(Birupa) Statues - http://vajrasecrets.com/statue.html Birupa, the Lord of Yoga, 9th century (Tibetan: bir wa pa, nal jor wang chug); foremost in magical attainments amongst the 84 mahasiddhas of India. He can appear in a number of different forms and colours. He can also appear in different contexts such as a set of lineage images, a narrative scene, the set of Eighty-four Mahasiddhas, as a Guruyoga meditation form, etc. Birupa is not unique to any one tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and therefore can be found almost anywhere. In the Sakya Tradition Birupa is typically depicted in one or all of six textually documented forms that follow the major events in his life story. When depicted with the right arm raised in the air and performing a wrathful gesture Birupa can easily be mistaken for the Nyingma teacher Shri Simha who appears in a similar posture and gesture. "Reversing the Ganga and subduing the evil king; while holding the sun - drinking the liquor of the entire country, withou