Tilopa, Ṭilopa, Tilopā: 5 definitions
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Tilopa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarṬilopa (टिलोप).—Deletion or elision of the final syllable beginning with a vowel, as prescribed by Panini in certain rules; cf. भस्य टेर्लोपः (bhasya ṭerlopaḥ) VII. 1.88, टेः (ṭeḥ) P. VI, 4.143, 155 नस्तद्धिते (nastaddhite) P. VI. 4.144 and अह्नष्टखोरेव (ahnaṣṭakhoreva) P. VI. 4.145.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: VajrayanaTilopa is the name of a mahāsiddha, of which eighty-four in total are recognized in Vajrayāna (tantric buddhism). His title is “the great renunciate”. He lived somewhere between the 8th and the 12th century AD.
These mahāsiddhas (e.g., Tilopa) are defined according to the Abhayadatta Sri (possibly Abhayākaragupta) tradition. Its textual origin traces to the 11th century caturāsiti-siddha-pravṛtti, or “the lives of the eighty-four siddhas”, of which only Tibetan translations remains. Tilopa (and other Mahāsiddhas) are the ancient propounders of the textual tradition of tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism.
Source: Google Books: Mahāmudrā and Related InstructionsTilopa (तिलोप) is the name of an ancient teacher, according to “the succession of Gurus in the Mahāmudrā lineages” in the Kagyü School of Tibetan Buddhism (the Mahāmudrā deals with the nature of the mind).—According to the special Mantrayāna tradition, one lineage is: (1) Vajradhara, (2) Tilopa, (3) Nāropa, and (4) Marpa Lotsāwa. Another lineage is: (1) Vajradhara, (2) Matiratna, (3) Saraha, [(4) Nāgārjuna], (5) Śavaripa, (6) Maitripa, and (7) Marpa Chökyi Lodrö. Afterward, both lineages merge in Lord Milarepa, Lord Daö Shönu [i.e., Gampopa], and so on. This is the lineage of the Kamtsang [Kagyü]. [...]
Source: academia.edu: Tilopā: A Buddhist Yogin of the Tenth Century (tb)Tilopā refers to the the first human Guru of the Mar pa bKa’ brgyud pa traditions (i.e., a Buddhist sect representing the followers of the 11th-century teacher Mar-pa).—The narrative of Tilopā’s life usually opens the collections of hagiographies (gser ’phreng) of the masters prominent in those lineages in view of gurupūjā practices. Most likely, Mar pa’s account depends mainly on the reports of his Guru Nāropā, or someone of the Siddhas’ entourage. [...] According to Tantric interpretations, Mar pa identifies Tilopā as the nirmāṇakāya of Cakrasaṃvara.
Nāropā’s guru has been called in various ways according to the sources. The name occurs once in Apabhraṃśa as Tīlopā (Sanskrit Tilopāda) in the Tillopādasya dohākoṣapañjikā sārārthapañjikā, four times in Sanskrit as Tillopāda in the same text, and on one occasion as Tilopā in the Shamsher Manuscript. It is variously attested in the above described Tibetan sources as Tilopa, Telopa, Tillopa, Tillipa, and Tailopa. All these forms come from the Sanskrit word tila (Tibetan til) ‘sesame’ because of his drawing off oil from its seeds. On account of this activity, Mar pa informs us that he was known in Tibetan as the Sesame Grinder (Til brdungs zhabs: Tailikapāda) as well. Another of his names, gSal ’od or gSal ba’i ’od is the first one he received, while Shes rab bzang po or Pradznyā bha ṭa / Pradznya bha dra i.e. Prajñābhadra, would be the initiatic name he received from the Jñānaḍākinī in Uḍḍiyāna. Other initiatic names (gsang mtshan) of Tilopā have been registered by rDo rje mdzes ’od, viz. Mahāsukhavajra (bDe chen rdo rje), Nirvikalpavajra (rTog med rdo rje), Sukhacakra (bDe ba’i ’khor lo), and Kālapā (Ka la pa).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and SagesTilopā (तिलोपा) refers to one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) of the Sahajayāna school, according to sources such as the Varṇaratnākara of Jyotirīśvara (i.e., the Varna-Ratnakara by Jyotirishwar Thakur).—The Sahaja-Yana is a philosophical and esoteric movement of Tantric Buddhism which had enormous influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.—Many of these Mahāsiddhas [e.g., Tilopā] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism such as the Nath Tradition.
Tilopā is also known as Tilopāda, Tailikapā, Tilikapā, Tailikapāda, Tilikapāda, Telopa, Tillopa, Tillipa, Tailopa
[For more information regarding Tilopa and other Maha-Siddhas, see the following sources: (1): Lalan Prasad Singh in his Tantra, Its Mystic and Scientific Basis as well as his Buddhist Tantra: A Philosophical Reflection and Religious Investigation; (2) Kamal Prashad Sharma in his Manimahesh Chamba Kailash; (3) Dr. Ram Kumar Varma in his work ‘Hindi Sahitya Ka Aalochanatmak Itihas’ (1948) referring to Rahul Sankrityayan]; (4) Keith Dowman in his translation of Masters of Mahāmudrā: Songs and Histories of the Eighty-Four Buddhist Siddhas.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Starts with: Tilopada.
Full-text (+63): Tilo, Shauva, Carmma, Akasmika, Atharvani, Dan, Aptya, Special oral tradition, bka' 'babs, Shvana, bka' babs bzhi, Prema, Ahahamika, Ishthavadbhava, Adyashvina, Svapnadarshana, Purvasthanika, Prabhasvara, Mayadeha, Mahiman.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 100 < [Volume 20 (1918)]
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The Way of the White Clouds (by Anāgarika Lāma Govinda)
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On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
Introduction: The use of skulls and bone ornaments < [Chapter 2 - The use of skulls and bone ornaments]
Conclusion: Skulls and charnel ornaments in Tibetan sources < [Chapter 2 - The use of skulls and bone ornaments]
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The Six Yogas of Naropa (by C. A. Musés)