Kanhapa

Indian poet KānhapāKanhapa, 8th centurt Buddhist MahasiddhaPersonal lifeBornc. 10th century ADNotable workCharyapadaReligious lifeReligionTantric BuddhismSenior postingTeacherJalandhar Disciples Nath Sampradaya (after Matsyendranatha and Gorakhnath) Kānhapā, Kanha or Kanhapada or Krishnacharya ( c 10th century AD) was one of the main poets of Charyapada, the earliest known example of Assamese, Bengali, Magahi, Maithili, Bhojpuri, and Odia literature. He was a tantric Buddhist and a disciplle of Jalandhar.Page21 Kanhapada is also a prominent siddhacharya to Nath Sampradaya after Matsyendranatha and Gorakhnath. His poems in Charjyapad are written in a code, whereby every poem has a descriptive or narrative surface meaning but also encodes tantric Buddhist teachings. Some experts believe this was to conceal sacred knowledge from the uninitiated. In one of his poems, Kanhupa wrote: Your hut stands outside the city Oh, untouchable maid The bald Brahmin passes sneaking close by Oh, my maid, I would make you my companion Kanha is the kapali, a yogi He is naked and has no disgust There is a lotus with sixty-four petals Upon that the maid will climb with this poor self and dance. The la