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Buddha's Lions: The Lives of the Eighty-Four Siddhas
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- A Study of Akṣayamati (Śāntideva)'s Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra as Found in the Tibetan Manuscripts From Tun-huang
- Account of the Period of the Kings Cala, Pañcamasiṃha and Others
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- Buddhist Texts Through the Ages
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- Entering the Path of Enlightenment
- Entering the Path of Enlightenment-Review by Cook
- Entering the Path of Enlightenment-Review by Seyfort Ruegg
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- Ethics in the Śikṣāsamuccaya: A Study in Mahāyāna Morality
- Facts or Fictions: Reconsidering Śāntideva's Names, Life, and Works
- Fierce Devotion to all Beings: The Role of Emotions in Śāntideva’s Introduction to the Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryāvatāra)
- General Introduction: Śāntideva and His World
- Gleichheit und Mitgefühl: Prajñākaramatis Kommentar zu Bodhicaryāvatāra VIII. 89-108
- How to Be a Bodhisattva: Introduction to the Practice of the Bodhisattva Path (The Bodhicaryāvatāra)
- La légende de Śāntideva
- Mahasiddhas: La vie de 84 sages de l'Inde
- Masters of Mahāmudrā
- Mental Purification (Blo sbyong): A Native Tibetan Genre of Religious Literature
- Moral Theory in Śāntideva's Śikṣāsamuccaya
- Moral Theory in Śāntideva's Śikṣāsamuccaya-Review by Osto
- Moral Theory in Śāntideva's Śikṣāsamuccaya: Cultivating the Fruits of Virtue-Review by Goodman
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- Proof of the Authenticity of the Mahāyāna in Akṣayamati's Bodhi(sattva)caryāvatāra
- Readings of Śāntideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice
- Readings of Śāntideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice-Review by Harris
- Reason, Irrationality and Akrasia (Weakness of the Will) in Buddhism: Reflections upon Śāntideva's Arguments with Himself
- Remarks on Akṣayamati (Blo gros mi zad pa), Being the Author of the Earlier Version of the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra
- Santideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra
- Santideva, un mistico del Buddhismo
- Shantideva (From Butön's History of Buddhism in India and Its Spread to Tibet, Translated by Lisa Stein and Ngawang Zangpo)
- Shantideva (Nariman)
- Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara: An Internal Pilgrimage to Universal Peace and Compassion
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- Shāntideva (Tib. Shi-wa-lha)
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- The Bodhi-caryâvatāra and Its Monastic Aspects: On the Problem of Representation
- The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature
- The Center of the Sunlit Sky
- The Concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra (Diss)
- The Ethics of Śaṅkara and Śāntideva
- The Ethics of Śaṅkara and Śāntideva-Review by Abramson
- The Ethics of Śaṅkara and Śāntideva-Review by Javanaud
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- The Literature of the Madhyamaka School of Philosophy in India
- The Mahāsiddha Bhusuku (Śāntideva), The Idle Monk
- The Masters and Poets of the Mahāyāna
- The Perfection of Wisdom (Schopen)
- The Resolve to Become a Buddha
- The Training Anthology of Śāntideva
- The Triskandha, Practice in Three Parts: Study of an Early Mahāyāna Buddhist Ritual
- Śāntideva (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
- Śāntideva (Potter, Kalupahana, and Sweet)
- Śāntideva (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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- Śāntideva and the Mādhyamika: The Prajñāpāramitā-Pariccheda of the Bodhicaryāvatāra
- Śāntideva as a Mantracarin
- Śāntideva in the History of Mādhyamika Philosophy
- Śāntideva, A Mystic of Buddhism
- Śāntideva, il Bodhicaryāvatāra e le kārikā del Śikṣāsamuccaya
- Śāntideva, il Bodhicaryāvatāra e le kārikā del Śikṣāsamuccaya-Review by Pāsādika
- Śāntideva: Mystique Bouddhiste des VIIe et VIIIe siècles
- Śāntideva: Mystique Bouddhiste des VIIe et VIIIe siècles-Review by Cabezón
- Śāntideva: The Author and His Project
- Śāntidevas Bodhicaryāvatāra: Das Weiterwirken des Werkes dargestellt anhand der Überlieferungsgeschichte des Textes und seiner Kommentare
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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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Table of contents
- 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
Interconnections
1 Full translation of
The Caturaśītisiddhapravṛtti (Tibetan: Grub thob brgyad bcu rtsa bzhi'i lo rgyus) is a 12th-century hagiographical text detailing the lives of the 84 Mahāsiddhas (great accomplished ones) of Indian Tantric Buddhism. It is primarily attributed to the author Abhayadattaśrī (Tibetan: Mi 'jigs pa sbyin pa dpal).
