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CONTENTS: Legends of the Mahasiddhas
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Autobiographical Note by the Illustrator
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Introduction
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1
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The Mahasiddhas
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Minapa,
The Bengali Jonah
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26
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Luipa,
The Fish-Gut Eater
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29
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Virupa,
Master of Dakinis
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33
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Dombipa,
The Tiger Rider
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39
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Saraha,
The Great Brahmin
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43
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Lilapa,
The Royal Hedonist
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47
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Savaripa,
The Hunter
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51
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Goraksa,
The Immortal Cowherd
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55
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Tantipa,
The Senile Weaver
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59
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Khadgapa,
The Master Thief
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63
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Caurangipa,
The Limbless One
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67
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Kankaripa,
The Lovelorn Widower
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72
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Aryadeva,
The Lotus-Born
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75
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Nagarjuna,
Philosopher and Alchemist
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79
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Vinapa, The Music Lover
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85
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Thaganapa, Master of the Lie
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89
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Camaripa, The Divine Cobbler
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93
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Syalipa, The Jackal Yogin
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96
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Naropa, The Dauntless Disciple
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99
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Tilopa, The Great Renunciate
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103
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Santipa, The Academic
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107
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Mekopa, The Wild-Eyed Guru
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111
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Kambala, The Yogin of the Black Blanket
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115
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Vyalipa, The Courtesan's Alchemist
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121
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Tantepa, The Gambler
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125
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Kukkuripa, The Dog Lover
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127
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Kanhapa, The Dark-Skinned One
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131
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Acinta, The Avaricious Hermit
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137
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| Bhadrapa, The Snob
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| Kalapa, The Handsome Madman
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143 |
| Bhusuku (Santideva), The Lazy Monk
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| Kotalipa, The Peasant Guru
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153 |
| Indrabhuti, The Enlightened King
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| Jalandhara, The Chosen One
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| Bhiksanapa, Siddha Two-Teeth |
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| Ghantapa, The Celibate Monk
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| Campaka, The Flower King
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| Kumbharipa, The Potter
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| Godhuripa, The Bird Catcher
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| Kapalapa, The Skull Bearer
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| Carbaripa (Carpati), The Siddha Who Turned People to Stone
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189 |
| Kantalipa, The Rag Picker |
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| Jayananda, The Crow Master
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| Dhilipa, The Epicure
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| Darikapa, Slave-King of the Temple Whore
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| Udhilipa, The Flying Siddha
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207 |
| Laksminkara, The Mad Princess
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211 |
| Nirgunapa, The Enlightened Moron
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215 |
| Mekhala and Kanakhala, The Headless Sisters
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219 |
| Kirapalapa (Kilapa), The Repentant Conqueror
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223 |
| Nagabodhi, The Red-Horned Thief
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227 |
| Sarvabhaksa, The Empty-Bellied Siddha |
231 |
| Manibhadra, The Model Wife
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233 |
| Saroruha, The Lotus Child
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| Publisher's Note
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