RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Tilopa

928 - 1009

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Tilopa (Prakrit; Sanskrit: Talika or Tilopadā; 10th cent. CE) was an Indian Buddhist tantric mahasiddha who lived along the Ganges River. He practised Anuttarayoga Tantra, a set of spiritual practices intended to accelerate the process of attaining Buddhahood. He became a holder of all the tantric lineages, possibly the only person in his day to do so. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tilopa is the 1,739th most popular religious figure (down from 1,466th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from India (down from 270th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Tilopa ranks 1,739 out of 3,187. Before him are Teodolfo Mertel, John I of Antioch, Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Alkmund of Derby, Amfilohije Radović, and Mary Ward. After him are Fouad Twal, Saint Alphonsa, Gaspar del Bufalo, Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i, Achille Silvestrini, and John Morton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 928, Tilopa ranks 2. Before him is Pietro I Orseolo.  Among people deceased in 1009, Tilopa ranks 6. Before him are Pope John XVIII, Bruno of Querfurt, Mokjong of Goryeo, Ibn Yunus, and Pietro II Orseolo. After him is Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo.

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In India

Among people born in India, Tilopa ranks 331 out of 1,861. Before him are Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Vikram (1966), Vidya Balan (1979), Malaika Arora (1973), and Udham Singh (1899). After him are Saint Alphonsa (1910), Pulakeshin II (610), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), K. B. Hedgewar (1889), Velu Nachiyar (1730), and Kalpana Chawla (1961).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Tilopa ranks 35. Before him are Joseph Coutts (1945), Meher Baba (1894), Guru Amar Das (1479), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Zakir Naik (1965), and Dashrath Manjhi (1934). After him are Saint Alphonsa (1910), Inayat Khan (1882), Wahiduddin Khan (1925), Ivan Dias (1936), Varkey Vithayathil (1927), and Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865).

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