RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Tilopa

928 - 1009

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Tilopa (Prakrit; Sanskrit: Talika or Tilopadā; 988–1069) 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tilopa has received more than 264,721 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Tilopa is the 1,466th most popular religious figure (down from 1,259th in 2019), the 270th most popular biography from India (down from 219th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Tilopa ranks 1,466 out of 3,187. Before him are Qadi Iyad, Kaundinya, Germanus of Auxerre, Fructuosus, Bernard of Menthon, and Aelius Gallus. After him are Philotheus I of Constantinople, Elazar Shach, Kadi Burhan al-Din, Matthew Festing, Hanshan, and Shenoute.

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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, Ibn Yunus, Mokjong of Goryeo, and Pietro II Orseolo. After him is Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo.

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In India

Among people born in India, Tilopa ranks 270 out of 1,861. Before him are Salim Ali (1896), D. R. Bendre (1896), M. Night Shyamalan (1970), Sridevi (1963), Swaminarayan (1781), and Merle Oberon (1911). After him are Baji Rao I (1700), Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), C. N. Annadurai (1909), Dhirubhai Ambani (1932), Jaya Bachchan (1948), and Birbal (1528).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Tilopa ranks 32. Before him are Meher Baba (1894), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), Guru Amar Das (1479), Zakir Naik (1965), Mahinda (-285), and Swaminarayan (1781). After him are Inayat Khan (1882), Telesphore Toppo (1939), Abbé Faria (1756), Nirmala Srivastava (1923), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), and Guru Har Krishan (1656).

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