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'''Eighteen Mahayoga Tantras''' [[(ma ha yo ga’i rgyud sde bco brgyad]]).
'''Tiphupa'''<br>
 
[[ti phu pa]], [[Paravatapada]]; the “rebirth” of the son of [[Marpa Lotsawa]], [[Darma Dode]] ([[dar ma mdo sde]]). Darma Dode had died in a riding accident. Marpa was able to revive him briefly, but he passed away shortly after that. Just before his death, he received explict instructions from his father on how to transfer his conciousness into the body of a dead pigeon ([[ti phu]]). Having done so, he followed the instructions and directions of Marpa and flew to India where he then transferred his conciousness into the body of a sixteen year old boy who had died just recently. Hence he became known as “Tiphupa”. Tiphupa then practised all the instructions he had received as Darma Dode from his father Marpa and also studied with various Indian Masters. Eventually he became a famous [[Mahasiddha]] himself and a holder of the lineage of [[Naropa]]. He passed the teachings of the “nine-fold cycle of the formless Dakinis”, the [[lus med mkha' 'gro skor dgu]], on to [[Rechungpa]] ([[ras chung pa]]), one of the two main disciples of [[Jetsun Milarepa]], when he came to India.
Listed in Chapter Twelve of ''[[The Lotus-Born]]''. An alternative list is given by [[Shechen Gyaltsab]] in his historical work entitled ''[[The Pond of White Lotus Flowers]]'' and in [[Guru Tashi Tobgyal]]’s ''[[Ocean of Wondrous Sayings to Delight the Learned Ones]]'':
*1-5) Five Basic Root Tantras of Body, Speech, Mind, Quality and Activity: [[Sarvabuddha Samayoga]], [[Assemblage of Secrets]], [[Glorious Supreme Primal Tantra]], and [[Activity Garland]].  
*6-10) Five Display Tantras functioning as utilization of sadhana practice: [[Heruka Display Tantra]], [[Supreme Steed Display Tantra]], [[Compassion Display Tantra]], [[Nectar Display Tantra]], and [[Twelvefold Kilaya Tantra]].  
*11-15) Five Tantras Functioning as Subsidiaries to Conduct: [[Mountain Pile]], [[Awesome Wisdom Lightning]], [[Arrangement of Samaya]], [[One-pointed Samadhi]], and the [[Rampant Elephant Tantra]].
*16-17) Two subsequent tantras of amending incompleteness: [[Magical Net of Vairochana]] and [[Skillful Lasso]].
*18) The one outstanding tantra that epitomizes them all: The [[Essence of Secrets]], the [[Tantra of the Magical Net of Vajrasattva]], also known as [[Guhyagarbha]].
 
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Revision as of 07:31, 19 December 2005

Tiphupa
ti phu pa, Paravatapada; the “rebirth” of the son of Marpa Lotsawa, Darma Dode (dar ma mdo sde). Darma Dode had died in a riding accident. Marpa was able to revive him briefly, but he passed away shortly after that. Just before his death, he received explict instructions from his father on how to transfer his conciousness into the body of a dead pigeon (ti phu). Having done so, he followed the instructions and directions of Marpa and flew to India where he then transferred his conciousness into the body of a sixteen year old boy who had died just recently. Hence he became known as “Tiphupa”. Tiphupa then practised all the instructions he had received as Darma Dode from his father Marpa and also studied with various Indian Masters. Eventually he became a famous Mahasiddha himself and a holder of the lineage of Naropa. He passed the teachings of the “nine-fold cycle of the formless Dakinis”, the lus med mkha' 'gro skor dgu, on to Rechungpa (ras chung pa), one of the two main disciples of Jetsun Milarepa, when he came to India.

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