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[[Image:Drukpa kunley.jpg|frame|'''Drukpa Kunley''' from a painting by [[Dugu Choegyal Rinpoche]]]] | [[Image:Drukpa kunley.jpg|frame|'''Drukpa Kunley''' from a painting by [[Dugu Choegyal Rinpoche]]]] | ||
'''Drukpa Kunley''' ([[Wyl.]] ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>brug pa kun legs'') (1455-1529) was an eccentric master of the 'crazy yogi' or 'divine madman' type, whose enlightened deeds and exploits, often involving women and alcohol, are commonly recounted even to this day among Tibetans and Bhutanese people. | '''Drukpa Kunley''' ([[Wyl.]] ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>brug pa kun legs'') or '''Kunga Lekpa''' (1455-1529) was an eccentric master of the 'crazy yogi' or 'divine madman' type, whose enlightened deeds and exploits, often involving women and alcohol, are commonly recounted even to this day among Tibetans and Bhutanese people. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*Keith Dowman, ''Divine Madman: The Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Kunley'', Dawn Horse Press, 1982 | *Keith Dowman, ''Divine Madman: The Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Kunley'', Dawn Horse Press, 1982 | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.tbrc.org/link?RID=P816 TBRC Profile] | |||
[[Category:Drukpa Kagyü Masters]] | [[Category:Drukpa Kagyü Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Bhutan]] | [[Category:Bhutan]] | ||
Revision as of 09:51, 25 July 2009
Drukpa Kunley (Wyl. 'brug pa kun legs) or Kunga Lekpa (1455-1529) was an eccentric master of the 'crazy yogi' or 'divine madman' type, whose enlightened deeds and exploits, often involving women and alcohol, are commonly recounted even to this day among Tibetans and Bhutanese people.
Further Reading
- Keith Dowman, Divine Madman: The Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Kunley, Dawn Horse Press, 1982