Publication: The Realization of the Eighty Mahasiddhas (Shrisena)
Shrisena Main PageThe Realization of the Eighty Mahasiddhas
Written by the Monk Shrisena (Palde)
Homage to all the Omniscient Ones!
1. Luipa: with a smoky colour, together with a man.
2. Lilapa: yellow in colour, together with a woman.
3. Kubirupa: white, together with a woman.
4. Dengipa: yellow in colour, together with a woman.
5. Nagarjunapada: saffron in colour, together with a woman.
6. Kakhayalapa: white in colour, together with a man.
7. Sararuhavajra: yellow in colour, in a dancing posture with the left leg drawn up, together with a woman.
8. Bhusuku: blue-green in colour, in the appearance of a monk, together with a man.
9. Sarahapa: yellow in colour, with the hands in meditation gesture, together with a woman.
10. Shavaripa: smoke coloured, together with a man.
11. Lilavajra: yellow in colour, hands in the vajra and bell gesture, together with a woman.
12. Darikapa: yellow in colour, together with a man.
13. Jnanapada: a monk, white in colour, together with a man.
14. Undatapa: black, together with a woman.
15. Tegapa: yellow, together with a woman.
16. Padmavajra: with a white lower garment, standing with the right leg extended and the left drawn up in a dancing posture, together with a woman.
17. Vasubandhu: the colour of baked clay, a monk, hands in the Dharma wheel gesture, together with a man.
18. Jalandharapa: standing fiercely atop a corpse, in a dancing posture, together with a woman.
19. Dharmakirti: saffron in colour, a contented monk, together with a man.
20. Buba: yellow, together with a woman.
21. Kashiripa: standing, saffron in colour, together with a woman.
22. Kotalipa: green, together with a man.
23. Indrabhutipa: seated as a grand king, green-blue, together with a woman.
24. Nagabodhi: squatting, with a gesture at the crown of the head, making a ‘phed’ sound, together with a black man.
25. Prabhakarapada: the colour of fresh clay, holding a sword, together with a woman.
26. Maganatapa: blue-green, together with a man.
27. Dombipa: with a white lower garment, on the back of a tiger, together with a woman.
28. Kapali: with a white lower garment, together with a man.
29. Labapa: holding a blanket, the colour of baked clay, together with a woman.
30. Tailopa: black, together with a woman.
31. Dipamkara: whitish, having youthful attire, together with a woman.
32. Upasaka Chandra: blue-green, with a book in the hands, together with a woman.
33. Rabuta: black, together with a man.
34. Ratavajra: together with a man.
35. Kadolapa: holding a pot for begging, together with a man.
36. Chamaripa: white, together with a woman.
37. Pagalapa: black, standing, holding a vase in the hands, together with a man.
38. Vasubandhapa: holding a fan with the right hand and a vase in the left, [with a colour] like baked clay, together with a woman.
39. Chabitiba: the colour of saffron, holding a shovel and a blue-green cloth, together with a woman.
40. Samayavajra: holding a skullcup of nectar, blue-green, together with a woman.
41. Shyalipa: having the colour of baked clay, together with a man.
42. Karnapa: blue-green, together with a woman.
43. Dhamupa: holding a drum in the hand, black, together with a man.
44. Dhamapa: yellow, standing, together with a woman.
45. Kumaripa: with a youthful form and colour, together with a woman.
46. Bandhepa: with bone ornaments, holding a curved knife and skullcup, in a dancing posture, together with a woman.
47. Kubajipa: with a saffron colour, holding a skullcup, together with a man.
48. Ratnakura: holding a jeweled vessel, blue-green, together with a woman.
49. Khadgasiddha: black, holding a sword and begging bowl in the hands, leaping, together with a man.
50. Dhakipa: the colour of baked clay, holding a clay drum and stick, together with a woman.
51. Kumarupa: in a dancing posture, white, together with a man.
52. Tenatanapa: yellow, holding grass, together with a woman.
53. Charyapa: with a saffron colour, standing, together with a woman.
54. Upanaha: [hide worker] holding flesh in the hand, together with a man.
55. Sarvabakshapada: with a saffron colour, together with a woman.
56. Dipakaritipa: yellow, hands folded, together with a man.
57. Krodhapa (bshi gtum): black, together with a woman.
58. Bhikshu ‘dun skyong: with the colour of baked clay, together with a man.
59. Dhobipa: with the colour of saffron, together with a woman.
60. Dhokidipa: yellow, together with a woman.
61. Fox Nose (be sna): blue-green, together with a woman.
62. Dandapa (dbyug pa): yellow, together with a woman.
63. Anangavajra: yellow, with the legs in a wrathful stance, priapic, with the vajra and bell gesture, having bone ornaments, together with a woman.
64. Aryadeva: standing, in the nature of a monk, together with a man.
65. Labapa: with the colour of saffron, in the gesture of meditation, together with a woman.
66. Tantripa: with a white lower garment, the legs crossed, together with a woman.
67. Saraha: black, standing, holding an arrow and bow in the hands, together with a man.
68. Shridharapada: with the gesture of a Dharma wheel, together with a woman.
69. Chatralipa: with a saffron colour, standing, together with a woman.
70. Kokilipa: the colour of baked clay, in a haughty manner, together with a woman.
71. Ghantapa: with a saffron colour, holding a vajra and bell in the hands, signifying rising up with the right leg extended and the left drawn up, together with a woman.
72. Naropa: blue-green in colour, together with a woman.
73. Kukkuripa: standing, ash coloured, together with a woman.
74. Ratnakarashanti: a monk, yellow, holding a book in the hands, together with a man.
75. Karalipa: yellow, in a dancing posture, holding a vase, together with a woman.
76. Sky-flyer (mkha’ mkhan): yellow, holding a vajra and bell in the hands, pointing with a wrathful gesture at lightning, together with a woman.
77. Khandaripa: the colour of a kusuma flower, happy in a flock of birds, together with a man.
78. Dombi: ash coloured, standing, harvesting flames, together with a woman.
79. Vyalipa: ash coloured, together with a woman.
80. Kanapa, Yogini: yellow, dancing and holding a skullcup, together with a man.
81. Melakhala, Yogini: ash coloured, with the hands holding a vajra and bell at the waist, together with a woman.
82. Lakshminkara, Yogini: blue-green, the right leg is drawn up and the left extended on a support of a human corpse, holding in the hands a vajra and bell, embracing the consort, adorned with bones, together with a woman.
83. Nilopa: blue, with a mol po in the hand, together with a man.
84. Jnanakura: white, with the gesture of fearlessness, together with a woman.
Thinking of those donors in the country of Nepal, the mahasiddhas Ajitachandra, Bhawabatapa, Gewai Gocha and Neshi, in the year 291 [1171 A.D.], in the black half of the 2nd month on the 6th day under the constellation ardra, this was written for the benefit of all beings by Bhikshu Palde.
[Written by Bhikshu Shrisena (12th century). From the…. Translated by (c) Jeff Watt, New York, NY, U.S.A. October, 2002]
Jeff Watt [Added 11-2024].
