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− | #[[Achinta]] or [[Achintapa]], the 'Avaricious Hermit'; | + | #[[Achinta]] or [[Achintapa]], the '[[Avaricious Hermit]]'; |
− | #[[Ajogi]] or [[Ayogipa]], the 'Rejected Wastrel'; | + | #[[Ajogi]] or [[Ayogipa]], the '[[Rejected Wastrel]]'; |
− | #[[Anangapa]], [[Ananga]] or [[Anangavajra]], the 'Handsome Fool'; | + | #[[Anangapa]], [[Ananga]] or [[Anangavajra]], the '[[Handsome Fool]]'; |
− | #[[Aryadeva]], the 'Lotus-Born' or the 'One-Eyed'; | + | #[[Aryadeva]], the '[[Lotus-Born]]' or the '[[One-Eyed]]'; |
#[[Babhaha]], the 'Free Lover'; | #[[Babhaha]], the 'Free Lover'; | ||
− | #[[Bhadrapa]], the 'Snob' or the ' | + | #[[Bhadrapa]], the '[[Snob]]' or the '[[Exclusive Brahmin]]'; |
− | #[[Bhandepa]], the 'Envious God'; | + | #[[Bhandepa]], the '[[Envious God]]'; |
− | #[[Bhiksanapa]], '[[Siddha | + | #[[Bhiksanapa]], '[[Siddha Two-Teeth]]'; |
− | #[[Shantideva|Bhusuku]] or [[Bhusukupada]], the 'Lazy Monk' or the 'Idle Monk'; | + | #[[Shantideva|Bhusuku]] or [[Bhusukupada]], the '[[Lazy Monk]]' or the '[[Idle Monk]]'; |
− | #[[Chamaripa]], the 'Divine Cobbler'; | + | #[[Chamaripa]], the '[[Divine Cobbler]]'; |
− | #[[Champaka]] or [[Champakapada]], the 'Flower King'; | + | #[[Champaka]] or [[Champakapada]], the '[[Flower King]]'; |
− | #[[Charbaripa]] or [[Carpati]], 'Who Turned People to Stone' or 'the Petrifyer'; | + | #[[Charbaripa]] or [[Carpati]], '[[Who Turned People to Stone]]' or 'the [[Petrifyer]]'; |
− | #[[Chatrapa]], the 'Lucky Beggar'; | + | #[[Chatrapa]], the '[[Lucky Beggar]]'; |
− | #[[Chaurangipa]], the 'Limbless One' or 'the Dismembered Stepson'; | + | #[[Chaurangipa]], the '[[Limbless One]]' or 'the [[Dismembered Stepson]]'; |
− | #[[Chelukapa]], the 'Revitalized Drone'; | + | #[[Chelukapa]], the '[[Revitalized Drone]]'; |
− | #[[Darikapa]], the 'Slave-King of the Temple Whore'; | + | #[[Darikapa]], the '[[Slave-King of the Temple Whore]]'; |
− | #[[Dengipa]], the 'Courtesan's Brahmin Slave'; | + | #[[Dengipa]], the '[[Courtesan's Brahmin Slave]]'; |
− | #[[Dhahulipa]], the 'Blistered Rope-Maker'; | + | #[[Dhahulipa]], the '[[Blistered Rope-Maker]]'; |
− | #[[Dharmapa]], the 'Eternal Student' (c.900 CE); | + | #[[Dharmapa]], the '[[Eternal Student]]' (c.900 CE); |
− | #[[Dhilipa]], the 'Epicurean Merchant'; | + | #[[Dhilipa]], the '[[Epicurean Merchant]]'; |
− | #[[Dhobipa]], the 'Wise Washerman'; | + | #[[Dhobipa]], the '[[Wise Washerman]]'; |
− | #[[Dhokaripa]], the 'Bowl-Bearer'; | + | #[[Dhokaripa]], the '[[Bowl-Bearer]]'; |
− | #[[Dombi Heruka]], the 'Tiger Rider'; | + | #[[Dombi Heruka]], the '[[Tiger Rider]]'; |
− | #[[Dukhandi]], the 'Scavenger'; | + | #[[Dukhandi]], the '[[Scavenger]]'; |
− | #[[Ghantapa]], the 'Celibate Monk' or the 'Celibate Bell-Ringer'; | + | #[[Ghantapa]], the '[[Celibate Monk]]' or the '[[Celibate Bell-Ringer]]'; |
− | #[[Gharbari]] or [[Gharbaripa]], the 'Contrite Scholar' (Skt. [[pandita]]) | + | #[[Gharbari]] or [[Gharbaripa]], the '[[Contrite Scholar]]' (Skt. [[pandita]]) |
− | #[[Godhuripa]] or [[Gorura]], the 'Bird Catcher'; | + | #[[Godhuripa]] or [[Gorura]], the '[[Bird Catcher]]'; |
− | #[[Goraksa]], [[Gorakhnath]] or [[Goraksha]], the 'Immortal Cowherd'; | + | #[[Goraksa]], [[Gorakhnath]] or [[Goraksha]], the '[[Immortal Cowherd]]'; |
− | #[[Indrabhuti]], (his teachings disseminated to | + | #[[Indrabhuti]], ([[his teachings disseminated to Tilopa]]); |
− | #[[Jalandhara (Mahasiddha)|Jalandhara]], the '[[Dakini | + | #[[Jalandhara (Mahasiddha)|Jalandhara]], the '[[Dakini's Chosen One]]'; |
− | #[[Jayananda]], the 'Crow Master'; | + | #[[Jayananda]], the '[[Crow Master]]'; |
− | #[[Jogipa]], the 'Siddha Pilgrim'; | + | #[[Jogipa]], the '[[Siddha Pilgrim]]'; |
− | #[[Kalapa]], the 'Handsome Madman'; | + | #[[Kalapa]], the '[[Handsome Madman]]'; |
− | #[[Kamparipa]], the 'Blacksmith'; | + | #[[Kamparipa]], the '[[Blacksmith]]'; |
− | #[[Kambala]], the 'Yogin of the Black Blanket' (or the 'Black-Blanket-Clad Yogin'); | + | #[[Kambala]], the '[[Yogin of the Black Blanket]]' (or the '[[Black-Blanket-Clad Yogin]]'); |
− | #[[Kanakhala]], the younger of the two Headless Sisters or Severed-Headed Sisters; | + | #[[Kanakhala]], the [[younger of the two Headless Sisters]] or [[Severed-Headed Sisters]]; |
− | #[[Kanha]] or [[Kanhapa]], the 'Dark-Skinned One' (or the 'Dark Siddha'); | + | #[[Kanha]] or [[Kanhapa]], the '[[Dark-Skinned One]]' (or the '[[Dark Siddha]]'); |
− | #[[Kankana]], the 'Siddha-King'; | + | #[[Kankana]], the '[[Siddha-King]]'; |
− | #[[Kankaripa]], the 'Lovelorn Widower'; | + | #[[Kankaripa]], the '[[Lovelorn Widower]]'; |
− | #[[Kantalipa]], the 'Rag Picker' (or the 'Ragman-Tailor'); | + | #[[Kantalipa]], the '[[Rag Picker]]' (or the '[[Ragman-Tailor]]'); |
− | #[[Kapalapa]], the 'Skull Bearer'; | + | #[[Kapalapa]], the '[[Skull Bearer]]'; |
− | #[[Khadgapa]], the 'Master Thief' (or the 'Fearless Thief'); | + | #[[Khadgapa]], the '[[Master Thief]]' (or the '[[Fearless Thief]]'); |
− | #[[Kilakilapa]], the 'Exiled Loud-Mouth'; | + | #[[Kilakilapa]], the '[[Exiled Loud-Mouth]]'; |
− | #[[Kirapalapa]], the 'Repentant Conqueror'; | + | #[[Kirapalapa]], the '[[Repentant Conqueror]]'; |
− | #[[Kokilipa]], the 'Complacent Aesthete'; | + | #[[Kokilipa]], the '[[Complacent Aesthete]]'; |
#[[Kotalipa]], the 'Peasant Guru'; | #[[Kotalipa]], the 'Peasant Guru'; | ||
− | #[[Kuchipa]], the 'Goitre-Necked Yogin'; | + | #[[Kuchipa]], the '[[Goitre-Necked Yogin]]'; |
− | #[[Kukkuripa]], the 'Dog Lover'; | + | #[[Kukkuripa]], the '[[Dog Lover]]'; |
− | #[[Kumbharipa]], 'the Potter'; | + | #[[Kumbharipa]], 'the [[Potter]]'; |
− | #[[Laksminkara]], 'The Mad Princess'; | + | #[[Laksminkara]], 'The [[Mad Princess]]'; |
− | #[[Lilapa]], the 'Royal Hedonist'; | + | #[[Lilapa]], the '[[Royal Hedonist]]'; |
− | #[[Luchikapa]], the 'Escapist'; | + | #[[Luchikapa]], the '[[Escapist]]'; |
− | #[[Luyipa]], the 'Fish-Gut Eater'; | + | #[[Luyipa]], the '[[Fish-Gut Eater]]'; |
− | #[[Mahipa]], the 'Greatest'; | + | #[[Mahipa]], the '[[Greatest]]'; |
− | #[[Manibhadra]], the 'Model Wife' or the 'Happy Housewife'; | + | #[[Manibhadra]], the '[[Model Wife]]' or the '[[Happy Housewife]]'; |
− | #[[Medhini]], the 'Tired Farmer'; | + | #[[Medhini]], the '[[Tired Farmer]]'; |
− | #[[Mekhala]], the elder of the two Headless Sisters or Severed-Headed Sisters; | + | #[[Mekhala]], the [[elder of the two Headless Sisters]] or [[Severed-Headed Sisters]]; |
− | #[[Mekopa]], the 'Wild-Eyed Guru' (or the 'Guru Dread-Stare'); | + | #[[Mekopa]], the '[[Wild-Eyed Guru]]' (or the '[[Guru Dread-Stare]]'); |
− | #[[Minapa]], the 'Fisherman'; | + | #[[Minapa]], the '[[Fisherman]]'; |
− | #[[Nagabodhi]], the 'Red-Horned Thief'; | + | #[[Nagabodhi]], the '[[Red-Horned Thief]]'; |
#[[Nagarjuna]]; | #[[Nagarjuna]]; | ||
− | #[[Nalinapa]], the 'Self-Reliant Prince'; | + | #[[Nalinapa]], the '[[Self-Reliant Prince]]'; |
#[[Naropa]]; | #[[Naropa]]; | ||
− | #[[Nirgunapa]], the 'Enlightened Moron'; | + | #[[Nirgunapa]], the '[[Enlightened Moron]]'; |
− | #[[Pacharipa]], the 'Pastrycook'; | + | #[[Pacharipa]], the '[[Pastrycook]]'; |
− | #[[Pankajapa]], the 'Lotus-Born Brahmin'; | + | #[[Pankajapa]], the '[[Lotus-Born Brahmin]]'; |
− | #[[Putalipa]], the 'Mendicant Icon-Bearer'; | + | #[[Putalipa]], the '[[Mendicant Icon-Bearer]]'; |
− | #[[Rahula]], the 'Rejuvenated Dotard'; | + | #[[Rahula]], the '[[Rejuvenated Dotard]]'; |
− | #[[Saraha]], the 'Arrow Maker'; | + | #[[Saraha]], the '[[Arrow Maker]]'; |
#[[Sakara]]; | #[[Sakara]]; | ||
− | #[[Samudra]], the 'Pearl Diver'; | + | #[[Samudra]], the '[[Pearl Diver]]'; |
− | #[[Shantipa]], the 'Academic' (or the 'Complacent Missionary') | + | #[[Shantipa]], the 'Academic' (or the '[[Complacent Missionary]]') |
− | #[[Sarvabhaksa]], the 'Empty-Bellied Siddha' (or the 'Glutton'); | + | #[[Sarvabhaksa]], the '[[Empty-Bellied Siddha]]' (or the '[[Glutton]]'); |
− | #[[Shavaripa]], the 'Hunter'; | + | #[[Shavaripa]], the '[[Hunter]]'; |
− | #[[Shalipa]], the ' | + | #[[Shalipa]], the '[[Jackal Yogin]]'; |
− | #[[Tantepa]], the 'Gambler'; | + | #[[Tantepa]], the '[[Gambler]]'; |
− | #[[Tantipa]], the 'Senile Weaver'; | + | #[[Tantipa]], the '[[Senile Weaver]]'; |
− | #[[Thaganapa]], the 'Compulsive Liar'; | + | #[[Thaganapa]], the '[[Compulsive Liar]]'; |
#[[Tilopa]]; | #[[Tilopa]]; | ||
− | #[[Udhilipa]], the 'Flying Siddha' (the 'Bird-Man'); | + | #[[Udhilipa]], the '[[Flying Siddha]]' (the '[[Bird-Man]]'); |
#[[Upanaha]], the 'Bootmaker'; | #[[Upanaha]], the 'Bootmaker'; | ||
− | #[[Vinapa]], the 'Music Lover', the 'Musician'; | + | #[[Vinapa]], the '[[Music Lover]]', the '[[Musician]]'; |
#[[Virupa]]; | #[[Virupa]]; | ||
− | #[[Vyalipa]], the 'Courtesan's Alchemist'. | + | #[[Vyalipa]], the '[[Courtesan's Alchemist]]'. |
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
− | {{Nolinking|*[[Abhayadatta]], ''Buddha's Lions: Lives of the Eighty-four Siddhas'', translated by James B. Robinson (Emeryville: Dharma Publishing, 1979). | + | {{Nolinking|*[[Abhayadatta]], ''[[Buddha's Lions]]: Lives of the [[Eighty-four Siddhas]]'', translated by [[James B. Robinson]] (Emeryville: [Dharma Publishing]], 1979). |
− | *Keith Dowman | + | *[[Keith Dowman]] |
− | **''Buddhist Masters of Enchantment: The Lives and Legends of the Mahasiddhas'' (Rochester: Inner Traditions, 1998) | + | |
− | **''Masters of Mahāmudrā: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas'' (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1986)}} | + | **''Buddhist Masters of Enchantment: The Lives and Legends of the [[Mahasiddhas]]'' (Rochester: Inner Traditions, 1998) |
+ | **''[[Masters of Mahāmudrā]]: Songs and Histories of the [[Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas]]'' ([[Albany]]: [[State University of New York Press]], 1986)}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:29, 30 November 2015
- See also :
- See also :
Eighty-four mahasiddhas (Skt. caturaśītisiddha; Tib. གྲུབ་ཐོབ་བརྒྱད་ཅུ་རྩ་བཞི་, Wyl. grub thob brgyad cu rtsa bzhi) — eighty (or eighty four) great siddhas of ancient India whose lives have been recounted by Abhayadatta.
Further Reading
- Abhayadatta, Buddha's Lions: Lives of the Eighty-four Siddhas, translated by James B. Robinson (Emeryville: [Dharma Publishing]], 1979).
- Keith Dowman
- Buddhist Masters of Enchantment: The Lives and Legends of the Mahasiddhas (Rochester: Inner Traditions, 1998)
- Masters of Mahāmudrā: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-four Buddhist Siddhas (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1986)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dowman, Keith: Masters of Mahāmudrā, Songs and Histories of the Eigthy-Four Buddhist Siddhas, 1985