Maitripada
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Indian yogi and philosopher
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Maitrīpāda , was a prominent Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha associated with the Mahāmudrā transmission of tantric Buddhism. His teachers were Shavaripa and Naropa. His students include Atisha, Marpa, Vajrapani, Karopa, Natekara , Devākaracandra , and Rāmapāla. His hermitage was in the Mithila region , somewhere in northern Bihar and neighboring parts of southern Nepal.
