Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Introduction and Notes Songs and Legends of the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas 1. The Mahasiddha Luipa, The Fish-Gut Eater 2. The Mahasiddha Lilapa, The Royal Hedonist 3. The Mahasiddha Virupa, Dakini-Master 4. The Mahasiddha Dombipa, The Tiger-Rider 5. The Mahasiddha Savaripa, The Hunter 6. The Mahasiddha Saraha, The Great Brahmin 7. The Siddha Kankaripa, The Lovelorn Widower 8. The Mahasiddha Minapa, The Hindu Jonah 9. The Nath Siddha Goraksa, The Immortal Cowherd 10. The Nath Siddha Caurangipa, The Dismembered Stepson 11. The Siddha Vinapa, The Musician 12. The Mahasiddha Santipa (Ratnakarasanti), The Complacent Missionary 13. The Mahasiddha Tantipa, The Senile Weaver 14. The Siddha Camaripa, The Cobbler 15. The Siddha Khadgapa, The Fearless Thief 16. The Mahasiddha Nagarjuna, Philosopher and Alchemist 17. The Mahasiddha Kanhapa (Krsnacarya), The Dark Siddha 18. The Mahasiddha Aryadeva (Karnaripa), The One-Eyed 19. The Siddha Thaganapa, The Compulsive Liar 20. The Mahasiddha Naropa, The Dauntless 21. The Siddha Syalipa, The Jackal-Yogin 22. The Mahasiddha Tilopa, The Great Renunciate 23. The Siddha Catrapa, The Lucky Beggar 24. The Siddha Bhadrapa, The Exclusive Brahmin 25. The Siddha Dukhandhi, The Scavenger 26. The Siddha Ajogi, The Rejected Wastrel 27. The Siddha Kalapa, The Handsome Madman 28. The Siddha Dhobipa, The Wise Washerman 29. The Siddha Kankana, The Siddha-King 30. The Mahasiddha Kambala (Lwa wa pa), The Black-Blanket-Clad Yogin 31. The Mahasiddha Dengipa, The Courtesan's Brahmin Slave 32. The Siddha Bhandepa, The Envious God 33. The Siddha Tantepa, The Gambler 34. The Mahasiddha Kukkuripa, The Dog-Lover 35. The Siddha Kucipa, The Goitre-Necked Yogin 36. The Siddha Dharmapa, The Eternal Student 37. The Siddha Mahipa, "The Greatest" 38. The Siddha Acinta, The Avaricious Hermit 39. The Siddha Babhaha, The Free Lover 40. The Siddha Nalinapa, The Self-Reliant Prince 41. The Mahasiddha Bhusuku (Santideva), The Idle Monk 42. The Mahasiddha Indrabhuti, The Enlightened Siddha-King 43. The Siddha Mekopa, Guru Dread-Stare 44. The Siddha Kotalipa (Tog tse pa), The Peasant Guru 45. The Siddha Kamparipa, The Blacksmith 46. The Mahasiddha Jalandhara, The Dakini's Chosen One 47. The Mahasiddha Rahula, The Rejuvenated Dotard 48. The Siddha Dharmapa (Gharbari), The Contrite Pandita 49. The Siddha Dhokaripa, The Bowl-Bearer 50. The Siddha Medhini, The Tired Farmer 51. The Siddha Pankajapa, The Lotus-Born Brahmin 52. The Mahasiddha Ghantapa, The Celibate Bell-Ringer 53. The Siddha Jogipa, The Siddha-Pilgrim 54. The Mahasiddha Celukapa, The Revitalized Drone 55. The Siddha Godhuripa, The Bird-Catcher 56. The Siddha Lucikapa, The Escapist 57. The Siddha Nirgunapa, The Enlightened Moron 58. The Siddha Jayananda, Crow-Master 59. The Siddha Pacaripa, The Pastrycook 60. The Siddha Campaka, The Flower-King 61. The Siddha Bhiksanapa, Siddha Two-Teeth 62. The Siddha Dhilipa, The Epicurean Merchant 63. The Siddha Kumbharipa, The Potter 64. The Nath Siddha Carbaripa (Carpati), The Petrifier 65. The Yogini Siddha Manibhadra, The Happy Housewife 66. The Yogini Siddha Mekhala, The Elder Severed-Headed Sister 67. The Yogini Siddha Kanakhala, The Younger Severed-Headed Sister 68. The Siddha Kilakipapa, The Exiled Loud-Mouth 69. The Siddha Kantalipa, The Ragman-Tailor 70. The Siddha Dhahulipa, The Blistered Rope-Maker 71. The Siddha Udhilipa, The Bird-Man 72. The Kapali Siddha Kapalapa, The Skull-Bearer 73. The Siddha Kirapalapa (Kilapa), The Repentant Conqueror 74. The Mahasiddha Sakara (Saroruha), The Lotus-Born 75. The Siddha Sarvabhaksa, The Glutton 76. The Mahasiddha Nagabodhi, The Red-Horned Thief 77. The Mahasiddha Darikapa, Slave-King of the Temple Whore 78. The Siddha Putalipa, The Mendicant Icon-Bearer 79. The Siddha Upanaha, The Bootmaker 80. The Siddha Kokilipa, The Complacent Esthete 81. The Mahasiddha Anangapa, The Handsome Fool 82. The Yogini Mahasiddha Laksminkara, The Crazy Princess 83. The Siddha Samudra, The Pearl Diver 84. The Siddha Vyalipa, The Courtesan's Alchemist Appendix I: Texts and Sources Appendix II: The Siddhas' Geneology and Genealogical Tree Notes to the Commentary Glossary of Sanskrit Terms Glossary of Numeral Terms Abbreviations and Bibliography Indexes

About the Author

Keith Dowman's many publications include: Sky Dancer: The Secret Life and Songs of the Lady Yeshe Sogyel (Routledge & Kegan Paul) and The Legend of the Great Stupa (Dharma Publishing). He lives and practices in Kathmandu, Nepal.