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'''Tilopa''' (988-1069) - the most important source of the [[Kagyü]] lineage is traced back to the great Indian yogi Tilopa and one of his main disciples, [[Naropa]] (1016-1110). He is also counted among the [[eighty-four mahasiddhas]].
'''Tilopa''' also known as '''Tillipa''', '''Telopa''' or '''Tailopa''' (988-1069) - the most important source of the [[Kagyü]] lineage is traced back to the great Indian yogi Tilopa and one of his main disciples, [[Naropa]] (1016-1110). He is also counted among the [[eighty-four mahasiddhas]].


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
*[[Abhayadatta]], ''Buddha's Lions: Lives of the Eighty-four Siddhas'', Emeryville, Dharma Publishing, 1979
*Nālandā Translation Committee, 'The Life of Tilopa' in Donald S. Lopez (ed.) ''Religions of Tibet in Practice'', Princeton University Press, 1997
*Nālandā Translation Committee, 'The Life of Tilopa' in Donald S. Lopez (ed.) ''Religions of Tibet in Practice'', Princeton University Press, 1997
*Roger R. Jackson, ''Tantric Treasures: Three Collections of Mystical Verse from Buddhist India'', Oxford University Press, 2004
==External Links==
*[http://www.tbrc.org/link?RID=P4024 TBRC Profile]


[[Category:Historical Masters]]
[[Category:Historical Masters]]
[[Category:Indian Masters]]
[[Category:Indian Masters]]
[[Category:Kagyü Masters]]
[[Category:Kagyü Masters]]

Revision as of 20:46, 7 July 2009

Tilopa also known as Tillipa, Telopa or Tailopa (988-1069) - the most important source of the Kagyü lineage is traced back to the great Indian yogi Tilopa and one of his main disciples, Naropa (1016-1110). He is also counted among the eighty-four mahasiddhas.

Further Reading

  • Abhayadatta, Buddha's Lions: Lives of the Eighty-four Siddhas, Emeryville, Dharma Publishing, 1979
  • Nālandā Translation Committee, 'The Life of Tilopa' in Donald S. Lopez (ed.) Religions of Tibet in Practice, Princeton University Press, 1997
  • Roger R. Jackson, Tantric Treasures: Three Collections of Mystical Verse from Buddhist India, Oxford University Press, 2004

External Links