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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'') 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. | '''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. Drukpa Kunle is considered to have been a rebirth of the Indian [[mahasiddha]] [[Shawaripa]], who was known, like Drukpa Kunley, to lead a hunting dog and carry a bow and arrow. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 13 March 2018
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. Drukpa Kunle is considered to have been a rebirth of the Indian mahasiddha Shawaripa, who was known, like Drukpa Kunley, to lead a hunting dog and carry a bow and arrow.
Further Reading
- Keith Dowman, Divine Madman: The Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Kunley, Dawn Horse Press, 1982
