Pundalik
Sign in to savePundalik () or Pundarika (), () was an Indian saint and a devotee of the Hindu deity Vithoba. Vithoba is a Vaishnava deity, considered a reincarnation of Vishnu and Krishna. Pundalik is believed to have brought Vithoba to Pandharpur, where the deity's main shrine stands today. He is also regarded as the historical founder of the Varkari sect, which is centered on the worship of Vithoba.
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- 1918
- Works
- 63
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- The teaching of Sri Aurobindo
- Meditations
- Studies in the Tantras and the Veda
- Lights on the Tantra
- The dynamics of yoga
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- Axioms for Probability and Belief-Function Propagation2008 · 515 cit
- A causal mapping approach to constructing Bayesian networks2003 · 290 cit
- Axioms for Probability and Belief-Function Propagation1990 · 245 cit
- A Bayesian network approach to making inferences in causal maps2001 · 245 cit
- Propagating Belief Functions with Local Computations1986 · 235 cit
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Pundalik () or Pundarika (), () was an Indian saint and a devotee of the Hindu deity Vithoba. Vithoba is a Vaishnava deity, considered a reincarnation of Vishnu and Krishna. Pundalik is believed to have brought Vithoba to Pandharpur, where the deity's main shrine stands today. He is also regarded as the historical founder of the Varkari sect, which is centered on the worship of Vithoba.
Pundalik was one of the earliest practitioners of Kundalini Yoga. As he was considered a master of Kundalini Yoga, people used to call him "Kundalik." Over time, the name evolved into "Pundalik," symbolising Kundalini energy in the form of Vitthala (also known as Panduranga). Vitthala of Pandharpur is regarded as an incarnation of Vishnu or Krishna. According to legends, Vitthala also represents the symbol of Kundalini energy. However, in Hinduism, this energy is believed to spiritually reside within all beings.
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