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Saraha, Sarahapa, Sarahapāda (Tibetan: མདའ་བསྣུན་, Wylie: mda' bsnun, THL: danün, lit. 'The Archer'), (c. 8th century CE) was an Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha and poet. The name Saraha means "the one who has shot the arrow.". According to one, scholar, "This is an explicit reference to an incident in many versions of his biography when he studied with a dakini disguised as a low-caste arrow smith. Metaphorically, it refers to one who has shot the arrow of non duality into the heart of duality." Saraha is considered to be one of the founders of Vajrayana Buddhism, particularly the Mahāmudrā tradition associated with the mind teachings of Tibet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saraha is the 11,593rd most popular politician (down from 9,466th in 2019). (down from 1,941st in 2019)

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Among politicians, Saraha ranks 11,593 out of 19,576Before him are Dan McKee, Salim Idris, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, Alexander Yakovlev, Joseph de Villèle, and John I, Duke of Lorraine. After him are Jaime Lusinchi, Ashina Xichun, Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily, Kâmil Pasha, John Komnenos, and Sneferka.

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Among people born in 800, Saraha ranks 59Before him are Bardanes Tourkos, Boso the Elder, García Jiménez of Pamplona, García Galíndez, Wulfstan of Hedeby, and Ecgberht II of Kent. After him are Giovanni Galbaio, Maurizio Galbaio, Coenwulf of Mercia, Krešimir I of Croatia, Chorso, and 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk.

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