakya
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Silk
Collection	American Museum of Natural History
Catalogue #	AMNH 70.2/ 3485 R

Classification: Person

Appearance: Mahasiddha

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P3293

Interpretation / Description

AMNH Description

Virupa, Lord of Yoga (Sanskrit: Virupa Yogeshvara. Prakrit: bir wa pa. Tibetan: bir wa pa, nal jor wang chug. English: Ugly One, Lord of Yoga) foremost in magical attainments, from the famous group of 84 mahasiddhas of India, prominent lineage guru for the systems of Hevajra, Vajrayogini, Rakta Yamari and Rakta Jambhala.

Jeff Watt 6-2002