Books from Tilopa's Wisdom

If you read Thrangu Rinpoche's Wisdom of Tilopa, you might be interested in these Free PDFs on Tilopa. Many of these books are mentioned in the Bibliography of The Wisdom of Tilopa.

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Tilopa's Wisdom (PDF)

The lineage of the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism begins with Tilopa, who is said to have received the teachings of Mahamudra directly from the buddha Vajradhara. Tilopa expressed his realization in the form of spiritual songs, pithy yet beautiful poems that he sang spontaneously. In this...

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Tilopa: Buddhist Yogin of Tenth Century by Torricelli (PDF)

This book by Torricelli is an exhautive study of the Life of Tilopa in over 200 pages.

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The Eight Doha Treasures by various translators (PDF)

This is a compilation of eight mahamudra songs that are to be found within the bsTangyur, with a minimal commentary that divides some of the songs into themed parts. A section of this book is devoted to Dohas of Tilopa. Traditional dates Tilopa as given in the Tibetan sixty-year cycle, are...

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Biography of Siddha Tilopa by Torricelli (PDF)

Tilopa is said to be the founder of the Kagyu Lineage. In his biography it tells the story of him going to a dakini land and receiving his teachings there. In this article Torricelli explores the four lineages that Tilopa transmitted to Naropa. A widely attested Tibetan tradition has it that...

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(image for) Life of Tilopa by Wangchuk Gyaltsen (PDF)

Life of Tilopa by Wangchuk Gyaltsen (PDF)

This is a translation of a biography by Wangchuck Gyaltsen. It is a straight translation with no commentary.

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(image for) Root Text of Life of Tilopa (translated) (PDF)

Root Text of Life of Tilopa (translated) (PDF)

This is a complete translation of the root text of the Life of Tilopa which Thrangu Rinpoche used in his teaching of his teaching on Tilopa. 

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The Ganges Mahamudra of Sangyes Nyenpa (PDF)

All lineages of Mahamudra meditation have their source in a verse teaching—a “song of realization”—sung by the Mahasiddha Tilopa to his disciple Naropa on the banks of the Ganges River more than a thousand years ago. Since that time, the meaning of Tilopa’s...

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Tilopa's Tilatailavajragiti trs by Torricelli (PDF)

There are 17 different teachings attributed to Tilopa in the Tibetan Tengyur. This is one of them translated by Torricelli.

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Tilopa's Dohokosha trs Torricelli

There are 17 teachings by Tilopa that are found in the Tibetan Tengyur and this is one of them translated by Torricelli. The Dohākosas of Tilopa, and Saraha (contained in that manuscript dating back to the 12-13th century) were published together with their Sanskrit translation (chaya) in the...

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Tilopa's Vajra-dakini-bhavanadristicarya (PDF)

There are 17 teachings by Tilopa recoreded in the Tibetan Tengyur. This is a translation by Torricelli of one of these. The text is not ascribed to any author in the Tōhoku catalogue, but it is reasonable to deem it as a Tilopan one: not only for its position in the sDe dge and Co ne bsTan...

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(image for) Tilopa's Vajra-dakini-kaya by Torricelli

Tilopa's Vajra-dakini-kaya by Torricelli

There are 17 teachings by Tilopa recorded in the Tibetan Tengyur. This is one of the 17 translated by Torricelli. The Tibetan text of the Vajraḍākinīniṣkāyadharma (VḌNDh) or ‘Doctrines of the Incorporeal Adamantine Ḍākinīs’ can be read also in the bDe mchog snyan...