Mahasiddha (Tibetan: grub thob chen po or tul shug; Sanskrit: mahasiddha, maha meaning 'great' and siddha meaning adept) is a term for someone who embodies and cultivates siddhi of perfection. They are a type of eccentric yogi in both Hinduism and Vajrayana Buddhism. Sri Akshunnanath Mahaprabhu(Lord Sri Akshunna) a master of siddha sampradaya says "But actually they were somebody who transcended religious designation of whether vajrayana buddhism or hinduism and transcending all religious notion they were simply called Nath(master).This is also the reason why it is said of siddha needed many years of penance to become mahasiddha and after becoming mahasiddha again needed many years of practice to reach the level of Nath". Anyway Mahasiddhas were tantric practitioners, or 'tantrikas' who ha