Buddha's Lions
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Description
Buddha's Lions: Abhayadatta's Accounts of the Eighty-four Siddhas, translated by James Robinson, was published to promote understanding of the great siddhas of the Mantrayana and inspire readers with the knowledge that even mundane experience can be used as skillful means to liberation. Their stories exemplify essential aspects of the Vajrayana path: complete reliance on a teacher and willingness to follow the teacher's guidance. Line drawings of each of the eighty-four siddhas are included with accounts of their life-changing meeting with a guru, their means of practice, and the realization they attained. Buddha's Lions also contains the complete Tibetan text, notes on the iconography of the siddhas, and charts linking siddhas, their teachers, and the practices through which they became enlightened.
These life stories of eighty-four Tantric masters who achieved the highest results of the Vajrayana have inspired generations of practitioners. By relying on a qualified teacher, devoted men and women of different backgrounds: cobblers, princes, blacksmiths, and wood-gatherers, were able to take everyday experience as the path and reach enlightenment in a single lifetime. Filled with subtle, concise teachings expressed in the poetic songs of realization of the siddhas. Excellent introduction to the Vajrayana and a good resource for the study of Tibetan. Tibetan text, iconographical notes, with 84 detailed line drawings. (Source: Dharma Publishing)
Citation
Robinson, James B., and Möndrup Sherab, trans. Buddha's Lions: The Lives of the Eighty-Four Siddhas. By Abhayadatta. Tibetan Translation Series 10. Berkeley, CA: Dharma Publishing, 1979. https://archive.org/details/buddhaslionschaturasittasiddhapravrittiabhayadattalivesof84siddhasjamesrobinsonb.similartojatak_805_G/mode/2up.
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Texts Translated
- Abhayadatta. Caturaśītisiddhapravṛtti (Grub thob brgyad cu rtsa bzhi'i lo rgyus). In Narthang Tengyur N3880, rgyud 'grel, vol. 88, lu 1b1-102a6. See rKTs etexts,
- Forewordxi
- Prefacexiv
- Introduction2
- 1. Lūyipa22
- 2. Līlapa25
- 3. Virūpa27
- 4. Ḍombipa33
- 5. Śavaripa37
- 6. Saraha41
- 7. Kankaripa44
- 8. Mīnapa47
- 9. Goraksa50
- 10. Caurāṅgi54
- 11. Vīnapa57
- 12. Śāntipa60
- 13. Tantipa65
- 14. Camaripa69
- 15. Khaḍgapa72
- 16. Nāgārjuna75
- 17. Kāṇḥapa81
- 18. Karṇaripa86
- 19. Thaganapa90
- 20. Nāropa93
- 21. Shalipa96
- 22. Tilopa98
- 23. Catrapa100
- 24. Bhadrapa103
- 25. Khandipa106
- 26. Ajokipa108
- 27. Kalapa110
- 28. Dhombipa112
- 29. Kaṅkana114
- 30. Kambala117
- 31. Teṅgipa121
- 32. Bhandhepa124
- 33. Tandhepa126
- 34. Kukkuripa128
- 35. Kucipa131
- 36. Dharmapa134
- 37. Mahipa136
- 38. Acinta138
- 39. Babhahi141
- 40. Nalina143
- 41. Bhusuku145
- 42. Indrabhūti150
- 43. Mekopa153
- 44. Koṭali155
- 45. Kaṃparipa158
- 46. Jālandhari161
- 47. Rāhula163
- 48. Dharmapa166
- 49. Dhokaripa168
- 50. Medhina170
- 51. Paṅkaja172
- 52. Ghaṇḍhapa174
- 53. Yogipa180
- 54. Caluki182
- 55. Gorura184
- 56. Lucika186
- 57. Niguṇa188
- 58. Jayānanda191
- 59. Pacari193
- 60. Campaka196
- 61. Bhikṣana199
- 62. Telopa201
- 63. Kumaripa203
- 64. Caparipa205
- 65. Maṇibhadrā208
- 66. Mekhalā211
- 67. Kanakhalā213
- 68. Kalakala214
- 69. Kantali216
- 70. Dhahuli218
- 71. Udheli220
- 72. Kapalapa222
- 73. Kirava224
- 74. Sakara227
- 75. Sarvabhakṣa231
- 76. Nāgabodhi233
- 77. Dārika236
- 78. Putali240
- 79. Panaha242
- 80. Kokalipa244
- 81. Anaṅga247
- 82. Lakṣmīnkarā250
- 83. Samudra254
- 84. Vyali256
- Colophon259
- Iconography262
- Comparative Chart of the Siddhas284
- Bibliography289
- Sanskrit Works289
- Tibetan Works307
- Modern Works307
- Tibetan Text311
- Notes392
- Index399
