Luipa | |
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| Other names | Lauhityapada |
| Occupation | Litterateur |
| Known for | Charyapada |
Luipa or Luipada (c. 10th century) was a mahasiddha siddhacharya from Eastern India.[1] He was a Buddhist saint from the Kãivartā community. He was a poet and writer of a number of Buddhist texts and the Charyapada which is the earliest form of languages like Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Bhojpuri, and Maithili.
- ^ Ayyappapanicker, K. & Akademi, Sahitya (1997). Medieval Indian literature: an anthology, Volume 3. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-0365-0, ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5. Source: [1] (accessed: Friday March 5, 2010)