Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Virupa
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Virupa, Yogeshwara (Tibetan: bir wa pa, nel jor wang chug. English: Ugly One, Lord of Yoga) foremost in magical attainments, from the famous group of Eighty-four Mahasiddhas of India, prominent lineage teacher for the Tantric meditational systems of Hevajra, Vajrayogini, Rakta Yamari, Rakta Jambhala and others.
"The Guru instantly [appears] above a lotus and moon [seat], as Virupa, black in colour, frightful, with a beard and chest hair, a garland of skulls and bone ornaments, in the [physical] appearance of stopping the sun." (Po Mar, folio 351).
"Reversing the Ganga and subduing the evil king; while holding the sun - drinking the liquor of the entire country, without being drunk; completely shattering the Linga and subduing the Chandali; to the renowned Lord of Power, I bow my head." (Sakya liturgical verse).
Jeff Watt 2-2013
Subject: Conch Shell Earrings (Spiral Design)
Indian Adept: Virupa (Right Pointing Gesture)
Painting Set: Hevajra Lineage (Dzongpa)
Tradition: Sakya Protectors (Composition Examples)
Definition: Mahasiddha (Three Types of Appearance)
Ritual Object: Trident
Indian Adept: Virupa Main Page
Tradition: Sakya Main Page
Indian Adept: Virupa (Paintings)
Indian Adept: Virupa (Painting Masterworks)
Painting Style: Gyantse Scroll Paintings
Tradition: Sakya Religious Context
Subject: Travel Bag (Monks & Siddhas)
Indian Adept (Mahasiddha): Painting
Subject: Composition - Floating Figure
Indian Adept: Siddha Appearance Masterworks (Painting)
Indian Adept (Mahasiddha): Painting (Middle Period 15th-16th)