10 Facts About Tilopa

Tilopa was an Indian Buddhist monk in the tantric Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

Tilopa lived along the Ganges River, with wild ladies as a tantric practitioner and mahasiddha.

Tilopa practiced Anuttarayoga Tantra, a set of spiritual practices intended to accelerate the process of attaining Buddhahood.

Tilopa became a holder of all the tantric lineages, possibly the only person in his day to do so.

Tilopa was born into the priestly caste – according to some sources, a royal family – but he adopted the monastic life upon receiving orders from a dakini who told him to adopt a mendicant and itinerant existence.

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Tilopa was born in either Chativavo or Jagora in Bengal, India.

Tilopa began to travel throughout India, receiving teachings from many gurus:.

Tilopa practiced for many years and then met the mind of all buddhas in the form of Diamond Holder Vajradhara.

Tilopa gave Naropa a teaching called the Six Words of Advice, the original Sanskrit or Bengali of which is not extant; the text has reached us in Tibetan translation.

Tilopa gave mahamudra instruction to Naropa by means of the song known as "The Ganges Mahamudra, " one stanza of which reads:.