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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 245,923 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Tilopa is the 1,269th most popular religious figure (up from 8,706th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from India (up from 263rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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  • 250k

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  • 55.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Tilopa ranks 1,269 out of 2,238. Before him are Adalard of Corbie, Impenitent thief, Maximianus of Ravenna, Angelo Amato, Victor Maurus, and Hugh of Châteauneuf. After him are Tola, Ranuccio Farnese, Jean Calas, Lubomyr Husar, Pedro Arrupe, and Andrew Avellino.

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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.

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In India

Among people born in India, Tilopa ranks 222 out of 1,493. Before him are Hyder Ali (1720), Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Mithun Chakraborty (1950), Henry McMahon (1862), Surdas (1478), and Anna Mani (1918). After him are Rajaraja I (947), Hemachandra (1089), Jamsetji Tata (1839), Khaleda Zia (1945), Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), and Tansen (1493).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Tilopa ranks 23. Before him are Sai Baba of Shirdi (1835), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Guru Arjan (1563), Mata Amritanandamayi (1953), Śāntarakṣita (725), and Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865). After him are George Alencherry (1945), Inayat Khan (1882), Meher Baba (1894), Guru Angad (1504), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), and Parshvanatha (-872).

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